Acrylic Swipe Tutorial - Acrylic Swipe Technique for Beginners - Acrylic Swipe with Silicone

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

What are your favorite colors to swipe with?

[@Loonit23]

Thanks to your elaborated explanation on the swipe I now have an alternative solutions if a paintings doesn't work for me. Tried the bloom yesterday, didn't work out at all, I turned it and did a swipe and it looks good! Thank you David!

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Wonderful! Love when you can save a painting using a swipe.

[@katlyncorbett2382]

Thank you so much for taking time to teach us. I've found alot of pour artists don't want to explain their techniques and its kinda hard navigate the pouring world. I've learned so much from this dude

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

You are so welcome Katlyn. Always glad to help. Don't hesitate to ask questions. I am always looking for new ideas for videos.

[@auntiehollyd6395]

Can't wait to try this. Will be using my DecoArt Fluid Ready to Pour paints and silicone oil then torch it. I appreciate all that you do! I'm hoping more of y'all artists on here will do projects using ready mixed paints. Thank you for your content. You are my favorite artist on here. Very informative and down to earth.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

One day. Most of my viewers are sup cost concious so it doesn't seem like they are using much ready mix paints. I do need to at least test some of them for sure.

[@jensenbabbie2415]

I love how the lacing looks.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Thanks. The cells came out great . . . the color combo is not my favorite.

[@dolleyferguson1861]

Loving your end product 😮😮😮😮❤❤❤❤

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Thanks Dolley. I love how silicone interacts with paint.

[@hawkpaul8735]

I wasn't keen to start with but loved the result when you swiped backwards. A really nice result.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Yeah, that first one was U G L Y. Luckily there are a bunch of different ways to "save' a pour. Thanks Hawk.

[@mitzi1956]

Have you tried a swipe at the bottom layer (allow it to dry) and then put a stencil on top to do a second swipe? I had great results on the one that I did but now I’m having problems again it may be a you said the paint is too thick. Thank you for your explanations you are terrific watch

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

I haven't tried that. Sounds pretty amazing.

[@barbaramlily2972]

Thank u for the wonderful instructions u eexplain things very clearly

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

You are most welcome Barbara. Thanks for watching.

[@GeoffGaul]

Awesome stuff as usual David! Thank you!

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

My pleasure Geoff. Glad I could help.

[@cecilabryant6466]

Thanks for sharing your technique.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Hope it helps. I need to do another one of these soon.

[@cecilabryant6466]

@LeftBrainedArtist It really does. I am wondering, have you done a reverse dip pour? That seems complicated.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

@@cecilabryant6466 I have tried to replicate some of the reverse dip flower pours that Fiona does. kzbin.info/www/bejne/jYSclY2pZdyVd6c

[@davidwalker4776]

Thank you! I've been trying to find a video like this!🙂

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Glad I could help David. Swipes are so fun.

[@cherrycollier]

Thank you so much for your video. I kept swiping, but the end I started on always dried up. But now that I wet the paper towel first. It works. TYTYTY

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Great job Carla. Glad I could be of service. How'd the painting turn out?

[@cherrycollier]

@@LeftBrainedArtist My pours are turning out awesome. I teach this to my daycare. With 3 and 9 year olds.

[@cath8842]

Thank you for explaining a swipe, I’m new to pours and you’ve taught me so much 😀

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

You are so welcome Cath. Glad to be of service.

[@tracyblakeley2709]

Great information 👍

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Glad it was helpful Tracy.

[@christinacostello2533]

Thank you this has helped a lot, going to try it.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Best of luck Christina.

[@linneahulten405]

I want to paint black silhouettes on top of my poures, to ad a bit of a story to them. or just write text on some. but some of them got a bit of a problem with bubble holes, could one add some medium on top that still can be painted on and still will keep the looks on the background, that can make the new surface more flat. I think I need some finish in the end abow the silhouettes too. And maybe you got any advices on what type of colors could be painted directly on top of pouring paintings, if they don't have that issues with bubbles. or do you recommend to use a sealer of some kind in any case, between these two sections? and do you have any video about adding extra content on top of the pourings? it would be very helpful.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

I do have one video about embellishing pours - kzbin.info/www/bejne/n2LWhKKXZ5Wjgas You can definitely varnish before embellishing and then varnish again to protect the embellishments. Any good varnish like Liquitex will work great. Even resin if you want to go to the expense and trouble would work. If you varnish between layers you can literaly use almost anything. Acrylic paint (most common), spray paint, termpera etc. I wouldn't recommend using oild based paints unless you are very careful about the varnishes you put on.

[@linneahulten405]

@@LeftBrainedArtist thank you! Will watch it. And save your ideas in here. I don't believe I will try to learn resins ATM. That seems scary. Maybe in future.

[@sherrybeauchamp3413]

I love bright colors and just a question how do we cover the painting with resin if we use silicone thank you so much your great

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

That is a whole big topic I'll be covering in one of my videos soon.

[@melissahennings778]

Thank you for showing all the options on how to do a swipe. Have you tried to use plastic wrap to swipe? I tried but still can't get it down just right. I seem to also have trouble with my paint not spreading out enough. I bought the already mixed pour paint and it still is not that great. Any advise would be great.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

I find it is too light and doesn't go where I want it too. I might have to place it on the table and then put paint on the end to give it some weight. I haven't used a lot of ready to pour but it might still need some water. I have heard they are too thick out of the bottle.

[@melissahennings778]

@@LeftBrainedArtist Thank you I may add water to them to thin them out more.

[@patriciamora2915]

If you are trying to make skins and it’s coming out to thin to peel off what should you do, I tried putting more paint in to thicken my paint but it didn’t really get thicker?

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Depends on the pouring medium. Glue and floetrol are really thin. Add a little bit of liquitex or another professional pouring medium to give it some body and they will peel off way better. 10% or so of the total mix is plenty.

[@Artchick1972]

Your voice reminds me of the comedian Tom Green from Canada :D I dont mean that in a bad way or anything. He is funny. Anyway, thank you for showing us the different techniques. Looks great!

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Wow, thanks!

[@musoandafan965]

This voice reminds me of Danny who lives in my street. Is it just as important to mention this if it's not a famous person?

[@arqMyriamBM]

Hello, I've been trying the pouring technique since one month ago and your videos are really interesting. I like the way you explain the techniques. The alcohol worked better for me than the silicones. Though I haven't achieved those big cells so far. I've read from your blog that we shouldn't stir the acrylic, but even though there's no way I can get the cells so big. Any advice? Thank you.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Stir in the silicone really good. Do your dirty pour/flip cup/etc. The tilt your canvas to half of your painting surface BEFORE you torch. Torch slightly where you want cells from pretty high up. Then tilt the rest of your canvas and torch again at the end. You can get a little closer in areas where you don't have cells where you want smaller cells. Then let it sit.

[@arqMyriamBM]

@@LeftBrainedArtist Thank you so much!

[@audreyolsheske5097]

So the color you swipe with should be a little thicker than the rest of the colors?

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Opposite, slightly thinner. And a few of my later vidoes show that using a "denser" paint as the swipe color makes a mig difference too.

[@TrinaRaysTrekofLife]

I'm not a fan of the swipe technique, all the ones I have seen just aren't my cup of tea! Lol BUT I actually really like that first one that you showed! Very nice! I might try it one day after all!! Lol

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

I love how ghost swipes look. Might try another flower pour using swipe too.

[@stephanieweir594]

How many pours did you do before it felt like you were getting the hang of making pours with cells?

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Two or three. As long as you start small, and make small changes then retest you should be able to narrow it down pretty quickly.

[@joeycasey2323]

Hi, I thought putting the silicone in the colours directly on the canvas could cause the silicone to reach the canvas in some places? Is that not true? I have been putting a base coat down then the colours and it just seems like way too much paint.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

You are more likely to get spots if you have silicone in the colors on the canvas for sure. That's the #1 reason for bare spots especially on the edges. How much paint have you been using and how big of a canvas?

[@joeycasey2323]

@@LeftBrainedArtist Well my paint was quite thin and I was using a 12 by 16 canvas so about 6 oz. of base paint, but then when I added the colours for the swipe I think I did too much, I even poured some off. But obviously not enough because as it dried I told my husband that it looks like a unicorn threw up on my canvas. Very bright colours but all smudged together! lol

[@mitzi1956]

the problem im having with my swipe is the paint is either not making it to the bottom end or.. not enough on the top portion or leaving too much of my swipe color at the top. any ideas? also making sure the ends ofmy canvas not having enough

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

So I have both those things happen and I fix it by tilting/spinning the middle pattern out to the sides. That being said, paint that is too thick or that you pull too much on the swipe is a common reason for too much at the beginning. Not pulling enough with the swipe at the end or the bottom layers of paint being too thick is a common one for not having paint at the end. Without being able to see an example though I am just guessing but I hope that helps a little.

[@muneebachhipa4080]

hi I tried swipe today but it was just a mess I didn't got any cells. Is there any way u can please write down the portions and also let me know what paint should be thinner and what should be thicker by consistency, also I tried it on 12 by 12 inch canvas can I reuse that canvas???

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

You can reuse the canvas for sure. The portions are going to depend on the quality of paint you use and the medium that you use. I do have other videos that detail those out depending on the technique. This blog might help also -leftbrainedartist.com/acrylic-pour-swipe-technique/

[@muneebachhipa4080]

@@LeftBrainedArtist how do I reuse the canvas plus the medium I use is a local brand but is quite good as I tried other pourings it was quite smooth.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

@@muneebachhipa4080 The pouring medium might be your problem. Some pouring mediums like liquitex don't work with silicone oil very well. Also, using a paint that is very heavy (cheap paints don't generally fit in to this category) as your swipe makes this work better.

[@kakytaz]

Super!!!! Vorrei tanto provare ma non parlo inglese perciò non capisco come hai preparato i colori!!!

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Scusa amico mio. Al momento non ho né i soldi né il tempo per creare i sottotitoli per i miei video.

[@mitzi1956]

so if i use metallic as my swipe, it should be a slight bit thicker?

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Generally metallic paints are very "light" so they don't work as well as a swipe.

[@elenacoventry1922]

What can be used instead of silicone?

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Coconut Hair Serum, WD40 (which is actually also silicone).

[@carolperez1426]

I went on your website and printed your info about swipe techniques. I am a little confused. I think you said only use silicone on the base not on the swipe color but if you don’t have silicone in your swipe color you will most likely get tons of tiny cells. The swipe color will also stay on top of the other colors in your places making it look more like a wash over the top of your painting. I will be doing my first swipe tomorrow and just need clarification on this. Thank you. Your base is the pillow color right first layer of paint before you lay the colors to swipe.

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

You can put the silicone on the swipe paint but I find that if you use a heavy paint (like the titanium white in my black and white video) and you put the silicone in the base paints you get much better results. The swipe paint is thinner slightly so the surface tension should already be less than the base paints and it shouldn't need any more "help" from silicone. Using a little alcohol (tops per cup) or flow-aid could help also.

[@electricjoshaloo]

if you use aussie floetrol for your swii\pe color you will get much better results than this. 3:1 or 4:1 Flo to paint

[@carolperez1426]

In the yellow swipe do you have silicone?

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Yes. About one drop per 2 ounces of mixed paint.

[@SuperPyroshooter]

What do you mix in the paint

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

This one had silicone in it. About one drop per 2 ounces of mixed paint.

[@marieminot8579]

Merci pour la traduction en français Super interessant

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Thanks Marie.

[@brookecunningham5214]

Thanks

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Happy pouring!

[@IGFineArt]

Very nice work, l like it, you have new follower my friend...👌🖼😊👏🖼🙂👨🏻‍🎨

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

Thanks my friend.

[@nanceo6351]

🥰

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

😊

[@mitzi1956]

Is there a way to send you a photo of my project

[@LeftBrainedArtist]

You can on the contact us form on my website leftbrainedartist.com/contact