# 98 Little Tips I Learned From Creating Navratan series And By Popular Demand Purple Split Base

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This video sums up all the little tips that I picked up while I was creating my Navratan series.
** I apologize for my poor editing skill.**
Pouring Medium: Sherwin-Williams "Infinity" Base C High Gloss, Minwax Polyacrylic and Jo Sonja Varnish in 2:1:1 ratio (for Acrylic paint), however, for pigments the PM needs to be thicker, so I added Rust-oleum triple thick polyurethane with my PM in 1:1 ratio.
My cell activator (the black paint at the end): Proportion of Floetrol, paint, glue all and Minwax wood conditioner is 4:2:2:1
Base coat: 8 parts Walmart interior paint with 1 parts GAC 800 and 1 part floetrol, the red did not have any floetrol.
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Acrylic paints used: Pearl White and Aqua Flash [Folkart] and Yellow, Mysterious and Candy Apple by Art Minds, Vermilion by Winsor Newton, florescent pint by Liquitex Basics, Gold by Artists Loft
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[@marlaguilmette5119]

I'm so late to this party, but I'm gonna act like I've been paint pouring the whole time as I learn from all of you amazing O.G.s.

[@1435682]

Your painting style is very likely THE best I've seen thus far. There are many great artists doing this but you have inspired me to turn out pieces like this. Thank you very much. I certainly do appreciate what you do.

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much 😀

[@lifeonsibuyanphilippines7212]

I agree 👍

[@lydiaveldhuizen3157]

Thank you Sharmin, I have learned a lot from you, also Not to give up. Yesterday I finished making 6 coasters with blooms and for the First time It worked out so well That I was very happy, prayed That It wouldn,t Crack over the Night and It didn,t. Now I am proud of myself and very happy.

[@elizebethdillard7877]

I love your work! I believe you should do these on a much larger scale. Absolutely gorgeous!

[@amerusan3341]

I have never seen such a beautiful thing. it's just beautiful. I would love to do this

[@Lynn_Clifton]

I've watched this whole series again and again. You are SUCH an inspiration and so incredibly creative!

[@ShelliN100]

I wish I had your eye for composition. These are so gorgeous and you make them look so easy!

[@teresajones5121]

I do love to watch you paint . Your paintings are so beautiful.

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much 😀

[@kellieferguson4253]

Gorgeous! 💗💗💗

[@joybernstein3514]

Love how you are adding details to the original results giving it a more delicate floral look Thankyou

[@lookinchic1129]

It’s so detail and gorgeous!!! Wow!!! 😘

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much!

[@gailkinder834]

I think your work is amazing! I am so happy I found you here. I am mesmerized by your talent. Absolutely beautiful!!!

[@cherylhanney2434]

Your special skewer work is amazing! So beautifully done! ❤

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much!

[@whoda8910]

This is awesome, i like yr technics. Thank you for sharing this with us 👍

[@user-ge8de2bw1e]

Thank you for sharing your time showing your techniques. I saw you paint earlier today and your work is absolutely stunning.

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thanks for your kind words

[@crubymitchell]

It is absolutely gorgeous and I really appreciated you doing a step-by-step step review of how you did it. We learn a lot from you!!! Cannot wait for your bigger pieces. Woohoo!!

[@faridamir4]

Your techniques and ideas make the painting awesome

[@marlakruczek7918]

Love your technique and the fact that you don’t waste much paint.

[@lookinchic1129]

Awesome!! You’re a great artist!! Thank you!

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you! 😊

[@charnellayres538]

I love your blooms they are beautiful ❤and your style is amazing.

[@tahirabatool5980]

Very beautiful. I absolutely loved it. Amazing

[@SuJe-]

Ich habe gerade einen Bericht über deinen Einstieg in die Pouring-Kunst gelesen. Die billigen Farben, die verwaschenen Farben, die undeutlichen Muster. So geht es mir gerade auch. Ich habe so schöne Bilder vor Augen (deine) und am Ende ist es etwas, was ich übermale. PS: Ich liebe deine Kunst sehr! ❤

[@christinekenward4457]

I am addicted to the modified art work! You are such a source of information for me. Thank you for your wonderful talent Sharmin. I'm so happy that I found you. Absolutely gorgeous pieces of art!!!

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

My pleasure 😊

[@user-nq8le7lf8m]

Wow. I loved watching you and learning so much.

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you! 😃

[@cathymcalister7926]

I absolutely love the detail work you do! I don’t know anyone else doing as much as you do. Your pieces are stunning

[@carolfarrar5371]

Please write a book.love you're work,

[@carolfarrar5371]

I will

[@roxyg83]

Was w

[@mercedescampain8249]

Continue doing more series Navratan, they are amazing!! Unique art!!

[@lookinchic1129]

I wouldn’t … I’m so new to this kind of artsy. I just happened that I stumbled upon your site .

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Welcome to my channel and join me with my journey!

[@entissareslimani3158]

Magnifique vraiment très jolie

[@elizebethdillard7877]

Absolutely gorgeous

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you! 😊

[@Patricia-sr1ch]

Absolutely awe inspiring!

[@donnarivera4615]

Stunning!

[@lmsylvia62]

Absolutely brilliant!!!

[@sasmythe9350]

Absolutely beautiful. So much more than just a pour.

[@davehaskill1369]

Absolutely beautiful!

[@JJ33438]

THIS is just drop dead beautiful. thank you for this.

[@lorikartanowicz3602]

Absolutely beautiful!!

[@karencole1623]

My goodness! This is so beautiful, and now I'm hooked!

[@dleigh4534]

Oh girl!!! I was really hoping you would do this series in a purple split base!!! Its gorgeous!!!! I love it💜

[@missbitcomfortzone]

I love this series so much. Incredible!!!

[@LS-zg4hx]

Each one is beautiful! Love watching your videos!

[@simplylouise123]

Another stunning piece of art! I appreciate your instructions and I’m excited about seeing your bigger pieces. 🌻

[@karenbowman2303]

So beautiful. The whole series is lovely.

[@ruthvictorino8536]

I really do love your techniques and the gorgeous art that you produce! Bless you and thank you for sharing your wonderful gifts with us!

[@lambchop6278]

I prefer this style to the 'flower' ones. I think this sort of work could look amazing on a massive canvas in a series in an art gallery!

[@andywandner2595]

Magnificent piece. Great tutorial. Thank you

[@clasinajordaan4995]

Absolutely stunning!!! I love your colurs, the blow outs and all the intricate embellishments you bring to all you paintings!!! What an amazing talent you have! Thank you for sharingxxx

[@deborahnarendorf7106]

Just beautiful!

[@lorrieklessig5655]

Stunning, I love it

[@Howdidulove]

Incredible! Something new for me to try. Thanks!!

[@Yup900]

Absolutely beautiful Sharmin!!!

[@suemaddox1730]

You truly are an artist!! I love these!

[@ruthrausch5237]

Beautiful!!!!!

[@beverlyfrederick7670]

So pretty...love your technique! Thanks for sharing!

[@elainelee6741]

Beautiful. So relaxing to watch you work.

[@tinakvistenberg4435]

Very beautiful! I will try this!!!

[@lindaloumontana6698]

I love how you turned your original pour (somewhat of an ugly duckling) into a graceful swan. Nice design! Thank you for sharing.

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

I’m glad that you liked it

[@JudyM500]

And yes! Looking forward to you moving on to larger pieces. Thank you for sharing your artistic journey

[@geertjestarreveld3125]

I love this Thank you. We all grote in time hopefully

[@glendaknight7811]

As usual your painting has taken my breath away!!!

[@shellyarnold1307]

Love it!!!

[@scubagirl4781]

Love this artwork. So vibrant

[@sachanascrap3070]

J'adore c'est magnifique !!

[@ivadeane]

I love it, so unique and different. Thank you for sharing!

[@paulagoynes]

I’ve loved everyone of your paintings in this series. You are wonderfully talented. Thank you!

[@LianneHutcheson]

That was a breathtaking outcome! ❤️

[@SomethingImpromptu]

These are absolutely unreal, next level pieces!!! I’ve seen a handful of acrylic pouring artists who use a similar technique, in the sense of dragging the paint to create spirals/curlicues & other little accents in their pours… But you really took it to another level, just straight up creating fractal patterns out of them that subsume most of the canvas! I have no clue how you managed to create compositions that are so dense with these details, where everything fits together so compactly & smoothly in such a small space with very little negative space free of the fractals & botanical-like designs… Really masterful. And it’s awesome that you resin them on top of it all! I hope you wear a high quality respirator, using epoxy that often, because I’ve heard some absolutely horrific stories of artists who didn’t realize they needed to do it outdoors AND with a respirator on, & in just a few months of working with resin they developed pretty life-ruining respiratory diseases; I want to see you succeed & thrive at this for a long time to come, so I hope you take the necessary precautions when working with such toxic chemicals. But it’s hard to beat the finish & solidity that resin gives a painting. I’ve mostly used polycrylic, & when you apply it in several layers it can come close, but I’ve never seen anything else really cohere it all into one durable slab with a gorgeous finish line resin & polycrylic can. Polyurethane I avoid because it seems far too prone to yellowing/going opaque over time, and every other common finish I’ve seen seems to be more of a thin, surface protectant without nearly as much impact. Anyway I’m going to watch the rest now, but just needed to give you my compliments! Insane work. I’ll have to show this other acrylic artist whose work I really admire who has given me some tips in the past. I’m sure they’d find your stuff inspiring too. Oh btw, since you like color shift & other effect paints (as do I!), two things I might recommend trying out: if you order some good quality chameleon/color shift pigments online [again, something to wear a respirator around- don’t inhale mica powder ever!], you can use some of Golden’s Soft Body Gel medium (or heavy body, but I’ve only used the cheaper soft body), which is basically just colorless, untinted acrylic paint medium, & if you mix the chameleon pigments into that rather than into an existing color, then since there will be no opaque pigments- just the transparent medium & the chameleon mica pigment- then you can mix it up as you would any color (just make sure to use a clear-drying pouring medium like Golden Color Pouring Medium or maybe Liquitex’s, rather than floetrol, which dries more opaque/whitish) then what you’ll get is a pouring paint which is purely the chameleon pigment of your choice, so you can pour it or blow it out or drag it or do anything with it that you would do with pouring paints, but when it dries, & the mediums dry transparently, all you’ll see in those areas of the painting will be pure glittery/pearlescent color-shift pigment without anything opaque to block out the effect. The one downside is that it does take a lot of chameleon mica pigment per volume of paint to saturate it enough (if you don’t use enough, in my experience, then it’ll basically just look like a single color, perhaps with some glittery spots, but if you use enough that you start to see the color shift effect in the wet paint in your cup then it’ll work great)- so you do use up the pigment pretty quickly (faster than you’d use it in resin art, probably), so it’s something I use sparingly, as an accent rather than a base color, but because you can get an assorted pack of 8, 12, 16, etc. different color-shift pigments for, you know, $10-20… Granted, you also need the soft body medium, probably, to give it enough body to work like an acrylic paint (maybe on a Dutch pour you could get away with just mixing it directly into pouring medium, but it’d be very watery consistency & I haven’t tried that), but all told, if you use a lot of chameleon paints, I think it’s probably still cheaper than buying them pre-mixed by the bottle… I mean, especially considering that (a) if you’re getting 8-16 different colors of chameleon pigment for the price of a few of the small Folk Art color-shift paints, you’re already getting way more variety & depending on the brand & micron size of the chameleon pigment, potentially better quality too, & (b) I do love some of those Folk Art colors- especially the one that shifts from violet to blue, that one has added something special to some of my paintings (most of the others have pretty subtle effect in my experience, like all the “Flash” ones are basically just shifting from their main color to a paler/more reflective version of the same color)- but at the same time, they are craft paints. Very watery, practically no body, so there are limits to how much you can do with them in pours compared to a better acrylic paint. Whereas, Golden makes excellent quality paints, & when you use their Soft (or presumably the even fancier Heavy) Body medium as the acrylic base for the chameleon pigments, you’re getting the same body & consistency as a Golden paint, which is excellent (I also like to support them because they’re a worker-owned cooperative, rather than an exploitative corporation, but that’s another issue). And while, yes, you have to be pretty generous with the pigment to color just a small volume of the soft body gel medium, it’s not like you have to use a whole bottle of the stuff per painting. I ordered an assortment of 8 chameleon pigments, & I’ve tried mixing up paints from a couple of different chameleon pigment colors per painting on 4 or 5 different paintings now (I’ve tried mixing two pigments in a single paint color, with mixed results- it can work but I need more experimentation to figure out what to do vs not to do- but usually I’ll just use each color separately, in its own cup, to make sure they all have a clear & distinctive color-shift as intended. And I still haven’t run out of a color yet- it does take a significant fraction of one of these tiny bottles of mica pigment per painting, but it’s manageable, & if there turns out to be a color I really love maybe I’ll order it in bulk. But yeah- just beware of pigments with a particle size (in microns) that’s too big & chunky to be good for paint- some of them are meant to be very visible in resin, whereas you want a very fine pigment if you’re mixing it in paint & want it to distribute evenly & look smooth. And do your research with respect to brands, of course, but it’s an awesome way to mix up your color-shift game. So that’s one thing it’d be cool to see you experiment with. The other thing that comes to mind may be obvious, but I’ve been enjoying it recently- and that’s just using “iridescent pearl (fine)” paint (that’s what Golden & I believe also Artist’s Loft’s top tier series, iirc, call it- just their colorless pearlescent heavy-body acrylic). At first I didn’t really get it… I found one of the best deals ever in Michael’s clearance aisle- the big set they sell of 6 different Series 3 Artist Loft pro metallics (it had iridescent gold, silver, copper, bronze, rose gold, & the aforementioned pearlescent)- a set that’s usually like $55-60 (more than I’d be able to spend on it), but for some reason it was on clearance for like $18 or $20!!! And these are the normal size tubes Artist’s Loft/Golden/Liquitex sell their heavy body paints in, so they’ve lasted me to this day (albeit supplemented with some Liquitex Basics Gold when I ran out of the gold one)… But so, at first I was using the metallic ones, & they were great, but I tried stirring up some of the pearl & it just wasn’t on the same level… It looked all opaque & white- sure, it was reflective & kind of pretty, but I had no idea how I’d use it in a pour… It wasn’t until I started experimenting with mixing it into other non-metallic colors that it came to be one of my favorites in that set. Because basically, it just allows you to effortlessly turn practically ANY color into an iridescent pearl color! Depending on the ratio you can give it a very subtle pearl effect, or you can use mostly pearl with a touch of color for effects/accents… But adding it to an opaque color like ultramarine really brought the flat, opaque color to life. Adding it to a transparent color like pthalo blue or green created gorgeous pearlescent underwatery colors… So if you like pearl colors but find it restrictive how you can only choose from the two or three store-bought “Pearl Blue” or “Pearl Red” or whatever ones you might have on-hand, this reeeally opens the door for you to get very experimental with pearlescence (what I want are opalescent or truly iridescent colors, like the effect of gas on water, holograms, or mother of pearl, but I haven’t found that yet) Since then I’ve also been getting more experimental with the chameleon mica powder… Last time, I took some of the Liquitex Basics Gold paint, mixed it up as usual with a little Golden Color pouring medium (best I’ve found, hands down, though I’ve never tried GAC 800 to compare against), & I actually decided to mix some chameleon pigment into the gold pouring paint, to see what effect a metallic + color-shift combo would create, & it actually worked very well. Since it was already metallic & reflective, it basically just tinted the overall appearance to a different hue, but also gave it a bit of color-shift. Very cool in a metallic! I want to try it in pthalo blue next. Anyway, I hope any of that is useful to you. Your advice certainly has been for me! I’ll be checking out the rest of your channel to see if I can find any tutorials on your whole process or anything. Thanks!

[@PatriciaMorales-um3hp]

Thanks for the information. But it was a bit too long for one post for me but it did have a lot of info included. Thanks again.

[@Cole_6073]

Absolutely gorgeous omg

[@kathleenmarie4336]

Love your art, the special details really stand out.

[@laurienye7514]

Absolutely stunning

[@brendavarga5490]

These lil tiny canvases u make them look so much bigger than life once youve put yr magic spell on them & the details are just phenomenal, i would never have dreamt of using such small canvas, i didnt know how 2 make small paintings but im so happy uu are teaching me. So small yet so bit indeed magical!! Thanx so much 4 being here now & sharing yr amazing talent sharmin💋😘

[@50girlgirl]

Oh my gosh your paintings are absolutely stunning! I could look at them all day…thank you for sharing!

[@msantiago3604]

Best blooms I have seen!

[@laurasartroom5308]

Thankyou for this video. Lovely to see this process and technique. 💜

[@debbiewalker1360]

So beautiful!!

[@irenepap1009]

Absolutely love them all

[@hollierobinson5683]

Your work is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much!

[@lauriebennett6257]

Lovely! Thx for sharing your talent. 😍

[@jeanroberts3949]

Absolutely gorgeous 😍

[@tamibechtle4388]

Awesome! Thank you for the close up when blowing it out. It helps show how thick the paint should be.

[@helenelaine100]

Stunning! Please do more along the Navratan style! You are a wonderful artist and teacher.

[@idabourne823]

OMG! You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your talents!

[@lindaames1989]

the series is amazing, awesome!

[@conniefortner8750]

Beautiful!

[@christineingram55]

Absolutely gorgeous gorgeous as always..I love this series ..I am looking forward to all yor new work now 🥰

[@yaya41959]

I am so glad I found you! Your art is so beautiful! I just can't get enough!

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much!

[@carriew8999]

You are extremely talented - your work is absolutely beautiful and unique ❤

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much!

[@bythegraceofgod993]

Another piece that I just love. Your choice of colors is energetic and so beautiful. I’m glad this one didn’t crack. It’s way too gorgeous for that. ❤️

[@louisesteyn8064]

I absolutely adore your work!!

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much!

[@brendavarga5490]

So cute how u just manually blow it out & with a straw rather than a big obnoxious blowdryer & this modifications u do makes them so much more spectacular, i just love yr work sooooo much!!!

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

😊 thank you

[@maratrumbo7852]

You have such a wonderful designer mind, thank you for sharing!

[@karentaylor8487]

absolutely beautiful, thank you for sharing xx

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

You are so welcome

[@christinekenward4457]

Love love your art work!

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much!

[@akparadise3492]

Absolutely beautiful and so original. It’s not just an accident it’s art.

[@sherrysmith3313]

Your flowers are so gorgeous. Love all your paintings.

[@justinglavin6765]

You are so inspiring.

[@lisamonaco4801]

Hi I just wanted to say I LOVE your designs.

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you so much!

[@carolerichard8781]

So so so gorgeous !!!! If only i could do that!!!!

[@CynthiaPorterStudio]

You, Garrick and Niki are who have caused me to break down and Bloom.

[@MilkywayArtDesignBySharminKhan]

Thank you Cynthia! I love both of their work too!

[@dellacampbell5806]

Breath taking my beautiful!!😍

[@bethkimball9188]

I absolutely love the attention you put into your creations. They come out so beautiful. You are talented.