Following on from my previous Ribbon Pour, I have created another one with a combination of blues and a hint of green to give that ocean feel to the final design.
I embellished it with digital art for the final outcome which I am very happy with. I will at a later date stencil on some images to hopefully look very similar to the above picture.
Colors used once again were all Mont Marte pre-mixed paints.
I did a quick creation video showing the procedure from start to finish.
To find out more on what a Ribbon Pour is please check out my previous post >>here<<
The original without embellishments above.
Ofcourse, as usual I have uploaded the final image to my Redbubble Store and the design looks wonderful on all of the products. Some of them below.
As you can see by the above examples, the designs have come out beautifully on them. Please check out my Redbubble Storefor all the other products as well.
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Updated version with painted embellishments.
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It's not only about picking the proper colors for your subject matter, but, when it comes to selecting paints; viscosity, shine, and opacity are also important factors to consider. Acrylics come in a variety of viscosities to suit a wide range of purposes, from bottles of flowing acrylic ink to tubes of buttery thick full bodied paint.
But, when doing a fluid art composition, it is very important to have all your paints the same consistency. Otherwise, the end product will be far from perfect. Different consistencies will have affects on your outcome. Usually, not what you want.
So, to it is very important to make sure they are pretty close to the same consistency.
What is Consistency?
We're talking about the flow and texture of your paint, medium, and additive mixture when we say consistency.
When it comes to acrylic pouring, which is fluid art, obviously the mixture has to be easy to pour! You can compare your consistency to a few common household things, which will help you understand what your paint should look like.
Here are a couple items that you can use as a reference for a pouring consistency:
Honey that has been warmed up or chocolate syrup.
In general, your mixture should be free-flowing but not runny. It shouldn't stick to your stirring utensil in clumps or run off as soon as if you'd dipped your utensil in water. The paint should simply and evenly flow off your stirring tool when you remove it from the paint mixture.
You'll need to add a little additional paint if your paint is too thin and runny. Add a bit at a time, stirring constantly in between additions.
If the paint is too thick, you'll need to add extra medium. Add a little more at a time until the desired consistency is reached. You can also use a small amount of water to thin your paints.
To make it easier to see if your paints are the right consistency, I created a template to check your paints before pouring.
All you do is put a drop of paint in each circle and then tilt the paper to see the consistency. Then, it is easy to adjust the paints that are heavier or too thin.
As you can see in the above image, the blue and green are very similar in consistency. The red is thicker and the orange too thin.
What I would do in this situation, is add a bit more medium or water to the red until it is similar to the blue and green. The orange, I would add a bit more paint to thicken it up a bit.
If you want a copy of my template just click on the image below and save it to your computer and print as needed. Make sure you use the landscape option before you print.
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Above is a finished digitally enhanced version of my most recent pour, a Ribbon Pour.
What is a Ribbon Pour?
A ribbon pour is where you lay the paint down in ribbons across the canvas. You can pour the paint in layers in a cup first then layer them onto the canvas , or, pour directly with each color separately onto the canvas in ribbons.
With this version, I first layered the colors into a cup then laid them down on the canvas in stripes across the canvas.
The colors I used for this pour are in the image above. All Mont Marte pre-mixed paints. Layered into three cups.
Starting with the reds and yellows, then the greens, followed by the blues and purples.
After the cups of paint are ready, I then pour the paint in ribbons across the canvas, starting with the yellow cup first, followed by the greens, then the blues and purples.
Once the paint is layered, torch any bubbles, then slowly tilt from side to side ensuring to try and keep the ribbons as straight as you can until enough paint is tipped off.
The finished product above is what I was aiming for.
The yellow section reminds me of the desert or sand, followed with the ocean in greens and blue with a purple pink and blue sky.
The finished design above.
I uploaded the image to an app where you can enhance the images. I added images to give it that landscape feel. Mainly to see how it would look. I am going to use some stencils to paint images on soon and will upload them here when I have finished.
Now, she looks like a landscape above. How cool is this??
Below is a quick YouTube video I did showing the pour.
And, as usual I uploaded images of this pour digitally enhanced to my Redbubble Store. They look really good on some of their products..
As you can see by the above examples, the designs have come out beautifully on them. Please check out my Redbubble Storefor all the other products as well.
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I feel that I have mastered how to do Dutch Pours, so, I thought I would try my hand at Starburst Dutch Pours. The above photo is one of the ones I did.
What is a Starburst Dutch Pour?
A starburst dutch pour looks like a burst star when you have finished blowing out the design. There are a few different techniques to get the end product, a starburst. But, the technique I used was laying down the paints from the centre and moving out towards the edge with rings of colored paint.
You usually have a bright color in the middle , white , yellow or even black.
Colors laid down ready to blow out.
Once the colors are set down, torch the air bubbles and blow out from the centre towards the edge until you get that starburst design.
Well, I tried 5 times to get that magical starburst. I failed mostly. Simply, I think because, my canvas was too small. I should have used a much larger canvas to give the paints more room to move.
Attempt number one above. Looks nothing like a Starburst. But, I do like the finished design. Just not what I was aiming for though.
Attempt number two above. Don't know what went wrong with this one, but, it is just one big messy chaotic mish mash of colors. But, I do like it too. But, it just is not a Starburst.
Attempt number three above. Now, this one was starting to have that starburst look. But, as you can see on the right hand side, I had the hairdryer too close to the canvas and scraped it 😁
Attempt number four. Nailed it. Well, probably not the best Starburst that I have seen, but, yes, it looks like how one should be. Problem is the centre was too big. And, ofcourse, the canvas too small. A bigger canvas would have looked far better. The centre would have looked ok being that big.
Attempt number five. Back to the drawing board.... 😆 Don't know what happened with this one. I tried to save it by putting some yellow down in the centre. Not really a traditional Starburst, but, I do like the finished product.
Will I try to do more Starbursts?? Not sure as yet. I know one thing though, I will use a bigger canvas next time, because, I do think the colors will have more room to blow out to give that Starburst look and the centre won't look so big.
If you want to see a really beautiful Starburst, and what I was trying to achieve, check out the video below by Molly from Molly's Artistry. Notice how her canvas is quite big. I think that is the trick to getting that starburst look.
Will I try this technique again?? Perhaps!! This truly is a journey. But, one that I am enjoying greatly.
I also uploaded images of some these pours digitally enhanced to my Redbubble Store. They look really good on some of their products..
And, the only one that truly looked like a Starburst in a clock design.
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