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
Fluid art is a type of abstract painting that involves the use of paints with a watery consistency and special techniques to create a flowing, organic look. To create a fluid art painting, you will need the following materials:
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
A friend of mine over in another country had been making some lovely resin clocks for a while on MDF and, as I would not be impinging on her market at all, I thought I would try making one on an LP as I had a bunch of old records hanging around and I thought… Read More Fluid Acrylic Clock Painting
If you have been following what is happening with acrylic pouring recently then you can’t fail to have seen the beautiful chameleon cell pours that people are now doing. This technique (I believe) was first done by Ali Saren aka chameleonjones_art on Instagram and in my opinion no one has ever matched her fantastic paintings… Read More Chameleon Cells on a Swipe Pour
So I posted a few months ago about creating some greeting cards using some canvas pads that I had and cut up into small squares to make some individual pieces to put on blank greeting cards. As they had been selling so well, I realised that I could make some more cards in a slightly… Read More What to do with Fluid Acrylic Paintings That Don’t Work!
So I have been using some really nice quality canvases that are thin edge recently – they are from Jackson’s and they are 60 x 60cm. This size seems to sell well as it is a good size for houses around my area I think. I don’t tend to frame my pictures very often as… Read More Adding a Frame
I decided that I would start making some greeting cards as I had a bunch of good quality card stock to use up and I thought some small fluid acrylic paintings might make some nice designs for blank greeting cards. I’m not sure how financially viable it will be but does allow me also to… Read More Fluid Acrylic Greeting Cards
I have always been fascinated by the sea and in particular the fabulous colours in seas other than those in the UK! Having lived in Dubai I have seen what colour a turquoise sea can be and those are the seas we all dream about (although I know there are even more fantastic ones that… Read More Fluid Acrylic Wave Paintings
