Easiest acrylic pour swipe technique!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 4 ส.ค. 2023
- There are so many different ways to do an acrylic pour swipe and most of them are hard to master. This is the easiest way I have found to do a swipe and get awesome cells and lacing.
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This is exactly the video I needed!! I swear I have learned everything about acrylic painting from you! Thank you.😊
You are so welcome Michele. I just answer peoples questions, or my own for that matter. Glad it is helping.
I remember being so mystified by silicone oil when I first started. I knew that it would make cells, but I never knew the particulars of HOW to use if effectively. This is such a helpful video, David. Really, really well done. 🐻
Thanks my friend. Glad to help.
Love your clear and concise instructions, you are a great teacher of various techniques.
Glad to help Jo Ellen.
Love the love life thing
Thanks so much. I have loved everything I bought from Lolivefe so far. Mats, cups, mixing sticks, paint bottles, and more.
Thank you David,for what you show us.Apart from the paintings you are a chemist and this honors you.Thank🙏
I really appreciate that Rosolin. Thanks for watching.
I love your experiments!!!
Thank you so much. Glad they are helping you.
Great cells!
Thanks Shannon.
Very cool experiment and very easy to follow. I never thought about the silicone in the colors rising up through the white, but it makes perfect sense. Have a great weekend!
Thank you my friend. I see you got above the 1k subscribers. Congratulations. Do you have the watch hours done also?
@@LeftBrainedArtist Not even close on the watch hours, but I have only been doing 1 video per week (sometimes 2) the last few months due to summer stuff. I’m enjoying the journey, though! It was PourCon that got me above the 1k and it was a blast!
These swipes were satisfying to watch! That final piece gave me spider man vibes - love it!
Glad you enjoyed Carissa. FYI I loved the neon sunset pour you did.
Thank you so much for your incredible tutorials. It gives me the reason not to give up, and just keep on practicing....
Happy to hear that! Definitely don't give up Geraldine.
Great tutorial!
Thank you Deborah.
You are a fluid paint DR. You make it make sense ! Thank you soo, soo much.
Aw, thanks Cheryl.
Great demo, so informative…thanks so much for sharing ❤
You are so welcome!
Great video
Glad you enjoyed it Pauline.
Great video ❤❤❤
Thanks for watching again Jeanette.
I think you could do a pretty cool painting by using all three conistencies in one painting, sort off progressing from structured to unstructured
Hmm, that might be interesting. Kind of like melting away.
Loved it
Thanks so much.
Must give it to you David your inspirational with your help, you could sell snow to Eskimo’s 😂😅
Lol. Funny that I hate selling. But when a product is good and helps me I have no problem recommending it.
Thank you again ❤
You're welcome 😊 Glad to help Heidi.
I'm definitely saving this video for reference !! THANK YOU!!!
Glad it was helpful Jill.
Thanks for clearing up how to pronounce the name. LOL...I've been saying, Love Life! BTW, That looks awesome!!
Oh I don't think the owner would worry about that at all.
I haven't mastered this yet. After watching your video I think my paints are to thin. Thanks for the explanation.
Glad I could help Patricia. I think the glue is also a big factor. Going to do some more testing on that.
Genius Level Video David!
Thanks so much!
Thank you so much.
You're welcome!
Thank you for the basics. That’s what I needed. You explained it well.
You're welcome!
Love your videos. Most informative by leaps and bounds.
Keep being awesome! From a fellow math lover and left brained nerd. Yes, we can ‘art’ too. 😂
I know right Sarah? So glad I found pouring.
Monte Marty is excellent clear glue beautiful gloos sheen from it
Thanks Constance. For those that can get that is a great recommendation.
Thank you , you are the best ever giving such informative information .
Yet .. can you show us the end dry result?
Yes I will in the community tab.
Thank you! I love all of your testing! It explains SO much!
You are so welcome Michelle.
@@LeftBrainedArtist I wish I would have found you a long time ago as I wouldn’t have wasted so much paint and so many canvases! 🤦🏼♀️ I started messing around with fluid art a few years ago
Thanks for your testing and information. Keep it up, you are helping so many people.
Thanks for watching Christine
Thank you very much David, that was very helpful.
Very welcome Giselle.
David, thank you so much for showing these test, really appreciate what you do 😊
Always a pleasure.
Your videos are so helpful! Thank you so much!!!
You're so welcome Carmen. Glad to help.
I love this video. The best as a newbie I've watched by far. I was stuck on pillow layer being wet or dry, but now I know you don't even need one. Thanks again
You are so welcome William. Base coats have their place but aren't necessary for many things for sure.
Thank you for all your information!! Always helpful. 😊
My pleasure Judy.
You make such great content! Love your channel. You explore things most other channels don't. Thank you! I just did the set up with the concrete mixing tub like you said on your other video by the way! Except I got cheap curtain rod hanger things to set on top as my bar. Thanks for what you do!
Awesome to hear. My bin makes a huge different on my setup and clean times.
Thank you for such an informative video.
You are so welcome Shirya.
Always helpful in all you do 🙏🏻 thank you 😊
Thanks Randi.
Very informative!!
Thanks!
Très bien expliqué merci bises de France 😊
Merci Lilian
@@LeftBrainedArtist une petite question: peut-on faire éclater les cellules seulement avec un séche cheveux? Merci 🤗
Newbies like me need to see more comparison and analysis videos like this. Thanks. I’ll watch the tools video, too. Do you have a close up video on what paint looks like when falling off the popsicle stick into the cup? The piling…
I do in this video th-cam.com/video/XLhwNGDQo-U/w-d-xo.html
i love watching your channel, you explain everything very well and it makes things so much easier for us. Would you mind a request? Please investigate shadow pour and hidden colors and explain that to us as well?
Hmm, I'll have to look those up. Not sure what those even are. Is there a particular artist that does them that I could go look at?
Wow your video is awesome and super informative😍 and swipe beautiful😍 . I don't know you've already tried artina paints for the swipe, it's made for that 😉
I have never heard of Artina. Going to do some research now though. Thanks Virginia.
Oh and I love your videos ❤ Just watched this. I learn something from every one. This one is best cause you spilled paint finally 😂🤣😅 Made me feel better 👍🤪 Do you save skins?? Those are patriotic and cool.
Oh, I've spilled paint dozens of times. I usually cut that out of the videos though Cyndie.
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Awe, thanks Mary.
So, if i put the cell activator in the paint & not the white and swipe with white, I'll get great cells?
I gotta rewind to see if there was medium in the paints or white paint.
I do not consider silicone a cell activator. The only time I really talk about cell activators are when we are talking about Sheleeart Blooms or Swipes. Otherwise I only call this an additive (silicone, hair serum, cocount oil, etc). That matter because you are going to be doing different things with cell activators and silicone oil.
For silicone oil, I normally put the oil in the base colors and NOT the swipe color. You can do it the opposite way but I don't think it turns out as well.
This video is so interesting. Your explanations are so clear and it's easy to understand the logic of what you tested. 👍 ❤❤
I have a question for you. Twice I have had to use new canvases that I have been using for years in an art store. Normally no worries. But twice the canvases reacted as if I had put silicone or oil on the new canvas. However I made a Dutchpour with Floetrol USA, water and Amsterdam paint. Is this a defect in the canvases? not enough gesso perhaps?
Thank you to help me. 😊
Even oils from your hands can cause that behavior to happen I have found.
@@LeftBrainedArtist hooo!!! thank you so much I will be careful when I manipulate my canevas. 😉👍
Dave, you always know stuff!! 😀 Have you heard where Canadians can buy Australian Floetrol? TIA
I am honestly not sure.
I'll keep an ear open though.
David I did a swipe like this with silicone. Do you have a video on how to remove silicone from your painting or can you tell me a safe way to do it? You inspired me give this a try. Thank you!
I use face wipes (oil reducing) and then windex. The corners are the big ones to focus on.
@@LeftBrainedArtist Thanks so much for getting back to me. So you spray Windex on cloth or directly on painting. Thank you so much you are my favorite pour artist. I watch all you videos. Thanks
I always spray on the cloth.@@jansnyder6498
Hi, Can you tell me what video of yours explains how to measure the amount of Paint you need on different sized canvas or boards . Thank you in advance for your reply
Sure thing. Here you go - th-cam.com/video/cZPH2HCYDqc/w-d-xo.html and here is a calculator on my website leftbrainedartist.com/acrylic-pour-paint-calculator/
Hi David one quick question. How much paint should I put on the canvas for the base
For most pours I go with about 60% as base and the rest as the pour. It will change slightly based on how much I want to stretch my main pour and the technique I am doing.
Hi David, Can you tell me why sometimes artists you a base coat and sometimes not , I’m I missing something somewhere 😅 thanks John
A base coat helps you not "stretch" the middle of your pour as much. There are some techniques where it is required like the dutch pour or the Sheleeart blooms also.
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Aw, thanks Anne.
Wow David. I think this is the most informative swipe video I've ever seen. Thank you so much. It may have given me the confidence to go and try swipes again. One question. You say here that silicone oil is the best but I remember one of your videos where you showed that Penetrol was best at producing cells. Did you change your mind? Thanks again.
A Sunday follow up. I've just followed your instructions to the letter and have just done the first swipe I've ever done that made me go 'Wow!" I hope you realise how important you are to some of us. Thank you so much.
Penetrol has it's place but because it is oil based a lot of people don't like using it. Silicone is easier to get an use so it wins out. But I still use penetrol for certain colors and mediums as it does react slightly different.
That is awesome to hear. I would love to see it.
How do you remove the oil b4 vanishing?
For Penetrol if used in the small amounts I mentioned I don't. I was able to resin over the top of the painting once dry with no issues. For silicone oil I use face wipes, windex, or a bit of rubbing alcohol to clean off my paintings.
I am from India and it's usually very humid here. Can you please tell me how much time will the painting take to cure in very humid climate? Any idea?
It actually is a lot longer. I know in places like Georgia and Florida in the US it takes twice as long to dry and then again to cure.
@@LeftBrainedArtist One of my paintings got all sticky when the humidity was at its peak here. I gave that painting 2 weeks to dry up. Now I will keep this in mind. Thank you for your help :)
@@ShriyaAnupam It may be that your humidity is way more than I am used to. Having a fan in the room (not directly pointing at the painting) could also help that.
Use baking soda to absorb the oil.
I've tried that and corn starch. None seem to get it all especially on the corners.
@@LeftBrainedArtist that’s too bad. Did you put enough on and let it set for a while? And then wash off with soap and water?
@@cherileerogers1650 Yup. I actually put it on twice. For me soap and water or a face wipe seems to work better.
@@LeftBrainedArtist gotta do what works for you!
Why does the torch make more cells?
Breaks the surface tension and allows the less dense paint and silicone to flow up through the more dense paint.
@@LeftBrainedArtist ah ok. I've been watching for almost a year now and I've been so mesmerized by colors that I haven't been paying attention to density 😆. Makes my wonder what would happen if you used one of those cheap milk frothers to mix one of your paints for one of the layers.
@@PaintWithPencilhello! You don’t want to mix paints with something that would cause bubbles. The torch is also used to break air bubbles.
@@cp4184 good to know! Thanks.
That is interesting. @@PaintWithPencil
Do you ever do lessons?
I don't at this time Heather.
Can you use wd40 instead of silicone? If anyone can please let me know. I'm brand new to this and I saw a video where wd40 was used for something and I don't know why or what for. Thanks peeps ✌💜
Sure. I like to spray that in a cup and let it sit and evaporate all the propellants before using it though. It will also be much thinner so the cells will be smaller.
😄You always say, "LoLiVeFe" and the company goes by LoLiVeFe, but I can't help reading the logo as "LOVE LIFE" 😁
Haha, I had that conversation with the owner a few days ago about that exact thing.
I wondered if I was the only one!
I've watched 100s of videos. Barely started pouring. Here's some videos I want to see please. To me all you guys waste a lot of paint. 😱I know it's part of the process but I want to see exactly how you store your paint in cups without lids? Airtight? I've already spilled one on me trying to put rubberband over plastic wrap. Tin foil? All of you premix sometimes to reduce air bubbles. I want a video to watch you all clean up the mess 😂for real!!😊 You said no paint down sink right? These paints are soap and water wash.
I make new paint pretty much every video so I don't store lots of paints. I have been known to use old take-out containers for some of my base coats I make a lot of. I do have a few condiment squeeze bottles from Lolivefe that I use too. But they are a little more expensive.
Small amounts of paints can be washed and put down the drain (teaspoon or less ish). Mostly I let it dry and peel it off the container and use it for jewelry or throw it away.
Here's another question...how can I tell if house paint is too old? I found a gal of Colorplace antique white semi-gloss never opened in storage bedroom. Don't know how long ago I bought it. WHAT A FIND!!🤯 Before that I searched Walmart all out of stock. I called their corporate office to ask when?? They didn't know anything!! Guy I finally got was in India.😠 My son didn't know how to tell if old and he owns a Drywall & Painting Business! At least he got me floetrol but never used it himself. I didn't shake the paint. I opened and stirred long and gently.🤦♀️ Seems ok but had funny smell.🤷♀️Inside the lid was dry and kinda lumpy. I think it's like 8yrs old!! Didn't use it cause i got a slumlord! There's also a mystery gallon unopened too. Might be kilz?? Been asking folks if they have any old paint so I'll be experimenting with that. Got a lot of craft paint too. We'll see what happens. Doin it on the cheap for now but knowing me...I'll find something amazing for sure!!!😊😊😊
Shake it really good. Or take it walmart and just ask the paint counter to shake it. if it all integrates back together with no huge lumps it is still good.
I love your videos they really helped me
But i just wanted to ask you if you see it or not im speaking of LoLi VEFE . It reads Love Life
Yeah, that is where that name came from. The owners daughter had a sweatshirt that said Love Life but was split up to say LoLi and then under nead that vefe which is where she got the name.