When should you use an acrylic pour base coat?
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- The acrylic pour base coat has many different uses. In this video we explore how using a base coat for acrylic pouring can alter the look of a straight pour or treering pour and allow you to keep more of your inital pour design without tilting as much off the canvas.
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What is your favorite color to use as a base coat?
White and black.
Black
Waiting to start. Artist for dirty some yrs... Fear here
White, unless I'm using analogous colors - then I use a complimentary color that falls in the middle so when the paint rolls over the top the base pops through
I like any shade of grey mainly
I watch a lot of paint pouring videos but I always come back to yours for practical information that’s hard to find anywhere else. You are an excellent teacher and you almost anticipate the questions us newbies are about to ask ! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your curiosity about how things work in this world. Have a wonderful holiday!
Wow, thank you! I appreciate that.
Ditto!
I like how you tell us the tricks to the trade, not many people do, its like a big secret...I also like how you have answered everybody's comments on here.
I am not sure why a lot of people do that but I'm in the business of instructing and adding value. It's the best win-win for me an for the viewer. I also do try to answer everyone's initial comments but I don't always make it to the replies.
@@LeftBrainedArtist I think you clarify so clearly for all of us
So would you dss add y you only need base
Like for blossoms?
As a teacher, I love your motto: "Let's learning together". Love it! Love the channel .
Thanks Nicole. I blame my mother (30 years of teaching school).
Here's what I need to learn: How to stop tilting my tablet in keeping with you tilting the canvases when I watch your videos. 🤪
Lol. I find myself doing that with my phone too. . . . great minds Meg.
I'm brand new to Pouring. You really simplified the basics, much appreciated.
You are very welcome Janet. Glad it helped and I am glad we have another pouring addict. 😅😉
Thanks for your efforts in communicating the smallest details, we are learning the good thing from you 🌹👏
So nice of you Sama. I am glad it is helpful.
I have not tried a ring pour yet. Now I know why when I see videos of ring pours I always think, they just lost the pretty part. Great video!
Sometimes tilting it off is fine but sometimes you just want to keep everything.
THANKS, DAVID, I UNDERSTAD EVERYTHING YOU EXPLAIN BECAUSE YOU DO IT SO BEAUTIFULLY, ENDEED, THANKS A LOT 🙏🙏🙏, DAVID. GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS FROM 🇲🇩.
You're very welcome! Thanks Oguis.
The painting with the base coat ended up more vibrant.
Yeah, some of the base coat does end up making its way to the surface (or just below the surface) adding to the depth of the painting. That doesn't always happen depending on the relative weight of the paint but in this case it definitely did.
I haven't yet started a paint pouring project... ( I will!!...I will!!!! ..I promise. lol ) but I have spent many days watching lots of videos and yours in particular.
You are an awesome teacher and I am learning so much...of course..I need to start pouring to really learn!!
Many thanks for your videos and your sharing of your experiences...much appreciated. David
You can do it my friend. If I can, literally anyone can. 8)
You're an excellent teacher!!! I always use a basecoat as I feel the colurs stay brighter and I don't lose pieces of the painting as I do without! Thank you so much for all your tutorials 💗 💓 💖
You are more than welcome Clasina. Glad to be of service.
Thanks David! I'm learning so much from your channel. 😃
Awesome, Wendy. Glad to hear it.
I’ve been wondering about base coats for a while so thanks for this video. Also, just want to say that I love ur vids. I’m also not a creative person but came to pouring just as you described. Getting tips from you often feels like you were in the room with me watching my learning processes. Now I get why. I appreciate your vids a great deal and learn a lot from you. Thanks!
I really appreciate that Melissa! Pouring was hard for me at first until I started really testing to figure out why things do what they do. Then it really started clicking for me.
I’m doing a quick research of base coats. This was helpful.
Glad to help. Did you have any other questions?
Using an "edge catcher" would also save the edge colors since you could "ricochet" the paint back on the canvas.(See Expressionist's Art Studio)
True Orla. I haven't found a way to do that where I can keep a more symmetrical interior. The ricochet (which is an awesome thing to call it by the way) always makes it look a bit awkward to me.
I am new and have not tried this yet, but am fascinated with this type of art. Your videos are very easy to follow and to understand. I can’t wait to get started😎
Thank you very much Melissa. You really do need to get started. You learn so much more by doing! Plus there is no other feeling like creating something you really love.
Thank you so much for teaching us what others claim that they have to keep for themselves.
Yeah, I don't understand that either.
Wow. I never questioned myself, why a base coat? I just did it because every video I watched they had a base coat.
Now I am going to play with this to see what I can come out with.
You go girl! That is the best part of pouring. So many different ways to pour with.
I learned quite a bit by this video, thank you so much.
Excellent news Dorothy.
I love your videos. I am learning a lot from watching them.
Awesome, thank you Lorraine.
Wow! A light bulb has gone on in my head after watching this video. I wondered why sometimes you see paint poured round the edge of the pour and it's all made sense now. You are an amazing tutor, explained so simply and clearly by your demonstration. Love this Chanel. Thank you again.
Thank you Kathy. So glad I could help you.
This is so what I needed! I have lost so many cool paintings due to not having a basecoat! So helpful thank you for doing your experiments!!!
You are so welcome Kendall! I use between 4 and 60% of my total paint as my base depending on how stretched you want your piece to be.
I love your approach to making your video class.
if I use them all I can learn souvh. Thank you for such giving of your time and talent.
I agree with others.. your 1 of the best regarding of sharing your skills and insight for free. Others would lets us pay for course. I hope i dont give u ideas now lol. Thx much appreciated
I'll continue to share for free on my TH-cam channel. There might be an accelerated learning or community in my future but the TH-cam channel will continue on regardless.
Left Brain you my dear are the most popular out of any on TH-cam. Whenever someone has a question, you won't believe how many people say," watch left brain", just wanted you to know 🙂
Lol, thank you so much for telling me that. Apparently I need to haunt the forums and Facebook groups more often.
Thank you so so much for explaining all this I really appreciate this ❤️👍 Australia xx
My pleasure Roslyn. Glad to help.
Thank you so much! I did not know this, and your explanation is so clear again thank you!😊
You're very welcome Rene.
Did you see the light bulb go on over my head? Now I understand exactly what base coat is for does & why I should prob'ly always use one! Thank you! Cuz' base coat you did was green, could really see & watch it go -- haven't seen white base coats that well, on white canvas & viewing on my "Crapfone". I also like how you paused & pointed out things going on while tilting.
You really are a great teacher! I should know, am retired teacher of "little ones". Thank you...now I get it with visual cues to jog memory
So glad to help. That's just how my brain works so I am glad others are helped by it too.
Thanks! That gave me a lot of insight into why some of my paintings end up loosing half of their “outsides”. Love your experiments, they are insightful and right smack on the money!! Really enjoy your channel. ❤️🌷
You are so welcome Rita. Thanks for watching.
I like the second one it has more colors
That is the beauty of pouring Sheila. Every single pour, even with the same colors, has a mind of it's own and will be different.
@@LeftBrainedArtist I think I got a little bit addicted to painting the worst thing about it it takes so long to dry. I have been doing it both ways with a base and without . I have just started with Dutch pours .
theyre both cool looking.
Thanks Crystal. I love it when demo paintings still come out nice.
I love watching your Chanel you are so informative. I really appreciate you and your art!
Thank you so much Michelle. Glad to help.
So glad I watched this. I had been thinking that base coats were used for certain kinds of pours.
Glad to help Amy. Good luck.
Thank you for that. I had wondered if a base coat was a waste of paint now I see for me it is a more desirable effect.
Just take the base coat amount away from the total paint amount so you only have the perfect amount rather than way too much.
THANK YOU, DAVID, IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPLANATION, BOTH WORKS TURNED OUT REALLY NICE. 👏👍🤗 GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS FROM 🇲🇽.
Gracias amiga!
Oh that's funny I was thanking you for this logical approach and subbed before I looked at your name. I'm in IT and build/fly FPV drones, but I've been feeling creative and been doing DIY stuff. Thanks for making it easier to jump in with both feet.
You are more than welcome. I love doing all these experiments.
Thank you for explaining why to use a base or not, big difference!🙂
No problem 😊. That's how I learn so it is a win-win for everyone Carmen.
Love.. so one doesn't lose the original on base wirks
You get less stretching and loss of patters on the outside with a base coat for sure.
Brilliantly explained, thank you!
You're very welcome Bev.
I am new to pour painting and have watched many videos and your instructions are so clear and simple to understand! Thank you
Thanks so much Dale. I'm a simple guy so for me to understand myself I need to break stuff down in to simple parts. 😊
I love this channel. I always ask myself these left-brained questions. Thank you for doing the experiments for us. It is really appreciated.
Glad you enjoy it.
Thanks again for your video. Always informative
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My pleasure Terry. Glad to help.
Thanks for the excellent info. I like the way you teach. Very easy to understand and duplicate....
You're very welcome Tanya.
Learned a lot made things very clear thanks
Great to hear Patricia!
yes, base coat is the main foundation for HOW your pigments can move around also on the canvas if doing pours. One hack to try and keep edges from rolling off is to hold a corner bent cardboard at the corner when tilting so you can contain it also as much as possible. is how i do it sometimes. good video. thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the tips!
David, I ALWAYS learn something new in your videos. Thanx soooo much for your tireless efforts to help us improve in our art. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
My pleasure Carol. Good luck. Pouring is amazing.
so beautiful
Thanks!
Thank you! This is awesome to know now. 🙋🏼♀️
You are so welcome Angela.
THANK YOU!!! I finally know why I was loosing my pattern. Love to see that base coat does not have to be black or white. Will try with base coat for sure.
Just in time. Glad it was helpful Josee.
@@LeftBrainedArtist I always use some sort of base coat...
Fabulous tutorial thankyou have learnt a lot you are very generous
Thank you so much 😊 Joy. This is how I learn best so it's a win-win for everyone.
Love this. I like the idea of doing two or three pieces and changing whether you have the base coat or not. You can get a group of paintings that feel themed but look different... if that makes sense.
Absolutely does Angela. I was making these to demonstrate a base coat but I can totally see the same thing being used for series of painting.
I love learning from you, you break it down so easily and make it understandable. Thank you so much I was waiting so much money and couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong on everything I was trying.
This is music to my ears. Acrylic pouring should be fun and exciting without the stress and disappointment. I am so glad this is helping you Mary.
Th. I'm learning do much from you about technique and then why. Why is always exciting way to learn for me
Why is my kicker. If I don't figure out it it sticks in my head like a catchy song and annoys me forever.
Great vedio from a great teacher 👏. Thanks for sharing your knowledge
So nice of you Amina. Thanks!
I think those colours go together really well. Another great video, thank you.
As always Hawk. TYVM.
Thank you perfectly explained
You're welcome Elsa.
This video popped up as a thumbnail after Fiona's most recent video today. I wish I'd seen it before I painted today. I'd experimented, it didn't work, I learned... It's okay - I'll do differently tomorrow.
I have no idea how I missed this video. I thought I'd seen your whole catalog!
As always, my thanks.
Learning by doing is definitely the best. Now you can take what you learned yourself from what I try to point out in the video and make an even better painting next time Rebekah.
They’re both very pretty, but I definitely prefer how the one With the green base turned out
Thanks Amanda.
Love the one with the basecoat love the more contrasting colors
It is crazy how that little thing gave me such a different end result for sure Joy.
Thank you! I just started paint pouring 3 weeks ago & have been completely ignorant about base coats - what to use, why, & how. Your video gave me the info i so desperately needed. I look forward to having more successes instead of the big flops i've been getting. 😆. But, every day & every pour teaches me something new.
You are so welcome Donna. Glad to help. Don't hesitate to ask questions. I am always looking for new video ideas.
such great info...thanks so much for explaining every step...
You are so welcome Marie.
I'm new to pouring and your videos answer so many of my questions. Please keep posting your educational videos. They are gems. I understand a lot more about base coats after watching your tutorial. Now I wonder how much paint should be on a base coat. I know that different pours require different base coat thickness but its kind of guessing how much paint to put on the canvas- not as much for swipes vs more for flip cups etc.
About 30% of your total paint should go to the base. That's what I have found at least. You are right though Linda. Every technique will be different.
I like the one on the right best, with the base coat. Thank you for the explanation!
Glad to be of service Lori.
Thank you do much for not only telling that things happen, but why things happen, that helps so much.
I just want to add. If you forgot your base coat or change your mind that you do want to keep your edges even if you did not put a base down you can put a ring of paint around afterwards . Now I did not compare yet if that works the same or just similarly but it definitely also helps to keep your design and just like the base coat this additional paint is just being “swallowed" as the paint with your design flows over it.
It does work mostly the same. You get a little more stretching in the middle but you can definitely keep the paint on the canvas better that way.
Sooooo very helpful!! Thanks so much! 😊
So glad to help. Hit me up if you have any more questions.
Thank you for helping me understand what is going on with the paint. You are giving me extremely valuable information and I deeply appreciate it.❤❤❤
It really is a pleasure to help Barbara.
I like the colors and watching this - of course it makes sense. Thank you!
So glad Marna. Happy Sunday!
I thought I had everything I needed, & learned how much I needed, the one question I can't seem to get answered!!!- the white base people pour on before their painting- is that the base??- like wall paint & flotrol/med, And then if u wanna use white in the design, u use a regular acrylic paint (with med). Basically is your white titanium house paint also used for anything else you want white, or do they have 2 different recipes? Maybe I don't know how to ask questions, lol!
Right now Karen, the only time I use a house paint base is for the SheleeArt style paintings. You can use it for any base and people like Sarah Talyor have a little bit in their mixtures for the the base. Otherwise my base is the exact same as my regular paints and I use about 30% of the total paint needed for a canvas as the base. The major important thing is to have the same consistency between your base paint and your regular pouring paint so you don't get odd flowing patterns when you tilt.
@@LeftBrainedArtist Thank u so much, I wish I had my first attempt on video! I went to plug in my hairdryer & it knocked over my floetrol, a few paints & an old dexoart medium, ALL over our hardwood floor & table, boy do I need to research first!!!
LBA-love the right pour. The colors really worked! Typically what I will do with this type of pour is have whatever color I want to put down around the areas that need it as I’m tilting rather than automatically putting a basecoat down you could possibly save paint by just pouring it around the edges as you tilt so that it maintains the design.
Main thing I use a basecoat or what I think is also considered flooding the canvas, is for ghost swipes to keep asoft wispy look. But I do not leave a lot of paint on the canvas because the colors can bleed into your flood coat and you lose the design.
I’ve been trying to break out of my repetitive color rut. I typically go for jewel tones in metallic paint. I need new combinations if anyone cares to share!
Thanks for the tips. I usually subtract my base coat paint amount from my total paint so I am not flooding the canvas unnecessarily. Lately my favorites are ocean themed.
You are the absolute best!!!!!..yes, I have binged watch many videos. I have learned so much from you. You are fantastic! I can’t thank you enough….
Always glad to help my friends Gail. Have you started pouring already?
Thank you very much for this demo. And I must say these colors actually look quite nice together! I often tend to overthink on the color combinations. This has inspired me to loosen up a little ;) thank you once again.
The colors is the part I struggle with the most so don't feel too bad.
Thank you for explaining base coats. Very helpful.
You are most welcome Chari.
Thanķs for sharing. Very informative.
So nice of you Barbara. I hope it helps you.
Again you are a really great teacher. Thank you!
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A very clear demontration. Thank you.
As always Stephanie, you are very welcome. Happy pouring.
Great explanation! No one has ever explained that, at least not in a way that I understood. Is it better to have a puddle to push than a basecoat
Depends on what you are trying to do. Conserve a lot of your painting, base coat. Conserve half of your center paint, puddle. If you are doing pear cells or others things it is a little different.
They are beautiful. Thanks for demonstrating the difference.
Thanks for commenting Marcey. I did end up really liking how these dried too.
Thank you for your videos! I learnt so much from you
You are so welcome! Glad to help Katerina.
Hi! I am BRAND new to pouring. Haven't even tried one yet, but accumulating supplies, and this video was SO informative! Thank you
You are so welcome Carre. You definitely need to start. Such an amazing artform.
Me too! Accumulating supplies!
very helpful ... I like when you tell us where to look and and what because when I am doing it it all happens so quick I am often in the modality of huh? what just happened???
So true. Keeping track of those little details while you are in the excitement of pouring does go by the wayside for sure Barbara.
Great information!! I have watched tons of videos but you always seem to have the best information regarding the basics of how to do things! I am very new to pouring and I have only done 5 paintings so far so I really love the information that you share! I really have learned a lot from watching your videos!!!
Thank you for taking the time to comment Colleen. Seems you have the paint pouring bug like me now. Enjoy!
@@LeftBrainedArtist I sure do! :-) I have definitely been having fun creating :-)
Thank you !
You're welcome Brian.
Another good experiment. I really like a base coat, that's just me. I have started writing all this info down in a notebook. You have helped me learn so much:) Thank you, I like black or blue in a base coat
I need to do some more solid color base coats. Maybe use transparent colors on top and an opaque base and see what colors show through.
@@LeftBrainedArtist I would love to see an experiment with transparent colors on top! Sounds interesting!
Eight months ago I gave painting a go. I love it! There's so much to learn that's part of the fun. Thank you for this information and helping me learn how to pour paint. I enjoy your videos.
You are so welcome Marge.
You really should look into manufacturing your own products
Like the rack you made. I'm going to Home Depot tomorrow to find something. I ordered silicone pads.
Thanks Brenda. One day when I don't have 3 other side gigs. 8)
Very helpful! Explains why I’m having problems! Thank you.
I hope you are more successful next time Gina.
It’s been said before but let me say it again: your videos are so practical and helpful! Thanks so much for taking the time and energy to share what you’ve learned! I was drawn to this video because I have a lot of trouble with covering my canvas, even with a base coat. It seems to always be areas that end up not getting covered with paint, especially on the side as the paints simply doesn’t want to come off the edge.
I’m guessing it might have to do with my paint being too thin. I do hope that I’ll master this bit soon as at the moment I have to spend several minutes at the end trying to touch up and cover the edges which is not fun.
Thank you Marie. It is a common problem. Too thin so it runs off too fast is one issue. You can also try using a piece of cardboard on the corners as you tilt so not as much falls off.
I notice in the video you don’t actually cover all of the edges with the base coat first, just do a puddle. I wonder how come the green base coat doesn’t stick to the canvas like the paint on the one that doesn’t have a base coat?
Very useful, Thank you!
You're welcome Liz.
Alright! Good subject, I am ready to learn something for real which is just theory and anecdote in my head until today. By the way, I have been thinking that when I watch tutorials, I often see the thumbnail and once they put the paints on the canvas, I think they are nuts, because the final piece does not look at all like those colors would have gone together, but they do! So I have been trying strange combinations.
I have made several paintings on metal or used canvases where I spray painted them with silver or gold. Of course spray paint seals the surface, and there is no tooth. Sometimes the surface will repel the paint and makes this incredible depth of cracking paint that lends to a really cool effect, then I resin them and it is more like a sculpture than a painting. Also, I use untinted paint as a pillow over a painted canvas, the untinted paint shows the canvas color when it dries. Also adding depth.
Thank you for the explanation of the base coat effect, now we know!
Ooh, those are some amazing uses for a base coat. I've never tried spray paint but I think I am going to have to sometime soon. Thanks Sharnell.
Thank you very much for this tutorial. I want to do a 5 panel geode for a big wall. I am really learning and you are saving me for making a lot of mistakes.
Five panels Liz?!? What size are you going to use? All one big geode or 5 separate but similar paintings? That sounds awesome!
Oh my goodness. This video just explained what I’m doing wrong with pretty much all of my paintings. I end up trying to manipulate the paint too much because I have no base coat and the next thing I know- mud. 😒 Thank you SO much for opening my eyes to this and expanding my mind (as usual). You rock! 🙌🏼☀️😊
I'm so glad Christine. Happy pouring.
Thank you. As usual, simple easy to comprehend explanations.
Glad it was helpful Martha.
My mom and I refer to your videos often in conversation. You are now officially Lefty.
hehehe, I'll take that. Playing basketball growing up I always wished I was left handed. I guess I'll accept left brained as a alternate prize.
@@LeftBrainedArtist At 6'8" I'm sure you did very well playing right-handed!
Thank you so much!
It is a pleasure Brooke. I love to make these videos.
Another great lesson for us beginners! I like how you add the extra paint to the corners after you pour. I am assuming that you do this because the corners are hard to get to when stretching. Best regards, Nancy
Correct Nancy. Thanks for watching.
Thanks I like your teaching
So nice of you Vilma. Glad to help.
Another A+++++ informative video. Thank you for all the detailed information. You are the best!!
Thank you so much Kathy. Glad that these videos help other people too.
So educational love ur videos
Thanks Shelle. Hope they continue to be helpful.
Thank you for explaining it so clearly for me to understand 😄
Happy to help Latia.
Thank you sir ❤
Most welcome P! Glad these are helping you.