Thanks Amy!

It was fun to do Edna. Thanks for watching.

No you didn't have too little paint. I assume you used glue or Floetrol as your pouring medium? They dry really really thin. It probably bothers you 1000x more than it would anyone that bought or receive your painting as a gift. You could add a small bit of gac 800 or liquitex pouring medium to your paint mixture to help bulk it up a bit. I personally wouldn't worry about it.

Great to hear!

Glad it was helpful!

Required . . . absolutely not. However, a base can help move the paint around more and for some techniques allow you to keep more of the center of your pour to stay without getting as disfigured when tilting.

Glad it was helpful!

You too

Thanks. I knew the lightfastness ratings but was curious how craft paint, which doens't have an rating, would hold up. Plus I go by the motto "trust but verify" when it comes to what manufacturers tell me.

I've seen several of your podcasts, and figured you did. I just noticed, for a few years, the alt inverted 1 star equals poor, 2 good, and 3 excellent, has been mixed up with the 1 equals excellent, 2 good, 3 poor. I also appreciate people testing lesser known paints. Sometimes it's frustrating - like Royal & Langnickel. These are good starter paints with excellent properties - but they refuse to post ratings. It could be they switch pigment vendors regularly, so don't want to post - fearing potential inaccuracies, and consequences. Given that pigment prep dictates how lightfast some colors will be ... I'm more of a traditional painter but mix methods sometimes. So I'll use any decent paint from student to professional - based on what the paint formula is good for - and my painting technique. Some are great for blending - example: you tested Grumbacher. These paints are not surpassed for blended rendering. Even Golden open (I use both for things like figure rendering) isn't better - just give more time. This property in Grumbacher, makes them poor for the pour painting most do - as you noted. Good channel👍

Use one drop per 2 ounces of paint, torch after pouring but before tilting. Wait a few minutes for the cells to develop before tilting. That will give you the maximum size of cells. Leaving your paint mount upon a mound consistency will also help.

It's a hard pill to swallow sometimes for sure.

Glad to help Annelise.

We aren't doing any more of those types of videos any time soon. You are welcome to send them directly to me at the email on my contact page leftbrainedartist.com/contact and I am happy to help as best I can.

That's what I try to do! I blame it on my mom. She was a teacher for 30 years.

Thanks so much! I'm glad you found it helpful.

You are very welcome!

Link is in the description - leftbrainedartist.com/calculator

lol 😂

Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Now is the perfect time to start pouring Isabella

Works just the same.

You are too kind! 😊

You are very welcome! So glad it helped!

I don't recommend it. I haven't had good results diluting ready to pour paints any more.

Thanks for getting back to me something soon. Learn something new every day .I wish myself good luck then

The calculators have both metric and standard at the top of each one.

There are a couple of reasons: 1) mixing introduces bubbles in the paint and those come out as cells in your artwork 2) additives like silicone create cells 3) differences in density of mixed paints cause heavy paints to sink and lighter paints to rise which create cells 4) paints with different sheens have a similiar affect to #3 and can cause cells

@ thank you 🙏

Thanks for watching! Have fun with your pour!

Thanks so much Dianne.

That is exactly why I make these videos!

Thanks for watching.

We are so glad you enjoyed it! Good luck and Happy Holidays Derrick.

@@LeftBrainedArtist you as well both. 😁😁😁😁

You are very welcome! Glad the calculator is helpful.

Thanks for watching. Fiona's flowers are fantastic and take a bit of time to master for sure.

@@lauren9667 absolutely, the one I created was me just trying new techniques, and I quite adore it

We are so glad you like it! It's a lot of fun to do these together.

You're welcome! Thanks for watching and happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!

@@ellencrosby637 the feature, thank you ☺☺

I hope your first pour goes well!

#truth

You are very welcome Ben. Would love to see your work.

You're welcome

Any time Anna.

Thank you! Cheers!

Thanks so much my friend. How are the Holiday's treating you?

I’m glad it was helpful! Thanks for submitting your paintings!

@AnnaBlountArt 🥰🤗

My pleasure 😊 Thanks for letting us review your work! So excited to see what is next for you.

@@LeftBrainedArtist sure, even I'm excited to make one, but now I'm a little busy in my studies . But would surely take some time out 😊😊

Hi Fran!

Good morning Fran.

Hellow Louis.

Thanks for watching! I am glad you found the videos helpful.

Thanks for the feedback, I will keep that in mind.

It is always a pleasure to help James. Thanks for watching.

Great to hear Mike.

Thanks for watching Julie.