'Into the Blue' A Magic Dome Pour Using Only 2 Colors! / Fluid Art / Acrylic Pouring Tutorial
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Here are my Keys to Success for the Magic Dome Pour:
1. One of the great things about this kind of pour for beginners is that consistency is not as important. If you want cells and clearly defined colors and lines, your mixed paints should be on the thicker side - it should leave a trace when drizzled off of your stir stick and should leave a mound on a mound. If you want more blending of colors and fewer cells, the consistency should be a little thinner, still leaving a small mound but disappearing quickly.
2. Let your paints sit for several hours before using them to reduce the amount of air bubbles when you pour. As a general rule, the thicker the consistency of your paints, the longer it takes for the bubbles to rise through the paint and release. For thicker consistency paints, I let them sit (covered) for about 24 hours before using them. For thinner (dutch Pour) consistency, I let them sit for at least 6 hours.
3. If you're using a transparent color as a base, make sure you pre-paint the sides of the canvas. The paint layer on the sides gets very very thin because gravity forces most of it to drip off. The white canvas will show through a transparent color if you don't cover it first.
4. I used half of a large Christmas ornament to pour over. But anything that's half-round would work. A bowl or a cup... it needs to be flat on one side but round on the pouring surface.
5. To get those amazing fingerlings and layered lines, I did a straight pour on the down slope of my painting tool. Pouring on the top creates an interesting effect, but different.
6. To get that spiral effect, use a spinner and move it slowly as you pour. This takes a bit of concentration, but it's not as difficult as you might think. Pour with your dominant hand and spin with the other.
7. Using the base coat color as one of the colors in your pour is a great way to ensure you have negative space. It creates an interesting illusion of pulling the negative space into the composition.
8. Don't remove your dome (or orb? bowl, cup, whatever) right away. Let the paints sit and settle. You'll get more and better natural cells this way, and it will allow the air bubbles created from pouring it onto the canvas to rise and pop.
9. When tilting, move your paint slowly in a circle and spread out your design as much as possible before going over any edges. This allows you to choose the parts you like best and choose which parts to tilt off.
10. To cover the rest of the canvas, choose a corner and tilt that direction. Once you've covered that corner, bring the weight of the paint back to the center, and then choose another direction. This is an important step - don't get impatient and skip it.
11. Remember to scrape the drips off of the underside of your canvas edges and corners. These drips can continue pulling paint off of the top of your canvas and change your composition. Scraping off the drips breaks the surface tension and stops the 'pull' of the paint in that direction.
Colors Used:
Amsterdam Phthalo Blue
Amsterdam Titanium White
My pouring medium is equal parts Floetrol, PVA glue, and gloss varnish.
My paints are mixed 2 parts pouring medium to 1 part paint, and then I add small amounts of distilled water until I reach the desired consistency if necessary.
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Ooooh this is special...loving the spiral and who doesn't love blue? Awesome!!♥
Thanks Evie! blues are definitely my favorite
Nate you are a true natural my friend 🥳 I am in total awe😍yes I do see the octopus 🤣 I won’t be eating that for a while! That looks like owl feathers in the moonlight 🤔 WOW 🤩 you are just magical 💙
Thanks so much Donna! 'Owl feathers in the moonlight' is like poetry - lovely choice of words! Are you a writer too Donna?
Stunning! Looks like a giant wave in the middle of the ocean 🥰
Thanks Christy!
That right there was really COOL 😎! Love that you are doing some different from things and using different tools. Eye of the hurricane 🌀 indeed. It was awesome to watch the paint slowly come into the center. 💙.
Thanks so much Kim! So much fun to do too!
My favorite part is the design in the center. Gorgeous
Thanks Cindy!
All that beauty using just two colors, amazing!!! You are such a great teacher to me!!
Thanks so much Tami!
Hi Nate , I see ‘eye of a hurricane ‘ it’s fabulous! ❤️
Thanks again Cathy!
This is so pretty. Using just 2 colors could be boring but you made this work beautifully!
Thanks Shauna! Using 1 transparent color with 1 opaque color really creates some magic!
@@NateBrightArt It sure did in your case!
It looks 3D! Amazing!💙💙💙
Thanks Janja! Yes I love that 3D effect
Absolutely gorgeous color and textures
Another beautiful painting! Blue my favorite color! ❤️
Meeee toooo! Love all the blues
Thank you for always being so through with your explanations. I really enjoy watching your work. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🌺
Thank you so much Neda!
Another gorgeous pour and with just two colors!! Thanks for the tips under your description. Those are so helpful.
Thanks Paula! The devil is in the details as they say!
Amazing what you’ve done with half an ornament! The last two you’ve done using the “dome” makes me want to see if I can rustle up one from the archives and give this a try! Great job!!
That's great Rhonda! You should definitely do it!
Omg, that is a beauty, .👏👏👏👏👏
Thank you very much Mirna!
Wow amazing art my friend
Thank you so much Arifin! 😀
Another brilliant idea done so well. Your directions are so comprehensive and yet easy to follow. Thanks Nate. You rock!
Thanks Dawn! I'm glad you're finding the info useful!
You nailed it, amazing piece!
Thank you so much Pam!
Love my blues!!! Hi Nate
Hi Donna! thank you so much for watching!
Absolutely stunning, I could look at this piece for hours. I'm a huge fan of only using 2 colours , thank you for sharing such a beautiful piece of art 😍
Thank you so much! Yes, I’m a big fan of a simple color palette too
Absolutely gorgeous Nate. Pouring over the dome was a great idea
Thanks Rebecca!
WOW Spectacular Nate, I can not take my eyes of this beautiful piece. You are an amazing artist💙💙💙
Thanks Debbie! That center is mesmerizing right? And the way the outter edges stretched out... I could stare at it for days! Definitely have to do this again
Your work is amazing. I love how few colors you use and the results you get. Thank you for sharing your talent
Thanks Patti!
Am new to pouring and tried your "magic dome" technique. Love how they came out! I love your work as well. I've learned a lot from you! Thank you!
I like how you use only 2 colours. Everyone has 2 colours. Looks lovely.
Thanks Mavanie! Yes, sometimes a simple color palette is best!
Ok besides me how many others tilted there phone when Nate was stretching.
Beautiful Nate
😂😂😂
Beautiful technique and pour! I love it! ❣
Thank you Cathy!
Stunning 😍 that is the coolest.
Thanks Theresa!
I love this! It definitely looks like a hurricane.
Thanks so much! Yes that center definitely reminds me of a hazardous weather alert! LOL
Hi from Germany. I'm so impressed, stunning and in love with that work. Wow! I just can't wait to do it by myself. Or try 😂. Thanks Nate!
Your voice, work and making of videos are fantastic!
absolutely love it Nate!
Thanks Asana!
Incredibly beautiful!!!
Thanks Carole!
Awesomeness! Really, really like this look you get when pouring over the dome. Beautiful, Nate. xoxo
Thank you so much Stephanie!
So beautiful. You have great talent. Thank you for your valuable pouring tips, #11 especially. Sleep walking is my newest paint pour problem. Too many mornings, I have discovered that my composition quietly crept off the canvas to the countertop beneath .All that paint, purposeful design and excited anticipation and all I got is a photo.
Oh no! I hate it when my pour travels overnight - I wake up all excited and rush into the studio... and half of it is on the table instead of the canvas. Gah! Terrible.
I learned to make sure my drying table was level before I painted anything. And I make sure I don't leave too much paint on the canvas too. No more sleepwalking paintings!
This is stunning!
Thank you Ronaye!
I just love this! Thank you for providing so much information and inspiration.
You are so welcome! and thank you!
Very unique result! I'm very in to the mechanics and techniques of each method of pouring because every step, every tool, color, additive used or omitted changes the science -- chemistry and physics. Fluid dynamics are fascinating. Absorption - adhesion, etc
I agree Darice - surface tension and opacity and density... so fascinating, and so fun to experiment with!
It’s gorgeous Nate ❤
Great video and as usual great tutorial!
Thanks Patsy!
Fabulous and so simply stated..I’ll try this one for sure. So glad I found you🤗
Thanks so much Josie! 😊
Stunning love it Nate love ur videos .
Fantastic work 😊
very beautiful. Thank you for sharing the dried results at the end
My pleasure Tammy 😊. Thanks for watching!
Another truely beautiful piece Nate😍. I love it ♥️👏👏
Thanks Mell Mell!
Very pretty
Thank you! 😊
Absolutely spectacular! The depth is amazing and your color choice is spot on. I was cheering for you when you were trying to keep negative space. Kudos and I can’t wait to try it myself. Thanks for sharing your art!
Thank you so much Maureen - what an awesome compliment!
Wow simply wow simply 👏
Thanks Kim! This was a fun one... maybe I should do another one soon... Happy New Year!
What a stunner!!! Oh my this is incredible! The dry results just blew me way! Well done Nate! 😍😍😍❤️
So glad you liked it Janet! Thanks!
Watching this pour now. What a beauty! LOVE the way you explained transparency in the beginning and why you paint your sides. You explain everything so well, Nate. Very interesting and very enjoyable!!!
Awww thanks Linda!
That is awesome Nate. So memorizing...love it😘Thank you for sharing this technique!😁
Thanks Brenda! I'm planning another like this soon...
Wow! The application of the paint while turning gives such a unique pattern/composition. My favorite of all the blues is fabulous with the white. Well done Nate.💙
Thank you so much Margaret! 😀
It is gorgeous ❤
This is soooo beautiful! Using one transparent and one opaque, genius!! You could take your description breakdowns and write a fluid art book! Great job Nate!!
Thanks Janese! I'm so glad people are reading my 'Keys to Success.' I spend almost as much time writing all that out as i do creating the painting! LOL
Awesome job bud its so cool love it 🥰
Thanks Jack! Or, I'm assuming this is Jack and not your alter ego...
Wow!! Awesome painting 😍💚 Hey my dear new friend 🤗💜
Thanks so much!
This one is brilliant! I'm going to try it soon too then I'll add the color aqua as well 😊
Gorgeous
Super awesome 🤩
Magnificent!❤
This was so much fun to watch, I want to try it.
Thanks Norma! You absolutely should try it - so much fun!
This is absolutely magnificent Nate! The middle is amazing! All the details are magical! Wow! 🤗🥰💜
thanks again Gayle!
Very. Nice job
So pretty!!!
Thanks Kristine!
That is GORGEOUS!! I am going to try it with pthalo green/white and then probably some other colors.
Oooooo - I LOVE pthalo green! Please try and let me know how it turns out!
Nate when you picked up your canvas I told you to be careful. My granddaughter told me I was loosing my marbles. 🤣
This painting is spectacular ❤️👏😎
Haha! Thanks Deirdre... I talk to my screen too... I'm usually yelling at Mina to stop tilting off my favorite bits, or at Jeremy not to wreck the perfect ring pour. LOL
Hi there Nate, just discovered your channel (1:15 a.m. in Calgary Alberta). Very nice indeed, I look forward to more very soon I hope. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Pauline - and Welcome!
Beautiful! Thank you.
Thanks Michele!
BEAUTIFUL
Thanks Ann!
Great idea! I love this ❤️
Thank you Karen! 😊
Fallopian tube. Thank you.... 🤩❤❤💖🥰🤗
Haha! Thanks Linda!
Beautiful!
Thanks Kim!
Love the feathery vortex!!! You almost make me want to try large canvases (much cleaner to watch you do it!!!)
Thanks Chris! Having an excuse to be messy is part of the fun! LOL
@@NateBrightArt except I'm pouring on my dining room table over tarped carpet!!!
Fantastic 😍 must try this 🙏🤗
Thanks Iris!
C'est très beau !
Nate... I LUV, LUV, LUV this!!! I am a beginner and hv not yet bn successful w Any of my efforts. I think its bcs I didn't really have a "recipe" I was trying this, that and another. Ughhh! But this blue n white swirl is Absolutely stunning. I'm gonna now mix paints, using Your recipe. I will definitely subscribe!
Hi Meg! So glad you are finding the info helpful. Here's my tip on consistency: use the pouring medium 'recipe' to mix all your paints, and then adjust the consistency with small amounts of water until you get what you want. In general, if you want less blending and more defined lines (straight pours, ribbon pours, ring pours), you want the paint to be fairly thick. If you want the paint to move easily and blend more (like for a swipe or dutch pour) then add enough water that it leaves no or very little trace when drizzled off of your stir stick. Thin thin thin. The recipe gets you close, but every paint color has different ingredients and different densities, so you have to adjust individually. Good luck - and let me know if I can help!
Wow
Do you have a schedule for your premieres? l really enjoy your videos and l am going to have to find something round to pour over now😜 Another great idea Nate thanks💡 ❤️
Hi Carol! I do premiers on Friday evenings following Masse Art Studio. I'm trying to post at least 3 times a week, but Friday is the only premier day. thanks again!
I love your "keys to success"! You are SO good at the teaching bit of this...in the next year or two, I look for you to be teaching at FAE or FAB, fo' sho'. Also...half a Christmas ornament? GET OUT! Freakin' smartie...I wonder if I have any like that up in my cache of Christmas Crap that I'm supposed to be painting? hee. Also, Phthalo Blue is just about my favorite color ever...I think that makes me "basic". I really want us to paint together for a few days...that would just be so freakin' fun.
Also? Duuuuuuuuuuuuude...this is gorrrrrrrrrrrrrgeous...and that octopus is only letting you SEE five legs...the other three are stealth. This is just effin' amazin'.
Are you psychic?? I hope you’re psychic 😜
@@NateBrightArt Can I make money being a psychic? Because I sure as Hell ain't makin' any being an artist! LOLZ
@@feralart22 🤣
Oh yeah!! Loving it. Would this work with black and gold? I don't think either one of those is transparent.
Hi Joan! Yes, it could also work with black and gold. Not all golds are equal though... Craft paints like DecoArt brand tend to take over because it's very light and floats to the top once it's poured. That's why it's a reliable cell maker. But in this situation, it could be a disaster. I'd suggest another brand like Amsterdam, JoSonja or Pebeo. If you try it, let me know how it turns out! Thanks!
@@NateBrightArt Thanks Nate. I went ahead and tried with blue and soft body white and that was a disaster. Of course the white sank like a rock. Ha 😂😂. Will try again with your suggestions.
Hola soy de chile no se Inglés,pero quiero preguntar porque la pintura se ve tan luminosa ?
¡Hola Maria! Utilizo una luz superior brillante y un anillo de luz para que la imagen sea lo más brillante posible. Es esto lo que quieres decir?
Nate, I've been trying to grow a third arm for years. What a beautiful, informative video. I love your dome pour technique. Very cool. Are those crickets I hear or am I going nuts. ❤
Haha! The struggle is real! And no, those aren't crickets, those are cicadas. That will be my constant background noise for the next 2 months. By the end of February, I will be reminding myself that at least I don't have to drive in or shovel snow. LOL
Hi there - WOW this is absolutely stunning - I love this - I say I want one of these if I win your subscribers contest LOL - oh my it is amazing. I just love your style - gorgeous. awesome 💙🤍
Haha - thanks Lori! Good luck and I hope you win!
Love blue and you are genius using only 2 colors making a feathery hurricane.
Thanks so much! A feathery hurricane is the best way to describe it! LOL
BTW... Nancypants is a fantastic screen name.
Love it. Amazing what you can do with just two colors!!!
Thanks Catherine! With a 'busy' pattern like this, I often simplify the color palette to balance out the intricate design. Sometimes simple is best!
Absolutely beautiful 😻!
Thanks Marci!
Wow
Awesome, loving the blue and white and your patience while pouring and turning...was thinking while you were doing it, what would happen if you have the canvas a good spin and poured over your magic dome..lol would be interesting to see ... love your work and all the advice ❤️😍🥰❤️😍🥰🤗
Haha! Thanks Brenda - it sounds like a fun mess to make!
Love blue & white - classic! My bedroom colours! Great result! 👏👏👏👏👏 reminds me of a pebble in a pond ripple. I tell my kids, inner ripple is family & friends you can trust, middle ripples- friends who you can trust, but, not inner secrets, outer ripples- colleagues who you can enjoy life with but don't open your heart to. It's helped them through school , college & University.
So correct, it's important not to rush painting & let the paint have time to react. I have started painting therapy with my 8yr old son who has a terminal cardiac condition. I've got him a mini hot air (embossing gun) No pyromania in my house🤣
Thank you so much Queen! Paint therapy is the best - I'm so glad you have this creative outlet with your son. THAT'S a ripple that you can cherish forever!
Nate, I am fairly new to your channel....I wish I had found you sooner!!! I absolutely 💯 love this pour ! One of my favorite colors is blue. Any shade will do 🤩😂😂🤗. BTW...my hubby says this one should be called " maelstrom ". I am going to try your technique . If it turns out as well as yours, I may use that title for mine. 🤗 Thank you, Nate, for great ideas. Brenda
Thanks Brenda and welcome! 'Maelstrom' is the perfect name! Where was your husband when I was trying to think of a name for this piece?!? LOL
Good luck and I hope it turns out fantastic!
Stunning ethereal! Absolutely divine 😍😍
Thank you so much!
This is one of my favorites Nate. I prefer the composition as you left it. Glad you didn’t tilt the right side off. You’d have lost details that really work in this piece. Can’t wait to try it myself. Thx so much for sharing this.
Fantastic Blue💙 I don't know much about pouring but I really love this piece...It's alive💙
Look forward to see more. Nina
I absolutely watching you work Nate! I LOVE how you explain your thinking process as you go! It’s so helpful & educational! You’re an excellent teacher!
I’m a big fan! BTW…GORGEOUS 🎉😂❤
Love you teaching style. You explain the reason behind everything you do. So helpful for novices like me. Helps me understand how to choose direction when stretching out my pour. Your laugh is the best! Always makes me smile!
I absolutely love it 😀
Thank you!
Well this is super cool. I love it
Thanks so much Carla!
I learned rom you patience before any movement , thank you
Very cool! I like the outer white edge that looks like a feather
Oh yes this is freaking fabulous
Stunning! The two colors only was genius, especially one transparent and one opaque. You truly have a gift. I wish I had a fraction of the ability you have for taking your vision and bringing it to the canvas. Your Keys to Success are invaluable as well.
Thanks so much Elayne! I'm hoping that my videos are entertaining and useful for all skill levels, so I take my time writing the 'Keys to Success' to make sure it's clear and comprehensive. Sometimes writing all that takes more time than doing the painting! LOL. But I'm glad people are finding it useful
@@NateBrightArt I really appreciate the Keys to Success segment, Nate, because it puts laser focus on pouringj tips and pitfalls to avoid because I can tell you, I am blind, in terms of pouring knowledge & skills at this point. Beginner.