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[@dawnmarie2490]

Just found this video. Thank you for everything you do to help others. You are my favorite to watch. From all the information you share and watching you create your beautiful art its really amazing. But, mostly I really enjoy your personality! I laugh with you and feel uplifted watching your videos! Thank you so much for all you do!! You help more people than you can ever imagine!

[@lisamarvinart]

That is so nice to hear! Thank you so much! ♥️

[@jennifertrewartha8161]

That was so fun to watch! You are never boring. 😁🌞 A question, if I may. What makes a cell activator? I had previously thought it was just when white is used, but you said you use colour, too. So, what exactly makes one thing the paint, and another thing the cell activator?

[@joyellis3354]

Thankyou Lisa great tutorial you are a star

[@funartbylinda2853]

Love them all, I tried this before but didn't have the success you have. thanks now I want to try them all again...lol

[@lisamarvinart]

😂 have fun!

[@sorinagabor5318]

The video wasn’t boring at all😇. Grateful for the whole work you put on it. So much knowledge got out from it! Thank you

[@liletteautrey8481]

Thank you for your tips for me nothing beat Amsterdam

[@lisamarvinart]

So true!

[@margaritaphobe]

Hi Lisa, firstly I want to thank you 🙏 for another wonderfully informative and educational video. We, as viewers and reasonably new bloomers, just starting our Bloom journey, are very lucky to have you, doing all this work, as well as using your products, ( which are not cheap), to teach us. For all you do and for putting yourself out there, thank you 🙏. With love and respect from Australia ♥️💯♥️💐💐

[@lisamarvinart]

Aw thank you! ❤️

[@lornapayne2805]

I so agree. This is the most informative video I've seen. So helpful regarding cell activator. Thank you so much for all your hard work. Another beginner from UK.

[@AY-rd2te]

Thank you,thank you for showing this video. Most can work,depending on the look one wants. You are awesome !

[@JudyM500]

I liked the Golden, liquitex heavy body and holbein. I must say I was very surprised that the Arteza has quite some potential. Fabulous video, as always Lisa. Thanks so much!!

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@debarguedas]

Thanks Lisa- that was an awesome video! I think good ol Amsterdam was my fav but I also like Windsor and Arteza😊

[@lisamarvinart]

Thanks so much! Really great options!

[@RebekahSue]

Thank you so much - what a generous donation of your time!! The Golden surprised the the most. I liked the Pebeo results but don't think I'd want to stick my face it it... After careful consideration and re-watching the final results four times, my favorite was the Liquitex heavy body. I appreciated your scientific approach to the whole experiment, and that you did this all in one sitting. Your pool of varied paints was very good - good price range and demonstration of paints accessible to multiple artists. All in all, worth the 42 minutes on our end and I was grateful that you posted.

[@lisamarvinart]

Aw thank you! ❤️

[@CnBArtStudio]

It was a valuable experiment because, as you said, they all provide different effects. Amsterdam yes! Liquitex prof heavy body yeah! Also the golden and winsor and newton I liked too. I have used the Atelier but it needed to be 4:1 rather than 3:1. So appreciate this Lisa because it is good to see how they turn out.

[@lisamarvinart]

Absolutely! Thank you!

[@marjbarnes131]

Great video. Obviously Amsterdam is the best but liquitex hard body is a good choice also. Thanks for all the work.

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@jab3562]

What I love the most about you is you think out loud, you observe and verbalize what you’re observing, it’s like what a real teacher does because we’re learning with and through you. And I find that absolutely amazing. You show all your work, whether it works, whether it doesn’t work and I cannot thank you enough for this.

[@rallen9433]

Thank you... I am so appreciative. I have to say it twice...thank you. I have been searching for a video that discusses different brands that yield cells during a bloom... I assume the black paints will yield similar results. Can you do another video with the black paints? Thanks for your consideration.

[@2123Judith]

Lisa it’s a portrait in the middle +++++ yup blew that pillow away don’t worry it’s with of my.blown away Blooms

[@2123Judith]

All of my blown away pillows

[@2123Judith]

Ok a quick analysis’ BLOOMS that are little ,fast, smelly cells ,but cells no less oops sorry whose was smelly Liquidated heavy body, even , boring little cells, Golden up next ok cells ….cells ENOUGH for all that blowing REally??? Not as cute strong or bubbly as the Amsterdam

[@lisamarvinart]

❤️

[@margaret7620]

LOL. You are a TOTALLY “good person!” Thank you so much for this. I’m from a scientific background and very much appreciate experiments!

[@lisamarvinart]

😂 I’m glad I was sciency enough 😂

[@debbikaplan1255]

Lisa that was so helpful. Thank you! I going to check out the other links you listed. 💙☮️

[@lisamarvinart]

Aw thank you!

[@fluidipityfluidipity3085]

Great video Lisa! Always wondered about using other brands besides Amsterdam. The liquitex heavy body was a surprise & I liked the golden. Your reaction to the pebeo was priceless😂

[@lisamarvinart]

😂 thank you!

[@juliahulse5272]

Are these all titanium white specifically? And thank you for your videos!!

[@lisamarvinart]

Yes! :)

[@mariannehoule8722]

Good job , Golden and newton surprise me !!

[@sofiesartcorner]

Thank you for doing this ...did you add wood conditioner or not ? and what was the pillow paint please reply

[@lisamarvinart]

No :) Glidden essentials eggshell:)

[@WhiteDogGalleryByAmyJohnson]

Omg love your “Mad Scientist” videos. The only thing missing is a white lab coat and geeky eyeglasses 🤣

[@lisamarvinart]

Lol love it!

[@Fmkayla]

Hi Lisa, great video! I throughly enjoyed this experiment wished I was there your a lot of fun. Picking out my favorite , I can’t because there are a number of them I really liked. So watching this give me more hope on these cool dynamics of lacing & cells with different products. I’m really looking for back grounds for my paintings . And I’m not looking for wild crazy cells. So this was very good 👍🏻

[@1toughmama]

Lisa you are a SUPERSTAR!!! 🦸‍♀️ Absolutely brilliant woman!!! 🤩 I have wondered how other brands would perform but didn’t want to wast the Aussie floetrol! 😂 THANK YOU times a MILLION for doing this!! You are really here for us and I appreciate you so much!! I think my top 3 FAVS are Amsterdam, of course, Golden, & Arteza ! I’m absolutely trying these now! 🎉🎉🎉💕💕💕🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼😘😘😘

[@n2zartist]

So glad this popped up. SUPER helpful. Thank you!!

[@lally816]

Thank you for doing all the work very much appreciated

[@katw9481]

This is incredibly informative, especially for someone just embarking on their bloom journey! Thank you for showing so many different brands and their different looks. The only additional thing I would have been extremely interested in seeing was how each looked dry to really see how each sank, etc., but otherwise still so informative!

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you! They all dried pretty similar. I’ll be posting results in my Instagram and fb :)

[@JeannetteSmith-og8wi]

Respect his ears we

[@fionaroutledge5455]

I have a few tubes of liquitex opaque and the titanium so I'm going to try this out definitely. Thanks for taking the time to make this video xx

[@lisamarvinart]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@thecynic9232]

I’ve had lumpy lumpy paint (in many colours) many times using Artist’s Loft LEVEL 2. Wtf I always wonder?

[@mariasolmirarodriguezsilva8620]

Me lo é pasado genial..!!! Un vídeo magistral y para nada se me ha hecho pesado,cuando algo te gusta no quieres que se acabe nunca,me a servido de mucha ayuda 👏👏😀👌desde españa.. gracias 👋👋

[@RaindropArtbyNikkiRainey]

What a great video, Lisa! A wonderful aid for us amateurs! I think they each would work, just some work better and more natually. The ones I really love are like yours pretty much, Amsterdam, Liqutex HB, Golden and Liquitex Basics, in that order. I don't dislike the others, those are just my favorite! I searched for a video on your cell activator specifically, so thanks! Now to find one for the pillow paint! :)

[@elizabethwhite1014]

I got the cottage cheese effect with the Liquitex heavy body TW but not the Basics TW. Interesting...

[@hazelmurray6134]

I like the Amsterdam, Golden and Winsor &Newton, but I would be proud and delighted to have created any one of them. BTW I belive us Brits pronounce it Holbine (rhyming with vine or wine!!), but I dont know if that is actually correct!! Thanks foryour hard work... v helpful and v inspiring....

[@sueharris997]

I would love any of these results! Thanks for the experiment.

[@Carole_Williamson]

FYI, I use Amsterdam tit. white, or Liquitex Basics tit. white as bases in my Dutch Pours where my paints are all mixed with just water and all the same consistency, and I actually get some cells with the Liquitex basics, much more that the Amsterdam. Don’t know about CA’s, have only used the Amsterdam for white CA

[@sharonbacon7489]

Wow..... that took a minute but I really wanted to see which paint to use as a cell activator because people use so many different ones. So, I will go with Amsterdam, Liquitex heavy body or Windsor & Newton. Again, thank you for doing this comparison. 😃 Should just keep my mouth shut but.... lots if people use white and black cell activators. Why?? And does the black act differently than the white. 🤷‍♀️

[@dorothyreis4082]

This demonstration helped so much. Didn't know about the blowing out technique Would any color of these top 5 give the same affect?

[@cindykirk3153]

WOW I can't believe this video is a year old and I'm just finding it now ....thank you so much for these videos on the bloom technique....I have been struggling with it for quite a while so now I see lots of things I don't have right ...when they say 1to 3 ratios for PM & cell activator it's hard to see consistencies ...I have never been able to get Amsterdam lights work for me....Thank you so so much for these videos they should help me alot ....all my blooms look great when start done...next couple hours they look like a muddy mess .....thank you

[@lisadumas6422]

So on your ca you don't want it to sink right in you want it to leave a small Trace is that correct? Because the last batch I got which took forever and was in the winter I know it got Frozen and that's a whole new story but curious about it just sinking right in or should it leave at least a one second Trace? Please and thank you. And appreciate you doing this. 😋💞💞

[@ceca2413102]

Kao prvo, nijedan tvoj video nije dosadan. Iskreno u odnosu na moje pocetne radove, bas pocetne tvoji su svi savrseni. Ipak Amsterdam i Liquitex su mi najbolji, sto znaci da ih nikada i necu dobiti jer te boje nikada necu ni kupiti jer ih nema. Ni boja ni floetrola. Lep pozdrav.

[@annakowalenko7002]

Atelier paints are branded “interactive” as they have an additive that allows them to be reworked when dry. This may have caused the issue. I have had similar problems and don’t use them for blooms or pouring.

[@Carole_Williamson]

Yeah, Arteza claims to be heavy body. But I find it to be more of a medium body.

[@lovecruisingjohnson2340]

Thanks Lisa for this informative video. Did you mix your base paint with anything? tia

[@carolineg.5461]

oooh sweet Lisa !!💙🤍💙 Ne te sens pas mal de faire une si belle expérience et de prendre beaucoup de temps. Tu le fais pour toi et prends le temps et l'argent pour comparer des CA. Je n'ai pas trouvé ça long même qu'un jour j'aimerais que tu nous expliques avec ron oeil d'expert ce que tu entends par juteux, par bea lacing, tendance à s'effacer sur les bords,...avec ces tuiles que tu n'as surement plus tu aurais pu nous expliquer ce qu'est de belles cellules. Moi je vois des cellules et je suis contente. 😁 Quoique à force de t'écouter et observer je deviens plus difficile pour la qualité de mes soufflages. Petit à petit. Merci pour ce précieux vidéo. ❤❤ Je suis surprise que le pébéo sente aussi mauvais et qu'il réussisse quand même à faire des cellules. Plusieurs m'ont surpris comme Atelier que plusieurs utilisent mélangé avec Amsterdam. J'aurais cru que Golden aurait tout surpassé et de loin. Le liquitex corps lourds et Amsterdam sont mes préférés. 🥰🥰🥰

[@pennymcclenahan2905]

Lisa thank you for taking the time to do this test for yourself and all the bloomers in the world! You r so wonderful to share all your experiments! Very interesting info 🥰 hugs

[@lisamarvinart]

Aw thank you! ❤️

[@cindypomeroy-evans7298]

Lisa, I am new so with Amsterdam do you just pour it straight from tube or bottle or must you add medium and or water and anything else to get it to work as a CA?

[@johannebrun3409]

This was super helpful!! Thank you!

[@vvissa5485]

I am a newbie to blooms & still struggling with my consistencies. So since I get cheap thrills even with just couple of cells (🤣), this video is very very helpful. Thank you.

[@lisamarvinart]

I’m so glad! Keep it up :)

[@leesahscottage663]

Not boarded at all ~ thank you so very much for sharing!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@catpender9807]

Very interesting. Now I want to buy more paint dang it!

[@hazelmurray6134]

ps What Pillow Paint did you use?

[@pJo2973]

The liquitex heavy body. The thicken body paint has more binders and pigment. The more expensive ones have stronger pure pigments than the lesser priced. Thank you for showing us. I would love to see US floetrol and other solutions also!

[@lisamarvinart]

Us flo is a bit trickier and I don’t mess around with any of those additions :) Maybe I will make a vid on that one day!

[@FluidNationArt]

Very interesting!!! And educational! I’m with you though Amsterdam all the way!! If in the USA you can order it from Michaels online and they will ship it to you!

[@lisamarvinart]

Yes!

[@jacquinichols5035]

Home recovering from surgery and really enjoying bingeing your vids....can't wait to get back into the studio to practice what you preach! Thank you very much!!

[@lisamarvinart]

Aw thank you! Hope you feel better!

[@marlenedrewes]

Hi from Alberta. Thank you for buying all those brands and doing this experiment. I like blooms and I watched every minute. I like Arteza and Windsor Newton because of the lacing mixed with cells. Know what? For cell accelerator I use Daler Rowney tube paint from Walmart with water. The black works better than white, and it may not be as celly as yours but still nice.

[@lisamarvinart]

Oooo that’s fun!

[@funartbylinda2853]

good to know this I bought some but never used as a CA, I am in Saskatchewan neighbor!!!!! Gonna try those too

[@MrNandiuxx]

I’m surprised! definitively all of them work (for me) with different results but most of them good reaction!

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@jab3562]

What I love the most about you is you think out loud, you observe and verbalize what you’re observing, it’s like what a real teacher does because we’re learning with and through you. And I find that absolutely amazing. You show all your work, whether it works, whether it doesn’t work and I cannot thank you enough for this.

[@lisamarvinart]

Wow, thank you!

[@victoriabrown567]

Amsterdam,liquitex heavy duty are my choices. Would also use Windsor and newton or golden. This video was great!!! Thank you. Really really helpful.

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@2123Judith]

LisaI Love you your wild I’m just an old painter but Holbein is pronounced HOLE BINE NO BEAN

[@lisamarvinart]

😂 thank you!

[@yvencia1150]

Thank you for sharing 🎨 🎨

[@2123Judith]

Almost out of popcorn--ok ARTEZA TIME I SAW A LITTLE HALO TOOOOOTHINTHICKEN IT UP

[@lisamarvinart]

😂

[@FIZZGIG-RARF]

Did you add all of the Floetrol at once to the Basics? Some paints, like Amsterdam Expert Titanium White, don't mix well, I THINK because of the body of the paint or the thickness of the binders.🤔🤨 Someone feel free to correct or expand on that. I have to add the Floetrol in small amounts and mix very well to prevent it from clumping like that. It's a process, but it works!☺

[@lisamarvinart]

Makes sense!

[@janstringer4233]

Excellent experiment. I will stick to Amsterdam as I am still learning and practising. Thank you for this.

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@2123Judith]

He was the portrait painter to the crown like Henry the Eight, that’s why his oils became famous You get it….. famous clients famous painter famous paint hole bine ( pronounce)

[@lisamarvinart]

Ooo so good to know! Thank you!

[@mermiefasmart1387]

Thank you for all this info ! It sure does help. In turn, please learn that "Holbein" is pronounced "Hole- Bine"...not "Hole-Bean".

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@annlarrabee8745]

Very helpful thank you

[@Littlewings1211]

Weird. I've used Pebeo Titanium White (studio acrylics) and never noticed a rotten egg smell at all. Maybe Elliot was right and you got a bad bottle?

[@lisamarvinart]

Must be!

[@shannongreenlaw321]

I had the same issue with atelier both white and black .. i basically got no cells I thought it was just me! lol. I stick with the standard amsterdam! (another thing that seems to be just me, is why brands of pillow in the USA work for everyone else but for me my composition melts :()

[@lisamarvinart]

Consistency is key :)

[@marymikehawkins6682]

Thank you so much for all the information! (tho I'm a bit winded just watching you lol!) ♥

[@lisamarvinart]

😂

[@miramota7772]

Nice job thank you I do like the Amsterdam and the full bodied liquitex

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@hollylowery26]

If your paint stinks it has gone bad and will not act normally. It may be a brand new tube to you, but how long was it at the store? Did it freeze before you got it? Many things could have happened before you bought it. I would take it back to the store.

[@lisamarvinart]

True!

[@avileno50]

Very good video, thanks it was / is very helpful …..

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@karawanser6391]

Definitely worth watching and thanks it cleared up some thoughts that I had 👍🤗

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@herbsayre6323]

Thanks Lisa, very helpful video.

[@lisamarvinart]

I’m glad!

[@jdunlap1793]

Very helpful Thanks, Happy Saturday

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@nancyalroy5138]

Thank you for doing this experiment!

[@lisamarvinart]

❤️

[@jaynieT50]

Please do the same test with American flietrol. It would really help those of us who find the aussie floetrol too expensive in u.s.

[@lisamarvinart]

Ok!

[@debwiands5150]

Golden and amsterdam

[@swatikeshkamat9235]

Hi lisa! Is Australian floetrol flameable? Can I get it home on a flight?

[@lisamarvinart]

Hmm I know people travel with it so don’t think so?

[@victoriabrown567]

Windsor Newton, Amsterdam and golden are winners.

[@lisamarvinart]

Yes!!

[@bren8009]

Thank you, thank you!! I'm definitely going with Amsterdam. The whole cell think is a bit difficult to grasp as a beginner. Your video finally help me to understand. Can't wait to try this now! ❤️

[@rosannahutson9757]

This is great.You are a wonderful teacher! May I ask you a question? In your pillow paint are you adding the glue to the Glidden pillow paint? All I can find at the moment is that paint, and I was wondering if you are still using it or was it just an fantastic experiment as you showed in your video? The results were fabulous.I’m a chicken lol.Thank you for your generosity in sharing and teaching,plus you are so darn cute!

[@cathyclemmer2059]

Amsterdam has always been my favorite

[@lisamarvinart]

Yes!

[@kmcch2]

Great job! Very informative 👏 👌

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@deborahkinsey8047]

Thank you so much for the lesson. I've just started watching you and I've learned so much from you in the last few days and I have watching a lot of other videos. The detail is excellent thank you so much

[@gretadevies9343]

thank you !!

[@Pashanny824]

I think this was a very important test Lisa. Thank you for your work.❤

[@donnasedgyartdeejulia5821]

Thank you Lisa for another great learning video! I do like the Amersterdam but also the Winsor and the Golden. Funny I haven't been using the White activator in awhile and this really helped to inspire me to do so. Thank you so so much for all your videos.

[@saraclark4944]

Very helpful!! Thank you!

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@Kat-ng6gb]

Liquitex heavy body my fave from the video. Amsterdam, arteza, golden so flat, Windsor and Newton, Holbein, pebeo, golden, liquitex basic, and atelier is my order.

[@lisamarvinart]

I’m probably similar!

[@88kburke]

This was extremely helpful, Lisa. Just when I was looking for the answer to the question of what is the best paint for white cell activator, there you were. Brought home some Winsor and Newton today and I'm feeling good after watching this. Liquitex wasn't satisfying. Amsterdam was going to be the next try but Michaels doesn't stock it in the store I visit. Thanks for your time!

[@lisamarvinart]

Glad it was helpful!

[@brendabrown4356]

Thanks for the experiment- I liked Amsterdam, Golden & Liquidtex Heavy body.

[@lisamarvinart]

So many options!

[@luluspittles5424]

You do make me chuckle - perhaps all great alchemists have messiness in common. You are wonderful to share your findings with us. The one that surprised me was the Pebeo high viscosity. I expected more from the Atelier (which I just ordered) so I'll play with the consistency. Thank you.

[@lisamarvinart]

Yes! Some people love the atelier so prob just a little tweaking!

[@kl4334]

Thanks Lisa this was very helpful! I think I’ll keep using my Amsterdam but I will save this video! 🌹🌹🌹

[@lisamarvinart]

Thank you!

[@terilechner]

There is one I've tried that I really like, it's M.Grahm Titanium white and Lamp Black. The cell structure is amazing. You might like it!

[@lisamarvinart]

Yes that’s a good one too!

[@userMarinainCol]

Great vid Lisa. My 3 choices would be Amsterdam, Windsor, Arteza. Arteza with a little work I think would look good. There is one professional paint where I live (Colombia) that I'm going to try and see how it compares. Thanks LIsa.

[@lisamarvinart]

Great choices! Have fun!!

[@PattyPuckettPouringArt]

Thanks for your experiments Lisa! The Amsterdam is my #1, but I'm surprised how most of them were good especially if you would adjust the consistencies. 🙂

[@lisamarvinart]

I know right?!

[@nadinelataille7462]

Thanks so much Lisa, awesome video. I have 5 of those brands , 4 I have not tried as a CA. I will now though.

[@lisamarvinart]

Yay!

[@brendaroberts1550]

Such a great learning experience watching you experiment with a wide range if paints...💖💖💖💖 that you take the time to do videos like these...

[@lisamarvinart]

Aw thank you!