If you use coconut oil, you can stir six to eight times as it is a thicker silicone and will not break down as easily.
If you use a thin silicone like treadmill oil, you should only stir the silicone/paint mix three to four times, otherwise you will break down the silicone causing these tiny results. Here you can see tiny cells that just look like messy soap bubbles. Silicone is a great additive to use to create cells, but it too must be handled with care. You added silicone but the cells are so tiny it doesn’t look right or it’s just not what you wanted or expected.
#Color drips with acrylic how to#
Refer to consistency in paragraph above related to how to mix the correct paint consistency. The spots shown, and not covering over a base layer are telltale signs of paint that is too thin. Here you can see the red paint was too thin and although in some areas it did fine, others like the edge it almost disappeared under the white and the same with the yellow in the middle. So, you have a nice consistency on all paint except one which just might be a little thin. The white base coat was too thick and as the poured paint tried to flow over the top, it ended up pushing rather than flowing, creating the thickening globs as it dried. Don’t be fooled by thinking the base coat can be thicker as long as the rest of your pour is the right consistency. If the paint drizzle sinks into the paint, its too thin if it forms a mound, its too thick. The paint in the cup when drizzled off the end of your stir stick should be smooth with the paint in the cup. Be sure you test the consistency of the paint prior to adding to your pour cup or pouring directly on the canvas. In this picture you can see what it might look like when dried, this was from one or more of the paints being too thick. Paint is Too ThickĮver have a painting look great until it starts to dry then you realize there are the long waves of thickened paint or larger clumps that you can’t explain? The next morning it was tossed, no way to save it. This ugly result was the accumulation of all the floater and my laziness to clean it off first. So, to avoid this, be sure to wipe off your canvas with a barely damp soft cloth to remove all dust, lint, hair or anything else that might have settled on it, even if just sitting uncovered overnight. I got the canvas out of the closet, it hadn’t been covered by anything and I’m not sure how long it had been sitting up there. I didn’t wipe off the canvas prior to painting, so who knows what pieces of dust, lint or other floaters were under there. A sign that I was really lazy that night. This picture shows a combination of lumps, bumps, and clumps. Once you are comfortable that all clumps are gone, continue adding medium to desired consistency. Mix this with a stir stick by smashing it up against the sides of the cup. Try this next time: pour a little medium in the cup first and then add your paint. Especially if you are using a thicker paint and trying to mix it in with a medium.
You have strained the Floetrol and you see hard lumps under the surface that don’t smooth out or pop with a torch. It’s easy to do and prevents the nasty surprise of lumps in an otherwise beautifully smooth surface. I use a disposable paint strainer every time I use Floetrol as it normally will have these lumps in it that will go directly onto your canvas if you don’t stain first. You will need to strain the Floetrol prior to adding it to your paint. Here we are going to troubleshoot the reasons and provide tips on how to avoid them in the future. What causes these in our poured paintings and how can you avoid them in the future? Most of the time they are easy to predict and avoid. Lumps, bumps and clumps-sounds like a medical show.
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