A pouring medium is a liquid additive that is mixed with acrylic paints to help them flow more easily and create a smoother, more cohesive surface when applied to a canvas or other surface. Pouring mediums are designed to reduce the viscosity of the paint, making it more fluid and easier to pour. They also… Read More Pouring Mediums
Having been painting professionally for about 15 years I have tried out quite a few different paints in my time. Generally speaking when using acrylic paints for ‘standard’ paintings (i.e. where you don’t water them down) I have been happy to use most brands of paint that are not in the cheapest category. I do… Read More Acrylic White Paint Test
I love resin and have been using it for a couple of years now to finish my paintings. It really brings out the colours – in particular if I use iridescent paints. But getting rid of bubbles in resin was one of my bugbears when I first starting out as well as getting holes in… Read More Getting Rid of Bubbles in Resin
I have seen a few people using wall paint in their fluid acrylic pours so I just wanted to add my experience of using household emulsion in paintings so that people are aware of some pitfalls. Of course art being art, you can use exactly what you want to in paintings, there really are no… Read More Can I Use Wall Paint in My Pours?
So up to earlier this year, if you wanted to use silicone in your paint pouring, then you just went out and bought silicone oil that was designed for use elsewhere, most usually silicone treadmill oil which comes in small bottles in liquid form. You could also buy spray silicone oil which also worked well… Read More Silicone for Acrylic Pouring