Easy, No Measure, Acrylic Pouring Recipe & Acrylic Pour Painting - An Easy way to mix your paints for consistent clear sharp colours and no mud. No scales or measurements needed! Followed by a painting showing the results.https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkRtzQJ2BIhv6wLwChKEGGQ?view_as=subscriber Subscribe here for more -
Ive been asked many times to make a recipe video - so here it is. Like many other people, i work with approximate measurements and through the experience of knowing what works and what doesn't. I don't have the patience or dominant left brain to sit there and weight paint! After pouring for quite a while you learn to sense the right consistency of the paint, but there are also some clear indicators that help make this possible and get consistent results for beginners too.
The Bounce Test: In the video - I point out the "bounce " of the paint - when the paint bounces down and up on the pop stick - this is a great indicator of an awesome consistency and stretchy-ness. You don't want a small bounce or a drop (no bounce) this indicates the paint is too thick and it can separate or break down when stretching. If its too thin - it wont stretch up and down - it will just break the stream. The bounce should be from quite low to quite high - see in video.
The "mound" when dripping the paint into the top of the cup... this should be visible but disappear quickly. (see video) You don't want the paint to create a down dip in the surface of the cup - this indicates your paint is too thin and you will likely create lots of mud and weak lines. On the opposite end of the scale - You may also see a fat mound on the top of the paint cup that takes a while to disappear, this indicates the paint is too thick and it will not be as stretchy.
RECIPE: The "Recipe" is in the video, and i recommend the visuals... but as a basic guide: Start with 50/50 paint to Extender - For the purposes of this video, an Extender is anything you use to extend your acrylic paint -