#110

[@carolineg.5461]

No music, i love the silence. You do the beautiful bloom with many cell, and the magnifique colors. 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@SunKissedKrissy]

Thank you for clearly demonstrating the importance of pillow density!!! My goodness - your blooms are BOTH beautiful and I’d be proud to hang something that gorgeous on my wall!🙌🏼🎉❤ 🍃🌹🍃

[@4fsake2024]

Love the colors! I really needed this information.

[@sandimccarthy-jayne6720]

I just found this video and so glad I did!! Super helpful to me❤️ thank you so much!

[@venomfluidart]

Glad it was helpful Sandi 🐨💗

[@leehill7598]

Very usefil info. Thanks 😊

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you Lee 🐨 💙

[@shomiifossil]

This guy is so dope. I've been trying to learn how to pour paint for months. They all sucked. But today, Iam liberated.. Thanks!

[@ritarezendebrites2391]

Thank you for this video. Now I know why my paintings have this dots.

[@venomfluidart]

You're welcome Rita 🐨💜

[@denisebadeaux1506]

Very pretty Sorry I missed the live

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you Denise, it's ok my friend, there's always next time ❤️❤️❤️🐨

[@marjbarnes131]

Excellent video.

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you marj 🐨💜🧡

[@kreationsbykristey]

Cant wait sweet wombat. 😘🥰

[@MariaWalker-qo3vi]

I can’t imagine making anything that beautiful 🥰

[@MS-is5ni]

Halfway in and that bloom on thick paint iis gorgeous

[@angelanolan2589]

New to acrylic pouring. This information is much appreciated. And OMG those colors are absolutely gorgeous.

[@alexbrooks1359]

Love your work mate!

[@leonormartinez6378]

Always important information. Thank you.

[@hannikotting722]

Wow August...that's amazing....love the deep blue base and the swipe colours. The copper cells are so beautiful. It all worked very well together❤

[@carlakoyak1129]

Very informative. Thanks

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you Carla 🐨💜

[@susancox1714]

it's lovely!

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you Susan ❤️ 🐨

[@joycedavidson8702]

It’s a good one Shelli. I love it. 💙

[@moniquehebert178]

That purple is gorgeous!!

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you ♥️ 🐨

[@pjespinal5037]

Thanks for the detailed explanations you always give!

[@tishlawson3370]

I could watch you all day long, just beautiful and don’t scrape it off it makes me want to cry.lol

[@tenriques4444]

Love your tutorials

[@dawnmiller6899]

Don’t know what the background noise is but it sounds like a good rain. Love the sound.

[@venomfluidart]

It was absolutely pouring down dawn, 3 days just none stop 💜❤️

[@donnamariecrandell4869]

Very pretty

[@victorial.miller7953]

Thank you so much for sharing the difference between the house paints and what to watch for. I learned a lot from this demonstration and will be a better painter for this.

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you so much for watching Victoria 🐨💜

[@Rorza75]

Good morning from Adelaide South Oz! Hey, just like to say your videos are fantastic! Great content! Amazing art! Superb talent! I’d like to begin using a spin box. Any advice on how to build or purchase one?

[@annfox9187]

I love all the little tips you give

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you ann 🥰🐨❤️

[@MS-is5ni]

Ooh now thats so pretty. Beautiful colours. Great job

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you 🐨👍

[@brightflower144]

Gorgeous!

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you! 😊

[@thislittlepiggy3349]

Great pieces!!

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you my favourite little piggy 🐷 😘

[@lucianasabatino5926]

Interesting facts/helpful info as usual! Hoping to be back in the live chat this Sunday!!

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you luciana 🐨💜

[@dianeh2420]

I had this exact issue last night!! My pillow was so thick I didn't think I would be able to save the painting at all. It also dried really dark. I hope varnish will help it. Otherwise it's try again.

[@theresakarlowitsch4401]

Super helpful. Thanx from Alaska. Always wanted to go to Australia, just don’t think I could take the heat!

[@klarasmetana3136]

I live in NQ, good tip on the paint in the fridge..

[@lisadumas6422]

I love the color combo and the cells in here in the state the PPG multi-pro is thicker than Glidden and some of the others but it is great for the price and I seem to have very little problems with it that I love your upbeat attitude it's great. Your art is standing the colors are just gorgeous. God bless be safe and be well.

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you Lisa 🐨💜🐨

[@heidismith6148]

Thankyou

[@sarahhaakanson4289]

Thanks so much for this info! I’m just starting to bloom and was questioning my pillow thickness after loving my initial blow but the spun result looking washed out. Top tip about the extra pillow puddle on the base 👍⭐️

[@jessicalarson3758]

wonderful video my friend. ty :) do you mind me asking what ratio you used for your c.a? I love love love your art and all your videos!!!

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you so much Jessica, I like to use 3:1 as it holds the lacing and cell structure better as it dries. I'm going to try 2:1 today and see the results 👍❤️🐨💜🧡

[@MistiqueMakeup]

Thanks for this! I tried my first one and it was a bit of a mess 😅 - if your pillow paint is too thick, what do you thin it down with?

[@venomfluidart]

Just use a little floetrol or water, only go a tiny bit at a time as it's easy to thin pant but harder to thicken it 👍🐨💙

[@JaeElle]

I appreciate your video! I will have to watch video 92 to see what cel activator you used. The first video I saw of yours was the one about the Amsterdam/water Josania mix. Curious if you used that or the more involved cell activator recipe

[@roberth8381]

Hi there I like the way you explain things in a simple way without making a big science out of it.😊 Cool thx. One question the base paint is it a varnish or can i use a simple wallpaint for rooms inside ? Thx a lot and greets from Germany

[@leighmcgree5566]

Hi just wondering if your colours you mix are just acrylics and water and what ratios please and what your cell activator ingredients and ratios are please. I can’t seem to get many cells in my pours and if I do they are tiny and only a few. I just love your videos, your colours and designs are amazing. Thank you in advance. 🙏

[@venomfluidart]

Hi Leigh, in this video the colours are mixed with an untinted house paint and the cell activator is Amsterdam paint with Aussie floetrol at about 3:1 ratio. I have another video with just using pebeo tube paints,water and a little josonja gloss varnish.. Here's the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/f53Cgodsp7WahLcsi=6BEgzUt99JMk-rDN

[@leighmcgree5566]

Thank you so much. I will give it a try. I watched your linked video too. Love your art, It’s beautiful 😊

[@2123Judith]

Can metellic paints be used as cell activators? My name’s Judith and I found your channel just recently, and I learned more about the bloom technique in one video , than I have from the online class I paid for, and all the other people I’ve watched. 😊I want to thank you so very much for your easy style and comforting way of teaching! I joined your group right away.. and I’m just blooming away!!!🎉

[@venomfluidart]

Hi Judith, some metallics work, I cheat by using a transparent colour then adding mica to it, works every time that way 👍 Thank you so much for watching and I'm glad I could help 🥰🐨

[@2123Judith]

Thanks so much

[@craftitkiwi]

Great video..thanks for sharing! Im just starting out with fluid art and have a couple of questions. Do you use silicon oil or varnish as your cell activator and then add black or another colour to it? And the paint you added to your pillow...have you already added a pouring fluid to it as most videos I've watched they mix the acrylic paint with a pouring fluid and a couple of drops of silicon oil and or a drop of varnish or both prior to adding/pouring over their pillow?

[@karenavery3672]

My blooms never have that many cells, I love them

[@terryenriques6810]

thanks

[@venomfluidart]

You're welcome! 🐨👍

[@mantobrew]

What do you market these MDF rounds as? Placemats or just art pieces

[@FM-id7lz]

I really like the small cells with the thicker pillow paint. How can I make the house paint have a thicker consistency?

[@venomfluidart]

Leave the lid partly open for a few days, stir it slowly every couple of hours so it doesn't skin up.

[@let.it.shine_Lauren]

Wish the camera angle was different on this. Maybe across the table so your hand isn't in the way? Beautiful blooms ❤

[@AdiArtinFrance]

In Europe, I found an interesting product in one of my favorite artstore, Boesner. It's called an acrylic paint thickener, and it was really useful during this really hot summer. The pillow paint I use is quite ideal in cold and warm weather. When it's too thick I can always use water and/or a bit of floetrol to help the paint stretch a little easier. But when it's hot, my house paint becomes very runny, so just a few drops of this artstore thickener and I am good to go. It's the Boesner store brand, but I'm sure you can find some other brands in other art stores, and I think it was something like 1O bucks for 8 onces. With only a few drops here and there, it's gonna last me a few years.

[@MS-is5ni]

Sounds like the medium used by fiona art who does the amazing flower paintings. Shes in slovenia. Havent yet found anything similar in England ...yet

[@AdiArtinFrance]

@@MS-is5ni I must say that, when I found this type of product at Boesner’s, I stopped my search. When I find the time, I’m gonna look elsewhere

[@AdiArtinFrance]

@@MS-is5ni I found 2 thickening gel mediums, Liquithick by Liquitex, and one by Amsterdam. I don't know how and if they work in house paint for our pillow... The Boesner one is a liquid, I just add a few drops and stir, see if the consistency is ok (it changes right away, I don't have to wait), and add another few drops if necessary. Once I added a big squirt of it, and I had to water the house paint down, then the day after I had to strain my paint because of big goobs and chunks of paint. So a very little at a time. I guess it should be the same with the gel ones

[@MS-is5ni]

@@AdiArtinFrancethank you. I will keep searching 😁

[@lindarandles2106]

Could they you took it out of the tin be a cause for more bubbles or does it matter if you pour it out or spoon it out .

[@acrylic.paint-pour.clogger]

Wow so gorgeous (looking at the first one). I'm having so much trouble with the bloom technique, but I'm mixing my colored paint to be much thinner than yours. I couldn't hear what you said you were mixing the black paint with, for the CA, on this video. Can you please tell me what that was, and the ratio? Thanks so much.

[@BrandiWineRn]

Usually it’s a 3 parts Aussie flood and 1 part Amsterdam oxide or mars black or titanium white. I like for it to drop off stick for around 5 sec then boomerang back up quickly.

[@kateeoyler1416]

The “clogger” just asked the same question I was about to ask: the Cell Activator! I’m not just new to pouring but I’m new to your channel which I found quite useful and entertaining… so I’m a new subscriber as well. I have been struggling with getting the right paint for pillows. The brands you mentioned are not available here in the US - at least not that I know of - so I guess my question is (assuming you’re familiar with US brands, from the Home Depot, Lowe’s, Sherman Williams, and that’s about all I have access to here in south Florida). If not, can you please send me some brand names that work and a link to order these online? I have been binge-watching KZbin videos for the right brand of paint. I’ve tried many of them, but I either end up with cracks or no cells at all. Help!! Please! You seem like a nice guy so I’m gonna ask for HELP! 😬 Thanks so much, Kate

[@marziascapini8669]

How mix your paint? 😍

[@venomfluidart]

With untinted house paint as a pouring medium, video # 252 shows how I mix it.

[@kimking3221]

Do you use house paint as pillow on a canvas thank you

[@royalarsenalstudios2501]

Hey Nice one. Is the base mdf or is that canvas? Is the British Paints gloss ?

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you 👍, it was an 8"mdf round, the British paints is low sheen, using a gloss will let the paint move around as it dries giving wonky cells 👍

[@klarasmetana3136]

I love the look of those tight cells, they remind me of some type of skin from a magical beast..Love

[@venomfluidart]

Thank you klara 🐨💜

[@studiovip225]

Hi, what exactly is the UK paint called that you use? Tia

[@venomfluidart]

British paints is Australian, 👍🐨

[@kian4753]

What can you use these round boards for?

[@judybatten5378]

Hi. I just want to ask, if you happen to buy pillow paint that is to thick n full of bubbles like that one, what do you recommend to add to the paint to thin it (better it ).? Rather then waste it. Until I can get a better brand. 😊😊

[@venomfluidart]

Just add a little floetrol and it will thin out, it only needs a drop so add it a tiny bit at a time.

[@judybatten5378]

@@venomfluidart thankyou. I will try that. 😊

[@musoandafan965]

I make galaxy-looking pours and the white dots are stars ok!

[@venomfluidart]

It's funny you say that Thomas, I actually shake the hell out of my pillow paint when I do a galaxy pour just so I get the white bubble dots, gives a cool effect 👍🐨

[@lynne2945]

Thanks so much Darren this was really informative. Could you tell me the brand of the other pillow paint you used as I am still struggling with my British Paints. The can that I am using at the moment is leaving about a 1 second trace. I really think my CA is thicker and my colours thicker again. I think I finally have my pillow at the right consistency( about a 5 second trace) but I have mixed it with about 50 percent Taubmans (the one we use for the PM) and 10 percent heavy gel gloss, which is working out very expensive. I was thinking maybe I could mix some of the thicker pillow you used with my British Paints and see what happens. Thanks again for all the knowledge you share. I really appreciate it. 😊

[@venomfluidart]

Hi lynne, it was by hymes , still a very good quality paint but very thick with loads of bubbles. With the British paints decant into sauce bottles and leave the lid open, it thickens up over a couple of days. Always make sure you stir the tin really well but slowly, after about 30 mins it thickens up also. The problem with mixing the taubmans into the pillow is that it's a gloss, so when you do blooms as it dries the paint tends to keep moving and distorts the cells 👍🐨

[@lynne2945]

@@venomfluidart thanks so much Darren for getting back to me. I usually decant but have never left the lid off before so I’ll definitely give that a try. Really appreciate your help. 😊

[@BrandiWineRn]

I’m in the us and doing the same thing! I finally am getting great blooms but mega bubbles . 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@dance111ful]

How thick do you have your colour paint and what do you mix the colour with

[@venomfluidart]

Quite thick, here's a video on it kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5uZqn9qYsyeeK8

[@dance111ful]

@@venomfluidart . Thank you so much for your info, one more question can you make thinner with water if you want to do a cup pour.

[@lisadumas6422]

I might have missed part of what you were talking about popping the air bubbles and then torching and more coming up if I heard you correct it seems like when I torch it just brings up more air bubbles then you can possibly pop in a short period of time. So I hear you on that don't like the little white air bubbles that on me always seem to be more when I torch!

[@venomfluidart]

Hi Lisa, if the pillow is a bit too thick it's a nightmare too get rid of the bubbles. I'll decant some into a smaller container and stir it slowly over a couple of days. That helps quite a bit 👍

[@michellemarinucci502]

Hi from Canada. I have a question. If you have a pillow paint, that is too thick, how can you thin it out, for the perfect consistency?

[@venomfluidart]

Just add a tiny bit of us floetrol to it at a time till you get the consistency you want 👍🐨

[@alysonbaskurt2445]

Great video, however i was wondering if there is any other way of thinning your pillow down if too thick apart from using floetrol iam in the UK and it difficult to get hold of

[@venomfluidart]

In the UK use Owatrol 👍🐨

[@alysonbaskurt2445]

@@venomfluidart thank you so much

[@PrettyArtsyChitYoutube]

Forgive me if this has been covered....What do you do if you know there's to much pillow but it won't spin off?? What options do we have

[@BrandiWineRn]

I am having this issue . Have u ever mixed your pm untinted house paint with another house paint or with like a Artist loft soft body white to get the thickness needed? Will I always have air bubble issues bc of the thickness a 4-5 sec trace paint or is it just how I’m mixing it?

[@venomfluidart]

No brandi, because it's a gloss and the pillow is low sheen, if the are both gloss it warped cells and drys funny

[@dance111ful]

Sorry I am in Townsville Queensland Australia

[@kbs36]

New to acrylic pouring. So you did not add anything else for your pillow paint, except the paint?

[@KristiMascia]

If I screw up a piece, like accidentally putting my finger in it, once it’s dried, can I pour on top of it again? I hate throwing out a 24” x 24” canvas. 😢

[@venomfluidart]

Yep, I've done it plenty of times , I usually wait 30 days so the paint is fully cured, give it a light sand with 240grit sandpaper and paint over it 👍🐨

[@lesleyvenville7962]

Do you have trouble with it cracking when it dries?

[@venomfluidart]

Very rarely during summer here in Australia, maybe 1 in 300.

[@lesleyvenville7962]

@Venom fluid art I am in Tasmania so I can't blame the heat. I will try with the British Paint. It's not mixed with anything?

[@007KayElleKay]

Hi Darren . I’m in the U.K. and amazingly, we don’t have the British Paints brand - I’m a bit stumped now because I really don’t know what to use for pillow or for pouring. I’m going to the wholesaler this afternoon to see if they will sell me untinted Dulux Trade Paint base for the pouring medium but it’s much too expensive to use as a pillow ( and probably too thick ) . Any thoughts would be appreciated . Karry from the UK .

[@monikasoltysik6419]

Same situation! Here in UK everything is so much dearer! Please, let me know when you find a good one Huge thanks Monika😊😊😊😊

[@007KayElleKay]

@@monikasoltysik6419 - I’ve kind of got a bit of a workaround today . You don’t need any Floetrol for cell creation , just Titanium White and Lamp Black mixed one to one with water . I’m using my Floetrol to mix with pigments and paints . Pillow paint is untinted Dulux vinyl silk base ( light) mixed with a cheap vinyl emulsion from B & Q , again one to one but mixed “down” with a cheap flow that I found in “ The Range “ . I can also tint that mixture any colour I choose to get a darker pillow paint . Pillow density and “slip” are really important but I’ve found even if it’s not as smooth as you’d like it, it does self level as it’s drying .

[@karynlaing3702]

What paint is your pillow paint made of.

[@venomfluidart]

Waterbased acrylic house paint.

[@karynlaing3702]

@@venomfluidart thank you. Your work is amazing.I’m determined lol. 😀

[@SuperFirelily]

What is pillow paint?

[@venomfluidart]

It's the paint at the bottom that cushions the colours above.

[@MackieJackCreations]

Wombat, how do you mix your pillow paint then???

[@venomfluidart]

You don't mix the pillow paint, it's just straight out of the tin 👍🐨

[@MackieJackCreations]

@@venomfluidart I thought in the video, if you didn’t mix it with the pouring medium & thin it down, the paint wouldn’t glide across it right?

[@venomfluidart]

​@MackieJackCreations you don't mix pouring medium with pillow paint. Pouring medium is for your colours

[@MackieJackCreations]

@@venomfluidart Oh crap, I’m sorry. I have been watching many of your vids & got things confused. Thanks for answering. I’m an idiot. 😂

[@venomfluidart]

​@MackieJackCreations don't feel bad, there's a load of information involved in paint pouring to absorb 💙🐨💜

[@niccichapman569]

A different camera angle would be better as could not see a thing when you used the mini blower.

[@venomfluidart]

This video is from September 2022 shot with a phone. Running a different set up now.

[@karenavery3672]

No, I like the silence. Most of the music is so bad I have to mute it.

[@wanparaph]

So you're not going to talk about how the colors mixed, how viscous it is. Or the cell activator. Firstly I'm not sure how knowing how thick the pillow is means much without knowing what the consistency of the other paint is.

[@venomfluidart]

That information is plenty of the other videos, If I go over the same thing in every video it would be 3 hrs long

[@dawnmiller6899]

Personally I find Si Frost totally annoying. Loves to see himself on camera also. I got where I can’t watch him at all

[@venomfluidart]

I hate being on camera dawn, that's why you only get to see hands lol 😆. I find it's better to keep the camera down so you can see what I'm doing 👍💚❤️🐨

[@MS-is5ni]

Oh shame. Dots

[@kimking3221]

Do you use house paint as pillow on a canvas thank you