I've always tended to have artsy hobbies, but I haven't really tended to paint. Oil paints seem intimidating and expensive, acrylics dry really fast (in Arizona), and watercolor doesn't let you have enough control for my liking. However, I recently started watching some fluid artists on youtube. Specifically
Tiktus color Art and
Rinske Douna. It's really relaxing to watch them paint, but being me, I found myself wanting to try pour painting for myself. Being not particularly flush with cash, I started watching a couple more budget minded pouring videos, like
this one from Rick Cheadle and I realized that I could definitely play around for not much money. Here are some of my paintings from my very first attempt:
They are cropped because I used some canvas boards that I had laying around and unfortunately, they warped. I still think they look pretty cool. Through playing around with those, I learned that you're definitely better off using a stretched canvas like
these ones in order to avoid warping. After getting some stretched canvases to play with, I made these:
I was also experimenting with pouring the paint directly onto the canvas instead of into another cup to see if the colors would be more defined, but I honestly think I like how the colors mingle and swirl more when you put them into a cup together first.
There are supplies that I want to try in the future but haven't yet, like
silicone oil to create cells, a
butane torch to get rid of air bubbles and facilitate cell creation, and some
floetrol because I'm still using Elmer's glue as a medium right now.
I'm looking forward to playing around some more because I received
Rick Cheadle's paint pouring book and a whole lot of acrylic paint for Christmas. Rick Cheadle's book is full of inspiring pictures and step by step guides to various pouring techniques. I've previously only used matte finish acrylic paints, but some of the paints I got for Christmas are metallic, glittery, and neon, so it will be fun to create some new pieces.
