@Josanne, I agree! I'm so glad that I found her videos!! I love that she is doing these experiments and sharing with us! Are you a pour paint artist also? I just discovered Acrylic Pouring on 6/7/22 and I've already done 7 pour Paintings and posted 4 videos on my Channel! The first 2 were actually tempera paint pours because that's all I had. The next one was with Acrylic craft paints. The next one (6/12/22) was what I consider to be my first official one, because it was done with "real" Acrylic Paints and it turned out beautifully if I do say so myself! Lol Happy Pouring!!
As a newbie this was super useful and informative. I’m in Australia and have easy access to the floetrol but am discovering that the cells can be a bit much. From your video, the water and paint combo looked the most vivid in terms of colour purity with the US floetrol adding a bit of extra interest. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Being very new to acrylic pouring - I’ve learned more from your video than from hundreds I’ve watched ! The comparison between the mediums is incredibly useful. Thank you very much for your brilliant demonstration (cuz 😁😘😂)
Thank God you popped up on my search. I'm overwhelmed getting started with pouring regarding mediums. You are teaching me in depth and you are appreciated
Claire thank you so much for doing this experiment, it took a lot of time and effort on your part and is really appreciated. As you rightly said, art is very personal and for Dutch Pours I prefer just the water BUT with really good quality paint. Rinske Douna is a master at these pours and only uses either Windsor & Newton or Amsterdam paints. Her dutch pours are gorgeous, really etherial but not really celled. It was incredible to see how your results differed with the different products. Thank you.
Thank you for the information on the different Floretrols. I definitely like the American Floetrol painting the best! The richness of the colors and distinct composition makes all the difference.
Wow!! I did not mind the length because I learned so much. I like the US Floetrol and the last AU Floetrol best. But what surprised me was the water one! The softness and intensity of the paint I really liked. Thank you so much for doing this experiment 👍🏻
Thanks Claire for the very useful and interesting PM comparisons. Also for the comprehensive list of paints and recipes. A lot of artists leave me guessing theirs! Very frustrating.
Each painting has its pros and cons. It's really in the eye of the beholder. What effect you are going for. So many flow artists copy each other and don't experiment or try to be creative on their own. The flow art technique can be used in other ways, such as for florals and landscapes. Even abstracts. Don't copy everything you see, find a way to use the flow acrylics in other kinds of art. Great tutorial on using the different products, thanks!
Thank you for taking the time to create and share this video and to write out the supplies and recipes used. I wish more people were as helpful and considerate. I would have loved to see alcohol,dish soap, and hand sanitizer compared too.
I'm glad you mentioned these other additions. I'm just trying my own comparisons of pouring mediums, but haven't included these. I must add these, along with the Australian floetrol that I managed to get at huge expense (UK)!
Hi Clair according to Kathleen from coz creations there is Linseed oil in the Aussie floretrol. My favourite is the one with water. Thank you for taking the time to do this experiment for us. X
I’m in the U.S & have seen the difference in Aussie Floetrol,I’ve gone on their websites for the ingredients differences & it doesn’t say any of ingredients actually. How do u know this?
& I would love to get me hands on Aussie Floetrol but shipping is ridiculous so I suffer lol. Lulu how in our own countries what we have & would trade for other things in other countries. Guess that’s what substitution & creative minds have at it LOL
@@Angie-zx8ft like I said from a video from coz creations. She said the someone had told her and he (maybe) had a job in Chemical engineering she does say in the video but can’t remember for sure. Check out her channel it was a couple of months ago now. I remember she pretty excited to be sent some Aussie foreteol. I’ve never used either being from the uk it’s not easy to come across and if you can it is as expensive as hell
@@Angie-zx8ft One suggestion you might try is to decide to splurge on the Aussie Floetrol, but order it from an American supplier (PixelPaintDesigns) so you don't have to pay as much for shipping. THEN.... rather than using the Aussie Floetrol as your pouring medium, try putting just an ounce or so into a shallow plastic lid (think yogurt cup lid, for example) and then, if appropriate for your style of painting, dipping a strip of acetate into it, and use that acetate as a swipe across your paint.. amazing cells result. Learned this from watching Priscilla Batzell of Expressionist Art Studio.
I agree with you, Claire. My favourites are the ones done with the UK and US pouring mediums. Less cells than the others, but I am not a fan of a huge amount of them anyway. The colours and composition look better to me, but art is very subjective! Thank you for doing this experiment for us!
@Veronica, your comment was 2 months ago... I'm just curious, have you tried it yet? I hope so, it's so much fun! Even if you just start with basic supplies, it's still fun! I just discovered Acrylic Pouring on 6/7/22 and I've already done 7 pour Paintings and posted 4 videos on my Channel! The first 2 were actually tempera paint pours because that's all I had. (Dollar Tree paints, Dollar Tree canvas/panel boards) The next one was with Acrylic craft paints. The next one (6/12/22) was what I consider to be my first official one, because it was done with "real" Acrylic Paints and it turned out beautifully if I do say so myself! Lol Happy Pouring!!
Thank you for showing this. I've never used the UK and US floetrol and despite everyone saying the Aussie floetrol is the best, I thought they're all pretty much the same. Watching this has now shown me. I'm in Australia, so it's all I use. I only use the glue and water mix for the base coat on the canvas. I find that Amsterdam paint with Aussie floetrol gives the best cell activation doing swipes. I'm glad you like our floetrol. I feel for anyone buying it overseas because they pay a lot more for it.
I think you should consider painting the canvases with one or two coats of paint prior to pouring so the texture of the canvas does not intrude so much on your otherwise lovely designs. Perhaps let the first coat fully dry, then the second coat can be wet or dry prior to the pouring. This hides a lot of spots that might also be bare under your design. Worth the time. Thanks
@@juliegriffin2255 I also saw a lot of balding, or spots of what looks like just colored canvas. Like you I also paint my canvases with either a diluted house paint or just a coat or 2 of acrylic. Loved this experiment & preferred the water over all PM. 😁
@@yvette_is_Mamacado a lot of times in life, we are trained to need and buy things that we don't actually need. That is true of PM and also in our diets. I have made paintings with and without PM (only water) and with and without other additives. One day, I used hand sanitizer because I did not have any other additives to try--just the hand sanitizer and water. The paintings that day were gorgeous. I have discovered that my paintings are the most beautiful when I say a prayer or set an intention right before pouring the paint. When I pray in gratitude, the paintings look the most beautiful.
Possibly the best comparison demo I've seen. Thank you. Think your biggest challenge must have been how fast the paints dried out while you were putting this together.
Claire, thank you so much! I'm from Greece and I only have access to Owatrol. I'm new on this and I'm trying to find the recipe that will work for me. I just used your recipe and I'm thrilled! I finally have both cells and laces in the ratio I like! ❤❤❤
I totally love the GLUE painting. Maybe not the middle bit most, but those corners are just as amazing as any of the other paintings. I would definitely do something with that painting. Add to it and enhance it a bit, keeping those corners for sure. Not a disaster at all! My next favorite is the one with the water. Like you said, it flows so smoothly.
THANKS A LOT, CLAIRE, YOU MADE A SUPER EXCELENT WORK, IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME, EFFORT AND INFORMATION THAT YOU GOT TOGUETHER, AND YOU ARE AN AMAIZING TEACHER. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ON DUTCH POURS IS THE SMOCKY EFFECT, AND YES, RINSKEIS THE QUEEN IS THIS TOPIC. I'M A NEWBIE IN FLUID ART, I'M A 70 YEAR OLD MEXICAN WOMAN BUT I LIKE TO LEARN. AGAIN, THANK YOU. BEST WISHES, GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS FROM 🇲🇩.
Hi Claire, thank you for giving us your time to do this. It was incredibly interesting. I do completely agree with you with the compositions. I hands down prefer the English and American pours, next for me would be the water pour then the Aussie. Which, being English and being very frustrated at the cost of obtaining the Aussie floetrol, has made me very happy.. However, I 100% prefer using the Aussie floetrol in my bloom recipe. The results are just too gorgeous, it's like pringles, I've popped and I can't stop!! I was going to try it in a Dutch pour but thanks to you, I don't feel I need to. 😊😊 Xxx
The cells form with just water because a lot of cell creation is based in the density of the paints (and the addition of oil such as silicone or oily pm). I hope that’s useful to others, it’s certainly helped me since I learned about this x
I totally agree with you about the composition. I am from QLD Australia and am just starting out with paint pouring. Found you were a great help in explaining the difference in each product. Thank you for the demonstration and your time which is much appreciated. Cheers Dawn
Absolutely agree with you that it’s not all about numbers of cells!! My favourite look was the USA floe and uk and i really liked the water end result!!! Xx
Thank you so much for this comparison. I'm in the US and have not been able to afford Australian or European floetrol, much to my dismay. But after seeing your results, I will happily continue with my US Floetrol, as it was my favorite in your test, as well.
First of all, thank you for all the work you put into this very important test. I must give you lots of credit for all the mixing!. I too found it all quite interesting and yes, I agree that the American floetrol allows the paint to maintain its integrity, the colors are vivid and strong. I was interested in the water only because the colors were also very vivid.
I want to say a huge thankyou for this video. I'm in Australia, a newbie to pouring and have struggled with pouring mediums. My favourite is the Dutch pour and I mixed my paints the same as Rinksa Douna. However, the humity here made all my painting crack even after being dry for 6 weeks. Also I have struggled to get cells even with silicone. Your recipe for Australian floetrol worked fantastically. I got cells although I need to thin my paints down a bit more next time . Thankyou thankyou thankyou.
Thank you so much for this experiment Claire. I have been struggling with Dutch Pours because our Aussie Floetrol runs riot with creating cells, as you have demonstrated, and I much prefer the minimal cell results that the American Floetrol gives. Unfortunately I have no access to the US Floetrol. Your comparison gives great insight into how the different Floetrols compare and gives a solid basis to help achieve the Dutch Pour look I am aiming for. Thank you so much, I really appreciate the effort you went to.
Fab experiment. Thankyou. I think all too often we get caught up in a 'craze' where we all want something just because everyone else has it - currently seems to be the Aussie Flotrol. However, what this demonstrates is that it really is all about personal preference. Thankyou for spending your time showing us what each medium can do - side by side I can now see that I'm not that keen on the multi cell look, and instead if I were to invest in any, it would be the American, closely followed by the British.
I totally agree with you on all fronts! Lots of cells with the aussie one, but I really love the UK one because I love how it almost looks like light dancing in a pool of water. The American one was also nice with the flow! You are also noticing the same thing with Metallics that I did! I just use water with them because I love the shimmer and intensity ❤ Thank you for trying them all! This was fun to watch!
Thanks for testing Claire! That was wonderful knowledge to witness! Wonderful work and I enjoy you videos!! I You’ve inspired me to do my version of your heart shape at my art studio for Valentine’s Day!!
Thank you so much for making this video! As a newbie to pouring I try to educate myself in techniques and also how to mix my paints for pouring. I currently use US Floetrol as I'm in Canada, so this was very informative to me. I truly appreciate all the time you spend mixing and setting up for this video. I will definitely be following you and referring to this video for future pours! Thanks again.
I have to say YAY for the USA Floetrol. 🙂 I'm in the US so that's all I have access to, but to have you say that you like it best, was amazing. I shouldn't say that it's all I have access to, because there are other types and brands of pouring mediums, but I like the Floetrol the best. I personally don't like an overwhelming amount of cells, and I'm not crazy about super large ones either. I think the big cells take away from the composition of a painting, and to many small cells seem to hide the paint, or push it out of the way. Thank you for this awesome demonstration. It was the best one I've seen, and I've watched many, and tried many as well. I Love your work, and have tried a few of your ideas, without much success, but then I'm pretty new to pouring. Eventually I'll get there, and I hope I can create masterpieces like yours someday. 🙂 God Bless, and Happy Pouring.
Rinske Douna uses only water with her Amsterdam paints and always has a nice mixture of soft bloom and cells, I think... It's so pricey here in the UK to get hold of either US or Aussie Floetrol, so this makes me quite happy! Thanks for this comparison, Claire.
Thanks Claire I am gonna buy the 'Australian Flotrol' I also love the detail of the Australian Flotrol I am a person that is extremely focused on detail when it comes to my paintings
this is a great video, I sure needed to have some issues............I am glad that you do this video...............
@Josanne, I agree! I'm so glad that I found her videos!!
I love that she is doing these experiments and sharing with us!
Are you a pour paint artist also?
I just discovered Acrylic Pouring on 6/7/22 and I've already done 7 pour Paintings and posted 4 videos on my Channel!
The first 2 were actually tempera paint pours because that's all I had.
The next one was with Acrylic craft paints.
The next one (6/12/22) was what I consider to be my first official one, because it was done with "real" Acrylic Paints and it turned out beautifully if I do say so myself! Lol
Happy Pouring!!
As a newbie this was super useful and informative.
I’m in Australia and have easy access to the floetrol but am discovering that the cells can be a bit much. From your video, the water and paint combo looked the most vivid in terms of colour purity with the US floetrol adding a bit of extra interest.
Thanks so much for sharing this.
Thank you so much 😊
Being very new to acrylic pouring - I’ve learned more from your video than from hundreds I’ve watched ! The comparison between the mediums is incredibly useful. Thank you very much for your brilliant demonstration (cuz 😁😘😂)
Yay so glad it helped x
I prefer the Uk Floetrol and also water. I don't like to see too many cells. Thank you so much Claire for taking the time to experiment for us all. X
Thank God you popped up on my search. I'm overwhelmed getting started with pouring regarding mediums. You are teaching me in depth and you are appreciated
I love the colors and the cells on the American Flo Troll. I agree. Very nice! Thanks o much!!
Being a new pour painter I truly appreciate the time you put into this lesson. Excellent taught me a lot. Thank you😊
Claire thank you so much for doing this experiment, it took a lot of time and effort on your part and is really appreciated. As you rightly said, art is very personal and for Dutch Pours I prefer just the water BUT with really good quality paint. Rinske Douna is a master at these pours and only uses either Windsor & Newton or Amsterdam paints. Her dutch pours are gorgeous, really etherial but not really celled. It was incredible to see how your results differed with the different products. Thank you.
Yes, I adore Rinske's work too... 💙
I agree with you, Claire on the tooth that are your favorite. Those just draw my eyes in.
Very interestering results. I like you glue picture the best but each of them are beautiful. Thank you.
Thank you for the information on the different Floretrols. I definitely like the American Floetrol painting the best! The richness of the colors and distinct composition makes all the difference.
Thank you for the comparison! I needed to see that. I have been so confused and wanted someone to do a side by side comparison. Thank you!
This video is pure gold. so helpful. thank you
Even with the water one was lovely. Colourful, bright
Wow!! I did not mind the length because I learned so much. I like the US Floetrol and the last AU Floetrol best. But what surprised me was the water one! The softness and intensity of the paint I really liked. Thank you so much for doing this experiment 👍🏻
I loved the water one. Looked like the profile of an Indian head with his hand's up folded & praying to me.
Loved the last one, enhanced Aussi
Thanks Claire for the very useful and interesting PM comparisons. Also for the comprehensive list of paints and recipes. A lot of artists leave me guessing theirs! Very frustrating.
I appreciate you teaching different techniques. I don't get so lost.
Each painting has its pros and cons. It's really in the eye of the beholder. What effect you are going for. So many flow artists copy each other and don't experiment or try to be creative on their own. The flow art technique can be used in other ways, such as for florals and landscapes. Even abstracts. Don't copy everything you see, find a way to use the flow acrylics in other kinds of art. Great tutorial on using the different products, thanks!
I very much appreciate how much time & effort you put into this experiment!!!! So much work but super interesting! Thanks Claire 😊
American floetrol wins! This was fantastic and such a wonderful learning channel. 🙏
Thank you for taking the time to create and share this video and to write out the supplies and recipes used.
I wish more people were as helpful and considerate.
I would have loved to see alcohol,dish soap, and hand sanitizer compared too.
Thank you 🙏🏻
I'm glad you mentioned these other additions. I'm just trying my own comparisons of pouring mediums, but haven't included these. I must add these, along with the Australian floetrol that I managed to get at huge expense (UK)!
Wonderful experiment!!!
Learned lots!! Thank you!!
I actually like the over torched painting.
Hi Clair according to Kathleen from coz creations there is Linseed oil in the Aussie floretrol. My favourite is the one with water. Thank you for taking the time to do this experiment for us. X
I’m in the U.S & have seen the difference in Aussie Floetrol,I’ve gone on their websites for the ingredients differences & it doesn’t say any of ingredients actually. How do u know this?
& I would love to get me hands on Aussie Floetrol but shipping is ridiculous so I suffer lol. Lulu how in our own countries what we have & would trade for other things in other countries. Guess that’s what substitution & creative minds have at it LOL
@@Angie-zx8ft like I said from a video from coz creations. She said the someone had told her and he (maybe) had a job in Chemical engineering she does say in the video but can’t remember for sure. Check out her channel it was a couple of months ago now. I remember she pretty excited to be sent some Aussie foreteol. I’ve never used either being from the uk it’s not easy to come across and if you can it is as expensive as hell
@@Angie-zx8ft One suggestion you might try is to decide to splurge on the Aussie Floetrol, but order it from an American supplier (PixelPaintDesigns) so you don't have to pay as much for shipping. THEN.... rather than using the Aussie Floetrol as your pouring medium, try putting just an ounce or so into a shallow plastic lid (think yogurt cup lid, for example) and then, if appropriate for your style of painting, dipping a strip of acetate into it, and use that acetate as a swipe across your paint.. amazing cells result. Learned this from watching Priscilla Batzell of Expressionist Art Studio.
I agree with you, Claire. My favourites are the ones done with the UK and US pouring mediums. Less cells than the others, but I am not a fan of a huge amount of them anyway. The colours and composition look better to me, but art is very subjective! Thank you for doing this experiment for us!
I am glad you did this as I am new and didn't want to try pouring you helped thanks
@Veronica, your comment was 2 months ago... I'm just curious, have you tried it yet?
I hope so, it's so much fun! Even if you just start with basic supplies, it's still fun!
I just discovered Acrylic Pouring on 6/7/22 and I've already done 7 pour Paintings and posted 4 videos on my Channel!
The first 2 were actually tempera paint pours because that's all I had. (Dollar Tree paints, Dollar Tree canvas/panel boards)
The next one was with Acrylic craft paints.
The next one (6/12/22) was what I consider to be my first official one, because it was done with "real" Acrylic Paints and it turned out beautifully if I do say so myself! Lol
Happy Pouring!!
Brilliant demo thank you ...SOOOOOOO useful !!!
Thank you for showing this. I've never used the UK and US floetrol and despite everyone saying the Aussie floetrol is the best, I thought they're all pretty much the same. Watching this has now shown me. I'm in Australia, so it's all I use. I only use the glue and water mix for the base coat on the canvas. I find that Amsterdam paint with Aussie floetrol gives the best cell activation doing swipes. I'm glad you like our floetrol. I feel for anyone buying it overseas because they pay a lot more for it.
I think you should consider painting the canvases with one or two coats of paint prior to pouring so the texture of the canvas does not intrude so much on your otherwise lovely designs. Perhaps let the first coat fully dry, then the second coat can be wet or dry prior to the pouring. This hides a lot of spots that might also be bare under your design. Worth the time. Thanks
I paid $87. For 1 litre of Aussie Floetrol. Plus $29 shipping! It’s like gold!
@@juliegriffin2255 I also saw a lot of balding, or spots of what looks like just colored canvas. Like you I also paint my canvases with either a diluted house paint or just a coat or 2 of acrylic. Loved this experiment & preferred the water over all PM. 😁
@@yvette_is_Mamacado a lot of times in life, we are trained to need and buy things that we don't actually need. That is true of PM and also in our diets. I have made paintings with and without PM (only water) and with and without other additives. One day, I used hand sanitizer because I did not have any other additives to try--just the hand sanitizer and water. The paintings that day were gorgeous. I have discovered that my paintings are the most beautiful when I say a prayer or set an intention right before pouring the paint. When I pray in gratitude, the paintings look the most beautiful.
Fabulous! Thanks for doing the hard work of experimenting. 👌🏻👏🏻
Great demo. No nonsense. One woman poured the pouring medium on top of the paint on the canvas which was stupid! You did a great job! ❤️
Possibly the best comparison demo I've seen. Thank you. Think your biggest challenge must have been how fast the paints dried out while you were putting this together.
An excellent comparison video Claire! My favorites are the American floetrol and the one with just water. Very well done!
Claire, an amazing video, thank you so much for sharing this process! Best wishes, Laura xx
Long, but very informative and appreciated. Thank you.
Great comparison! Thank you! ♥️
Aussie flood floetrol has linseed oil in it crazy cells. Thanks for the video
Thank you for taking the time to do this experiment. I am so pleased to have found someone in the UK 😊
Claire, thank you so much! I'm from Greece and I only have access to Owatrol. I'm new on this and I'm trying to find the recipe that will work for me. I just used your recipe and I'm thrilled! I finally have both cells and laces in the ratio I like! ❤❤❤
I totally love the GLUE painting. Maybe not the middle bit most, but those corners are just as amazing as any of the other paintings. I would definitely do something with that painting. Add to it and enhance it a bit, keeping those corners for sure. Not a disaster at all! My next favorite is the one with the water. Like you said, it flows so smoothly.
Thank you x
I really enjoyed this video. I agreed with you... American Flotrol 1st, UK Owatrol 2nd, etc. I learned so much.. thank you!
That's a very big and expensive experiment! Thanks so much for doing this for us! I just love your channel.
Th water its a dream, the petals are very beautiful shaped!
THANKS A LOT, CLAIRE, YOU MADE A SUPER EXCELENT WORK, IT TOOK A LOT OF TIME, EFFORT AND INFORMATION THAT YOU GOT TOGUETHER, AND YOU ARE AN AMAIZING TEACHER. ONE OF THE THINGS I LOVE ON DUTCH POURS IS THE SMOCKY EFFECT, AND YES, RINSKEIS THE QUEEN IS THIS TOPIC. I'M A NEWBIE IN FLUID ART, I'M A 70 YEAR OLD MEXICAN WOMAN BUT I LIKE TO LEARN. AGAIN, THANK YOU. BEST WISHES, GREETINGS AND BLESSINGS FROM 🇲🇩.
Thanks for the lessons…I like them all….❤
Thank you Clair, that is so helpful. Appreciate your time and talent, Sandy
Great comparison of mediums. I agree with your opinions and favorites. Thank you for your extended tests. It answered all questions regarding foetrol.
I like the American Floetrol best but love how vibrant the gold was in the water one. Thank you so much for sharing!
Very helpful... thank you very much😊
Thanks Claire... so good to have a UK pourer teaching us as we can’t get hold of some of the US products
I like the results in this order, water, US and UK! Thank you for the demonstration.
Thanks for the video. It was very informative.
That was interesting. I do agree with your choives.
The American and water are my favorite. Your colors came out strong.
Hi Claire, thank you for giving us your time to do this. It was incredibly interesting. I do completely agree with you with the compositions. I hands down prefer the English and American pours, next for me would be the water pour then the Aussie. Which, being English and being very frustrated at the cost of obtaining the Aussie floetrol, has made me very happy.. However, I 100% prefer using the Aussie floetrol in my bloom recipe. The results are just too gorgeous, it's like pringles, I've popped and I can't stop!! I was going to try it in a Dutch pour but thanks to you, I don't feel I need to. 😊😊 Xxx
Thank you x
Very interesting, very surprised that the water worked. Thanks 🙏
Thank you x
Very informative and useful, thank you for all your hard work.
The cells form with just water because a lot of cell creation is based in the density of the paints (and the addition of oil such as silicone or oily pm). I hope that’s useful to others, it’s certainly helped me since I learned about this x
Great demo!
I think the water one was my favourite if I’m honest 😳
I totally agree with you about the composition. I am from QLD Australia and am just starting out with paint pouring. Found you were a great help in explaining the difference in each product. Thank you for the demonstration and your time which is much appreciated. Cheers Dawn
Thank you so much for this video that is so interesting 🤔 😊👍
Many Thanks, Claire, for this comperison. Very interesting and helpful! Greetings from Germany
Thank you 🙏🏻
quite the long video but definitely one we needed! thank you so much for this
Thanks for the experiment. Learned a lot. I agree with your favourites!🙏🏻
Love the water one..🙂
American flow is my favorite and like water too. Thanks for the experiment!
Absolutely agree with you that it’s not all about numbers of cells!! My favourite look was the USA floe and uk and i really liked the water end result!!! Xx
Thank you for this. Very informative.
Thank you so much for this comparison. I'm in the US and have not been able to afford Australian or European floetrol, much to my dismay. But after seeing your results, I will happily continue with my US Floetrol, as it was my favorite in your test, as well.
I love the water one with the more vibrant colors. They are all beautiful 🥰
First of all, thank you for all the work you put into this very important test.
I must give you lots of credit for all the mixing!. I too found it all quite interesting and yes, I agree that the American floetrol allows the paint to maintain its integrity, the colors are vivid and strong. I was interested in the water only because the colors were also very vivid.
I want to say a huge thankyou for this video. I'm in Australia, a newbie to pouring and have struggled with pouring mediums. My favourite is the Dutch pour and I mixed my paints the same as Rinksa Douna. However, the humity here made all my painting crack even after being dry for 6 weeks. Also I have struggled to get cells even with silicone.
Your recipe for Australian floetrol worked fantastically. I got cells although I need to thin my paints down a bit more next time . Thankyou thankyou thankyou.
Yay that's brilliant, so glad my recipe worked for you xxx
Very lntresting, did need to know about medium's. which confused me, so you have sorted that one out for me Thankyou, thankyou. X
Thank you! Love them all!
Thank you so much for this experiment Claire. I have been struggling with Dutch Pours because our Aussie Floetrol runs riot with creating cells, as you have demonstrated, and I much prefer the minimal cell results that the American Floetrol gives. Unfortunately I have no access to the US Floetrol.
Your comparison gives great insight into how the different Floetrols compare and gives a solid basis to help achieve the Dutch Pour look I am aiming for.
Thank you so much, I really appreciate the effort you went to.
Fab experiment. Thankyou. I think all too often we get caught up in a 'craze' where we all want something just because everyone else has it - currently seems to be the Aussie Flotrol. However, what this demonstrates is that it really is all about personal preference. Thankyou for spending your time showing us what each medium can do - side by side I can now see that I'm not that keen on the multi cell look, and instead if I were to invest in any, it would be the American, closely followed by the British.
I totally agree with you on all fronts! Lots of cells with the aussie one, but I really love the UK one because I love how it almost looks like light dancing in a pool of water. The American one was also nice with the flow!
You are also noticing the same thing with Metallics that I did! I just use water with them because I love the shimmer and intensity ❤
Thank you for trying them all! This was fun to watch!
Thank you so much for demonstrating!! ❤️
Thanks for testing Claire! That was wonderful knowledge to witness! Wonderful work and I enjoy you videos!! I
You’ve inspired me to do my version of your heart shape at my art studio for Valentine’s Day!!
Thank you 😊
Thanks for the experiment. I like the last one the best also.
Thank you. I really enjoyed watching the comparisons. So much work has gone into it and we all appreciate that.
very interesting and helpful
Thank you for your informative and very pedagogic video! Extremely useful.
Thank you so much for making this video! As a newbie to pouring I try to educate myself in techniques and also how to mix my paints for pouring. I currently use US Floetrol as I'm in Canada, so this was very informative to me. I truly appreciate all the time you spend mixing and setting up for this video. I will definitely be following you and referring to this video for future pours! Thanks again.
Appreciated this video. A lot of work for you...a lot of help for me!
Thank you Claire. This is very interesting.
I have to say YAY for the USA Floetrol. 🙂 I'm in the US so that's all I have access to, but to have you say that you like it best, was amazing. I shouldn't say that it's all I have access to, because there are other types and brands of pouring mediums, but I like the Floetrol the best. I personally don't like an overwhelming amount of cells, and I'm not crazy about super large ones either. I think the big cells take away from the composition of a painting, and to many small cells seem to hide the paint, or push it out of the way. Thank you for this awesome demonstration. It was the best one I've seen, and I've watched many, and tried many as well. I Love your work, and have tried a few of your ideas, without much success, but then I'm pretty new to pouring. Eventually I'll get there, and I hope I can create masterpieces like yours someday. 🙂 God Bless, and Happy Pouring.
I loved the face in the water pouring
Rinske Douna uses only water with her Amsterdam paints and always has a nice mixture of soft bloom and cells, I think... It's so pricey here in the UK to get hold of either US or Aussie Floetrol, so this makes me quite happy! Thanks for this comparison, Claire.
Very informative thank you Claire for taking the time to do this ❤️🇬🇸 Lynne
Thank you x
Interesting experiments
I agree with all your assessments. I also agree with your making sure to give the Australian floetrol a fair shake with the extra canvases. Well done.
Great experiment. I’m with you. Love the one done with the Flood floetrol
I think that all of them are gorgeous!
Thank you for sharing your experiment and results with us❤️
Thanks Claire I am gonna buy the 'Australian Flotrol' I also love the detail of the Australian Flotrol I am a person that is extremely focused on detail when it comes to my paintings
Thank you for sharing Claire ❤
I really like the the way it turned out with the last 2
Wow you really worked for this one. Thank you for the demo. Great information.
I totally agree. Thanks for doing this.