111] Acrylic Pouring : 2 Soft and Light Tone Ring Pours WITHOUT Using Light Colored Paint.

In this video I show a couple of ways I made ring pours in softer, muted colors... because sometimes, bright, dark, or loud colors won’t do, and you want lighter colors. 😊

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-=- FOR THESE PIECES I USED :

▪️ All DecoArt Paints :
1st painting...
— Americana Titanium White , Sour Apple, True Ochre, Royal Fuchsia, Ultra Blue Deep

2nd painting...
— Americana Titanium White, Sour Apple, Coral, Purple Pizzazz
— Dazzling Metallics Festive Red
— Extreme Sheen 24k Gold and Aquamarine

A set of 18 Dazzling Metallic colors:

For regular colors, I recommend DecoArt Americana paints because they are nicely pigmented, perform beautifully, are readily available and well priced.
A sampler pack of 18 popular colors:

A Premium version of this paint comes in 2.5 oz tubes... here is the Titanium White (as an example):

▪️DecoArt Pouring Medium ...
16 oz:
64 oz:

This is my pouring medium of choice because it mixes very easily into paint, prevents cracking and crazing, and it promotes cells.
(See mixing formula below)

▪️Floetrol (alternative “medium” for cost savings):

▪️Small, one ounce squeeze bottles
— for a pack of 6:
— for a pack of 12:

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-=- PAINT MIXING (for ALL the paint, white included)

- I add roughly 1 part paint to 2 - 3 parts Pouring Medium

(This is my usual formula for thinning all the paint if using Floetrol as well.)

I eyeball amounts because having the same consistency/thickness for each of your mixed paints is more important than the ratios of medium to paint.
ALL of my paints (all the pouring colors as well as whatever negative space color I might use) are mixed to the same consistency using the formula above and adding tiny bits of water as, and IF, needed.

- When adding water, the goal is to get my paint to the consistency of warm honey. The amount of water will depend on the type of acrylic paint ... Flow acrylic (runny like syrup) will need very little water if any, while medium to heavy body paint (thick like toothpaste) will need more. Try to limit the amount of water that you use to under 25% of the amount of paint ... too much water will break down the binding properties of the acrylic paint. Ideally NO water is preferable but adding a little will be ok.
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-=- SEALING / VARNISHING

Once my paintings dry, I spray them with a low odor, user-friendly, crystal clear, museum-quality varnish designed for acrylics, oils and watercolors.
It gives a glossy finish:

For a matte/satin finish instead, I use this:

If you prefer to brush on your varnish, I highly recommend Miniwax Polycrylic for its ease of use, high shine and lack of brush marks:

This was done on three 5x7 inch canvas panels.


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