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I am using a 10 " x 20" stretched canvas. All the paints I use including any white satin enamel used in this artwork, are acrylic paints mixed with additives to help them flow more easily. All my colors are stored and mixed in squeeze bottles for ease of use. I start by spreading ribbons of pink and red horizontally across the sky area and spreading and blending the paint to completely fill in the top half of the canvas. I rest two plastic shovels in a plate to allow me to fill them with layers of black and white sating enamel between the black and then at the last I add copper and purple right through the layers disturbing them. I add a black base coat of paint to the bottom of the surface of the canvas to help the paint I will add from the shovels to flow more easily. I begin to apply the paint in the shovels in a verticle stroke in a puddle in the center of the bottom and add overlapping ribbon dribbles until the shovel is emptied of paint.I add paint using a squeeze bottle where I feel the composition would benefit from some areas of solid color. I tilt the canvas to flow the paint and spread the patterns across from side to side and then up and down. I stop paint from flowing off the canvas by holding a stiff sheet of plastic against its edge as I tilt. I retrieve residual paint from the edge catcher with a small silicone spatula and apply the extra paint back into the artwork to add some extra dimension to the patterns. I repeat these processes as I continue to add more paint from the remaining shovel. I add a sun to the sky and use a skewer to manipulate it to my liking. I use a propane torch is cautiously passed over the surface of the canvas to release any air in the paint that might result in bubbles forming while the artwork dries or leaving pockmarks if left to pop on their own. Warming the paint will also often encourage patterns to emerge because the paint in combination with the Floetrol used in my pouring mix encourages cells to form. After the recording ends I use a squeeze bottle and outline the mountains at the horizon in a thin stream of black directly for a squeeze bottle.
My "pouring" mixture or "recipe" is simple and starts with 2 parts (estimated) GAC800 from "Golden" added into any acrylic paint color 8 parts (amounts are always estimated). This starts the mixing process. Mix the paint and GAC thoroughly. Next, I add my mixed Floetrol and (half) Deco-Art pouring medium. (Shake it first every time!)The truth is, lately, that's my go-to. I add the same (or more) ounces as the first two ingredients and mix everything thoroughly. The consistency is usually medium "body" weight, but other weights are usable with minor adjustments.
To mix, if you use squeeze bottles as I do, add a glass marble and shake your paints every time before you use them. All my acrylic paints are mixed in advance and contained and stored in squeeze bottles. If you are not using squeeze bottles, I suggest using a container that has a lid. I have often used the 4oz size plastic deli containers, and the paint keeps for a long time in them, but you still will have to stir before using the mix again because the Floetrol and other flow agents will rise to the top between uses. None of my acrylic paint has any added silicone. To create the pearlescent effects seen in most of my artworks, I use "Golden's" Iridescent pearl "Fine" added to colors. By "eye" until I am pleased with what I see.
Every day I learn new things. I will never stop experimenting, and I am happy to share what I discover with you.
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#6489 wet, shown in this video.
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