2 Common Problems When Acrylic Pouring

[@thisdollslifejenna3841]

I like that you did a "too thin" one & a "too thick" demo, so people can actually SEE what happens when the paints aren't mixed to the desired consistency!! Thanks hon!:)

[@georgemills5545]

I just posted above. I DID this test, had the consistency right and the pour paint ended up so thin all the colors muddied. I'm wondering if its the base paint consistency, which is supposed to be a bit thinner than the colors?

[@freedombee9900]

Thank God for this video. Ive watched so many trying to figure out what I was doing wrong, & ur the only one I found who addressed it. I wasnt using enough paint. THANKU

[@elftams]

Omg! I was literally about to give up with paint pouring but you have just shown exactly where I’m having problems - thank you thank you thank you!

[@kimdoe5889]

Thank you for showing us how it is done. I've started acrylic pour the past few months and I'm hooked! Your channel is super relatable and easy to enjoy!

[@carolalter6697]

I know the one with too little paint did not work out the way you would have liked - But, I loved the first try because it looked like the ocean smashing against a cliff - In my work, I would use it for background and carefully paint other elements into it to create a painting - Sometimes the mistakes can end up being amazing

[@louiserangitoto8498]

Did you read the video title?😀

[@bamabev79]

I can't thank you enough for all of your "how to" (& how not to!) videos!! I haven't done a pour before so, when awesome people like you post tutorials, I learn so much! Thanks again, it is truly appreciated!

[@lynnforcier3753]

Oddly enough I really like the "too much" paint painting! Having said that, I have done all three. I love watching your videos because I always learn something from you. I watched MANY videos when I was getting ready to start my painting in June 2018. You and one other artist were my inspiration. Thank you so much for doing what you do.

[@whitneymetz6154]

My 6 year old daughter and I love watching your videos! We tried our first acrylic pour tonight and they turned out so pretty!

[@deedeeriggs]

I hate it when I don't mix up enough paint. I'm not sure why you got two thumbs down. To me if you get a thumbs down you should say what you didn't like about it as opposed to just being negative without anything constructive occurring. It's very subjective in that it's your artwork and your opinions so what is there to be negative about. if you're not interested in it, don't watch. Personally, I love your videos. You cover a lot of common questions people have and make everything look so simple.

[@jackiewagner4152]

You are an awesome teacher. I have learned so much from you. I can hardly wait to watch your other videos and try some of your 10 techniques. Thank you for sharing and your time.

[@sweett4039]

Thank you so much! Last night, I made 2 new pictures. The whole goal was simply to try a couple of your suggestions as I’m over watering my paint mix and the design fades on the sides. I used you paint mixing ratios as well as your suggested amount of product total per canvas size. I am EXTREMELY pleased with the results! I also tried your trick of setting to canvas on top of another canvas that is still wrapped in plastic! The jury is still out if that recommendation! Thank you so much for all that you share. You are my number one go to girl for pour/flow painting instruction!!!

[@outsideofthelinesart5468]

Thank you for sharing, being new to acrylic pouring I have had this happen to me, both too thick and too thin. I think I am getting better at it, but will keep watching your channel. Thanks again for helping out!

[@amandar.2491]

I just did my first pour ever this morning after have watching a ton of your videos! I’m hosting a pour for my birthday on the 11th of January and I can proudly say my consistency is is on point! Thank you for all your information ! I have a new obsession! ❤️

[@timewithsopy]

For the first time last night, my mix is getting closer to the correct path, thanks to your vid. I didn't add any water to the color mix before and couldn't make out why my paint was not flowy like others. The problem now is that... I think it's closer to the too thin. Going to try and fix it tonight.

[@charmingAmy]

I honestly don't think I could function without your channel. You are the greatest teacher ever!

[@yvettek.5650]

Oh thank you! I just did my second poor last night and I realized I'm not consistent with how I mix the paint some are too thin some are too thick and it really shows when I pour those little teeny squiggly lines and other places there's really big lines the most of it's just really thin, the colors are gone. I did the small dish drainer.

[@jro9365]

Yaaaayyyyyy finally a great video that was extremely useful. I FINALLY had my very 1st successful ring pour after watching this. I think I was just a little too thin with past attempts because they always started out looking perfect but then when it came time to tilt it I would lose all my lines and end up looking like just another pour. You videos were the very 1st ones I saw that got me immediately interested in painting and I finally found this video today so thank you so much for taking the time to explain & make the perfect tutorial !!!

[@christinesykes7672]

Thank you so much for sharing, this is great advice for newbies like me to understand where I am going wrong and why my paintings don't work😭 Love watching your videos 💚💚

[@JessicaLL]

So glad I found this video (& your channel!) has helped me realise a few mistakes I’ve been making! I should be able to do some more decent pours now! Thank you Mixed Media Girl ☺️

[@carriehammond6966]

Where were you a year ago. LOL Thank you for sharing all your knowledge with us. Awesome as expected.

[@janekirk7273]

Thanks for showing this, consistancy is an issue I deal with, still new to this all, love your work.

[@rachelhartwig1]

I absolutely love your channel and I have learned so much. I did my first few flow paintings using your techniques and then sent them to my artsy friend. She loved them!

[@janeybee1999]

Thank you so much! I'm doing mine too thin looking at your examples. Much appreciated x

[@lilylily9012]

Thank you so much I have made all those mistakes and I think I'm ready to try it again but the right way

[@annihull6373]

I wish I would have seen this video yesterday. I was inspired by all of your beautiful art and I had watched one of your videos about mixing paint so I thought I was well prepared. Unfortunately, I added too much water... way too much water. Consequently the colors melted together in the cup and made this beautiful shade of Mudd paint. And I laughed. I will try again. But this time I will add less water. Thank you for sharing your art and your talent.

[@tessila09]

when I do a 8x10 I always remember to fill my cup up 2 1/2 times to get the right amount and it surely works!!

[@MorganAcrylicArt]

Lol I’m guilty of not having enough paint! Getting better at judging as I go! Thanks for the great info!

[@terryb6112]

Thank you for sharing your fantastic information. (Especially for us newbies) I am so glad I found your channel before I started spending money.

[@crohnscroonerandcats8072]

Thank you so much for this. Looking back, I can definitely see some of these mistakes...the mostly "too-thin" problem or just slightly under the right amount of paint. For me, it's still tricky, especially when I try out a thicker paint and then over-thin that one. This video has been so helpful!

[@christeendonnelly9813]

Thanks MMG. This was a good video for us rookies. Also thanks 4 the link to the paint mixing vid. Curious to see it as I do not use floetrol I use liquitex mixing medium. Much respect!

[@catherineandoliver8151]

Hi!! I love your videos so much that I took part in a art workshop out here in the desert of Arizona and we did acrylic paint pouring! It was so much fun to try my hand at what you do! Thanks for the inspiration!!

[@judygowens4049]

I live in Phoenix and have done some pouring. Where did you take the workshop?

[@catherineandoliver8151]

JUDY Gowens Hi, Judy! It was literally in the desert where I did it. There was a nomadic get together for women outside of Bouse that I attended. It was called the WRTR or Women’s Rubber Tramp Rendezvous. They had sessions on all things having to do with being female full time RVers or van dwellers. But they also had social sessions as well. Such was the art seminar that I went to and tried my hand at paint pouring. I loved it! I also brought the evidence of it home on my hiking boots. LOL!

[@judygowens4049]

@@catherineandoliver8151 thank you. Sounds like it would have been fun but I'm not an RVer.

[@michellef.7398]

This was SUPER helpful. I'm really thankful for this!

[@sowmyachandrasekar5943]

This video really helped me to correct the mistake I made... Thankyou soo much :)

[@taffy-sophiashahbozian7327]

Thank you This helps a lot. It's been hit and miss for me. The hits have been great, so again I thank you.

[@myramckay4385]

Thanks for taking the time to do this. Very helpful.

[@rosemarypaul6093]

I do not know much about the mixes, ut I really wanted to try making one of these paintings. I saw in our local big box craft store a pre-mixed acrylic pouring paint set of colors called Galaxy Surge. Even with these mixed paints I did not know if it had the silicone drops in them and their website was not forthcoming. I went ahead and tried doing a flip cup pour, like the ones you did on the 1st 2 canvases. I used about 1/3 of each bottle color in my cup (the bottles are 6 oz), using 4 colors, white, navy, magenta and fuschia on an 8 x 10 canvas. It came out OK, nothing spectacular. I noticed that not only was a lot of oil was coming to the surface, but the paint was cracking as if I had covered it with some kind of crackle varnish to make it look vintage. I do not think I've seen that happen before in any of the dozens of videos I have watched on YT. Do you have any ideas of why that happened? I want to try more, but I am afraid it will happen again. People say they varnish their canvases, but with the mount of oil on this one, no varnish would ever stick to it. Hope you have an answer! Love your work by the way!

[@janeh832]

Thanks for this that's exactly what I'm doing wrong as well as not adding the glue or sylicon to maintain the shine thank you. Appreciate it.

[@denisewright3179]

Thank you... Appreciate you showing us the differences... Very informative.

[@roxanner8]

thanks for the info!! wondered why I was having difficulties. my paint was too thick thanks again

[@manxkats5]

Ok so mine have been too thin. I searched why is my paint pulling away from the edges and this was the first one up. Thank you.

[@justine_positive_vibes]

Everything you do still turns out great looking!!

[@anaturalredhead]

I tend to underestimate how much paint I need for a canvas and it drives me nuts. Glad to have your guideline, now I'm sure I'll be able to get better results! Also, I really like how the canvas you did with too thick paint turned out. 😁

[@djmaxod]

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[@jenniferminer5746]

This is SO kind and helpful! Thank you for posting!

[@helene650]

Hi M, thank you for sharing. I appreciate you going there for us! interesting to see and YOU using the paint vs. me using mine and making a colossal mistakes!

[@mildredking7545]

Hi. Thanks for Acrylic Pouring 101. I am there right now. This is all new to me as I’m learning. Thanks for sharing. Mil🙂👍🏽

[@metztli1783]

Gonna use this technique & paint figures out of the abstract shapes after it dries. It'll be a fun challenge. Thank you!

[@kathleenbeggs1774]

Thanks for your informative videos. I always learn so much from you. . .you're a great teacher! Thanks again💕

[@timwebbabstractart]

Thank you so much for this video!! New to your channel, I am inspired to do another painting! Thank you so much for adding this post, I have struggled with getting the right consistency in my pours!I am definitely a new subscriber! Keep up the great work my friend!! 👍

[@denicemackenzie5323]

Thank you...appreciate you sharing your wisdom and experience

[@lagunamangano]

Thanks Mixed Media Girl! I love your videos and this one is very informative. I appreciate it so much when people do videos like this one. Thanks again.

[@calissaobviouslycannotdeci7419]

I love this comparison and wish I would have had a video like this a few months back when I first got started... I wasted so much paint making them too thin.... No I was trying to find the right amount to cover and keep shapes - Thanks Marcy for being so helpful to us people that are new....

[@AlleysArt]

Thank you! So easy to follow your teaching!❤️

[@BloodyNoraaaa]

Thank you .... I'm a beginner .. and I found this VERY helpful :)

[@deborahrech7429]

Very helpful, clear instruction! Thank you.

[@amethyst1826]

Brilliant! Thank you so much for showing us these, I now know where I went wrong - too thick!! ☆☆☆☆☆

[@daultonvenglar9905]

I saw someone say that if you take the dimensions of the canvas (8x10) and multiply them and then divide by 28 and that gives you the amount of ounces of paint you need. So for an 8x10 canvas I use a 3 ounce cup filled to the brim and a base coat and it works pretty well. But I’ve also just found that using a base coat makes things monumentally easier in terms of stretching.

[@rakewell2]

thank you for this. would also appreciate an elaborate tutorial about strainer dirty pour since - having watched many failed ones and of course failing at it myself - it seems to be quite tricky.

[@ArtisticallyRandom]

This was perfect! I had a very kind and talented artist walk me through the process via DM's when I first started. This vid would have saved her some time and energy while she was helping me 😂😂😂😊❤

[@stacy8457]

Paint consistency = the biggest pain in pouring. Lol too thin mixes and goes muddy. Too thick, won't move and usually cracks. Thank you for this!!!!

[@artisticintentions7890]

Excellent topic! Thanks for the demos!💜

[@ArtbyBrooke]

Great tips!! I shared with a group I'm in because a lot of people ask about some of these problems.

[@tracysimmons1390]

Your videos are very helpful indeed. I have a question for you if you don't mind. After my paintings dry, at least some of them, I will have what looks like little pimples. It almost looks like it could be dried air bubbles but I use a heat gun and/or torch so I don't think that it is air bubbles. I also get some crazing on some of my paintings but I figured out that is probably because I had an overhead fan going on medium for my first paintings thinking it would help with drying and I think it caused a draft. But if you could tell me what you think the pimple type things could be from I would be really grateful. Thank you for all your videos and help! Keep on painting!!!

[@patmeyer2517]

Great videos....thoroughly explained the differences. Two questions, however: Can ever use too much paint? Can you reuse canvasses that didn't come out right? Thanks!

[@ashhumber3855]

Yes !!! Thank you for posting a clear and informative how to video. My question is - PVA glue ?? Are you in favour of 50/50 floetrol pva mix?

[@ashhumber3855]

Found your video from 10 months ago. I use pva with owatrol 50/50 ( foetrol inport only ) because owatrol is expensive in UK.

[@BethanyEidson]

That tree ring turned out gorgeous!!

[@TheArtAcademy1]

...Simply Beautiful !!! ... Very Talented !!! ... Greetings From The Art Academy...

[@Borg.Dorg.]

Thank you! I’ve been using pre mixes because after buying flotrol and doing all the steps my paintings looked like trash and I could not find a reason or a resource that showed my problem. Turns out they were all too thin. I really appreciate you making this it’s going to save me a significant amount of money.

[@nadinerivers2384]

Where do you buy floetrol?

[@Borg.Dorg.]

@@nadinerivers2384 where I am the only place I’ve found it is Amazon

[@verawood7323]

Thank you for this!

[@crystalm4324]

Do you always pour over a dry canvas? I usually put a light base coat down in white, it makes the paint spread or flow waaaay smoother to the edges.

[@evalynn1863]

I'm having trouble figuring out what I'm doing wrong. Whenever I add any amount of water to my pours, they end up super muddy and they look like garbage when they dry. I just use paint, floetrol, and a drop or two of silicone. It's thicker than your consistency but definitely thinner than the "thick" pour you did. I see everyone saying to add water though and I can't figure out why it's not working for me. Without water I've made some pretty cool stuff but with it I've failed every time. Also pretty much anything I do with black ends up drying way darker than I expect it to and it kinda bums me out.

[@faithlynedwards3821]

Okay so I’ve seen a lot of people do this technique with a cup of paint on a string and they have a hole in the bottom and have it spin the pant on the canvas and I was wondering if you could try doing that because I want to learn how to do it ??

[@ArtisticallyRandom]

That's pendulum painting... I asked her to do this style too 😁

[@Kreative_Rainbow]

I actually like the feathering from your finger painting on the too thick! 😉🤣😂 Thank you for sharing this tips and pointers video!! 🤗😍🥰

[@MeltedArtworkx]

Ah- my paint consistency is too thick, which is why I’m getting those pinholes and cracking in my pours!! Thank you so much, super helpful! -❤️Art love from Chicago, IL! Leslie Newman, Melted Artworkx

[@cg1785]

Super helpful! Thank you!!

[@marti_moves]

I found it very useful, thank you ! 🤍

[@jannetatrenholm3141]

Thank you for the advice!

[@lindaconnolly5232]

Excellent job describing project. I really need information on mixing paint with FloTrol, pouring agents, water, silicone, and soap. As a beginner, where do I being with the basics?

[@bonneyrudkin2682]

Could you give us info as to how many ozs of paint used for the small canvases (squares, rectangles, etc.) to cover canvases for a good pour?

[@wendyst.germain4482]

How useful! Thank you!

[@yolandalobban289]

Thank you! very helpful .

[@mselbit]

Thanks. Lessons learned.

[@josiepriest9718]

The first one still came out lovely

[@melindad.4154]

Does that ratio apply to the dutch pours? I just did my first one and it turned out beautiful. As I was looking at it I realized I had a lot of paint on my wood board. I was afraid about it not drying correctly so I blew some of the paint off and ruined the piece. I ended up scraping off the paint to save the board but it was sad to see all the paint wasted.

[@nancyblair9862]

Thanx so much for the help!💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@hotsteelersfan]

Thank you 🙏. This helped a lot!!!😘

[@jgurka2105]

Very helpful, thank you.

[@taniaohman9030]

Great comparison video. Thank you ❤️🌞

[@vonellevanzant237]

Great video. Thank you!!

[@brwebdesigner]

First, thank you so much!!! Great, useful info. When you talked about how much paint you need, 5 oz for 8 x 10, for example -- is there a certain additional amount you need for the base? I've seen some artists always put a base and some never do.

[@designsbycariann8466]

Impressed with your patience tilting the "too thick" example. Ha.

[@artisticpoursandmorecraftw3277]

Thank you for sharing Marcy👍♥️

[@Alishabaldock]

REALLY great video, thanks so much.

[@helenrivers5823]

You have helped me solve my problem. Thanks so much

[@happinessiswhatyoumakeit2376]

Thank you for this video💜 I’m having trouble getting large cells mine are staying so small... I’m using silicone as well as pouring medium 😩😩😩 help🙏

[@phyllistownley4820]

Great video and info.

[@GalaxyGamerX0X]

Gotta be honest, I reallyyyyy love the extra tin one

[@claricepritchard242]

Agree... Looks cool

[@janehartlen]

This was very helpful. Thanks!

[@lovekittyforever]

THANK YOU!! :)

[@bayviewking]

Thank you for the tip. There appear lots of bald spots where I can see the bare canvas when I pour paints over without any oils. I don't think it's because the paint is too thin. why do you think that happens? I tried everything..

[@kathyhoskin8350]

This was helpful. Thank you,