So I was doing some small canvas pours for freebies for my upcoming open studios and this is the one that I think has come out the nicest.
I used 5 paint colours in this pour as follows:
- white
- permanent magenta
- velvet purple
- silver
- deep turquoise
I only used a really small amount of the deep turquoise as I wanted the painting to be mostly pink and purple. I did add a fair bit of the silver although you can’t see it quite so much in this painting.
What I generally do is to mix my paint in small plastic bottles so I just use as much as I need for that pour. I can then use that bottle a number of times which saves waste. This does mean however, that I take a chance as to whether I previously added silicone to the bottle of paint that I am using!
I also tend to just mix my paint with water – I think as long as you use a good quality paint with a decent pigment you can do this. Cheaper paint may tend to wipe off when you clean it up if you use that.
So I added all of the paint colours to my cup one at a time, leaving the white until last and adding mostly the pink and purple.
One thing I did a bit differently this time was to let the cup sit on the canvas for a couple of minutes before releasing the paint. I think this may have helped the cell formation.
I also blew it with a hairdryer for a short while before spreading the paint over the canvas which can make the cells bigger.
Anyway, I really like the finished result of this one so I will try and do a bigger one and this time I will get the video camera out as I didn’t bother to video this small pour this time.
I will also give it a couple of weeks to dry before I apply the resin on top.
