GAC 800 vs. Pouring Medium

This is an experiment testing Golden GAC 800 vs Liquitex Pouring Medium.
Materials used:
Artist's Loft Flow Acrylics
GAC 800
Liquitex Pouring Medium
Water
NO SILICONE
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[@tonyachappell4170]

Thank you for these videos. I’m new to acrylic pouring and starting from scratch. I can’t even draw a straight line. My mantra is “keep on pouring, keep on pouring”. Have not found my consistency yet so I do get frustrated frequently. And the comparison of the mediums is very helpful. Will try them,especiallythe alcohol one. Where I am in Ga has mucho bugs. Had no idea they like this paint😀

[@karenkelleher989]

I will give you some UNSOLICITED advice: If you have not started yet....RUN AWAY! If you have started and are hooked already, Keep your consistency on the thick side and make sure that all the paints you are using on a painting are all the SAME consistency....and after you mix the paints....do not use them right away. cover them with a damp cloth and let them sit at least eight hours to 24 hours. It helps. Also watch the teaching videos and the recipes, over and over again. Write them down, and try them to find the one that works for you. Remember this: Each "STYLE" or "TECHNIQUE" requires different ingredients mixed at different viscosities, AND each paint has it's own specific gravity. You must learn these to get it "right". Took me three years. I wish some had told me to run away before I started. I am addicted. Very addicted and I wish I could stop. I have a thousand paintings now.... run. away. now.

[@sarahwatson3267]

@@karenkelleher989 Absolutely Addictive. Gleaming from you. Thanks for the heads-up in Measurements.😊

[@retreivermomx2847]

You can use the GAC with the pouring medium. The GAC 800 is used to reduce crazing ( cracking of paint) so if you do a pie and it is kind of thick on the canvas the GAC 800 will help it smooth out as it dries so you won’t lose the painting. HTH

[@retreivermomx2847]

Pour not pie

[@MixedMediaGirl]

But can I use it in a pie? Lol

[@bigtimetorifan]

Hi-so just did my 1st damp ppr towel swipe and it came out awesome. Was SO thrilled. Then noticed cracks 😣 so found out about gac 800 but wondered what ratios of it to use. Might you guys have thoughts for this? Thanks!

[@retreivermomx2847]

bigtimetorifan I just squeeze some in the cup. I don’t measure anything

[@thaaaalix]

Love love love the pouring medium 😍 I love the cells and love the definition of colors compared to the GAC where everything got muddled

[@judyfrank2380]

Having so much fun watching your experiments! Thank you so much. The excitement that I feel with this art type is the absolute impossibility to re-create any of these....each is a one- of -a -kind. Even when you use the exact same colors!! So...I love that each attempt is never going to happen again. Like my twin daughters...completely different ...and completely beautiful.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Judy Frank lol yep. Each one is truly one of a kind :)

[@VeggieMight4Life]

Thank you for your video! I dont like the cells at all. Each to their own, by all means. But the Gac 800 is what I heard worked best and i love the glossy positive color flow and solidness. Thanks again and God bless.

[@madambutterfly5343]

VeggieMight4Life I agree the Gac looks like those fabulous resin paintings I’ve seen. Gac is smooth, has the feathering, the look of marble is great. I like cells and they have their place. But the smoothness of the gac really caught my attention more

[@AshtasticAcrobat]

Not a fan of cells either, the GAC looks more elegant in my opinion.

[@ThisIsMeTinnaMarie]

I am not a fan of cells either...

[@julievolkmann9787]

I wonder if it wasn’t so much a result of the liquitex pouring medium creating the cells, than it was a result of the water added to the mix. To make a completely parallel comparison, water should have been added to both mixes, in equal parts, and equal parts of Gac to LPM, and each color paint.

[@madambutterfly5343]

Love this experiment, I’m new to acrylic pouring, currently using floetrol for experimenting and practicing. I’ve been curious about the pouring mediums, tried Elmer’s glue first, switched to floetrol. I’m not completely happy with the floetrol, I’m new so it may be my mistakes causing problems. With this experiment, I see the liquitex is performing similar to floetrol. I’m glad it doesn’t have the small white dots I get with floetrol. But the Gac 800, wow that’s a beautiful outcome. The smoothness and feathering rivals the beautiful resin paintings I’ve seen on KZbin. The marbling is another great affect, the Gac performed very well. I might try both, liquitex and Gac to just get a different look to my paintings. Thanks for this wonderful experiment!

[@karenkelleher989]

use floetrol, and liquitex pouring medium, and gloss gel medium and elmers or gac 800. try it. just a bit of each....even add the polycrylic gloss varnish.

[@karenkelleher989]

go ahead and try a few with your paint a bit thick, but still can run off your stick. without leaving a pile in your cup. Wait a few hours after you mix them up, and most importantly, make sure all the paints are the same consistency. This will lead to a broken painting if you do not. thin paint, and thick paint in same cup or on same canvas, make mud and broken cells and lines and just breaks everything down. Proper consistency leads to perfect paintings.

[@peachseed9098]

I agree with you, I like cells and it was really interesting to see the cells form on the pouring meduim as you worked on the other one. Both are amazing looking as usual though ☺

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Show me what you got thanks!

[@robynmarshall2759]

I look forward to your videos. I too like to see multiple cells form. I haven’t tried this method of painting, but I know I will eventually do it. Keep the videos coming!

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Robyn Marshall thank you! I will :)

[@karenkelleher989]

My FAV cells are the ones that are three or four colors each! LOVE those! Hate the massive amount of white ones that show up, kind of like the painting on the right did. YUCK. I also do not use just pouring medium. I cannot. I add everything but the kitchen sink, and then they turn out so cool, keep the paints thicker side, and wow! Thinner paints give you mud, broken cells, broken lines, broken painting...and cracks!

[@Sk8erbaker]

Thanks for this comparison. They're great pieces on their own but I agree Liquitex has more of that wow factor. Have been using resin for art lately but can't wait to try out the Liquitex soon.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Mike Lee awesome! Resin is on my list to try :)

[@Sk8erbaker]

Mixed Media Girl Resin is certainly a popular medium to try. But I think in terms of mess, pouring mediums are probably easier to take care of. If you're working larger scale then the bigger resin tubs make sense. Check out Artresin & Ecopoxy resins!

[@lisagerald4615]

Love you did this experiment I am gona try it also to see whT I get from same colors thank you so much I am waiting on your new book to come in I just can’t wait ! I am hoping it will pop up sooner that the expected date thanks for experiment! Lisa

[@christyhoehn8244]

Great comparison. Thank you- fascinating!

[@savagetwin52]

Hi! Enjoyed the video. Very informative. I just bought some GAC 800 yesterday because I wanted to try it out. I just finished a bottle of Liquitex while pouring on tiles for the first time. Gotta try the GAC now. Have you tried to combine pouring mediums together? I mainly use floetrol as it is cheaper for me, a newbie. But love experimenting. TU for sharing your knowledge!

[@sharondean7802]

yes, both have their own beautiful qualites.... thanks for the experiment...!!!

[@paulineosullivan7340]

Again thank you for your most helpful comparison videos...I'm fascinated

[@k.anapol9226]

Appreciate your sharing this. So many options and products.

[@raiknightshade3442]

I had to go back and rewatch the liquitex painting as you were doing the gac painting so I could see those cells popping up. Those are wild!

[@CreateGoodFX]

Cool demo! I'm curious... what would happen if you torched each canvas? Do you think you'd get more cells even tho there's no silicone in there?

[@kimatkins3973]

Love that color combo..

[@Kathy-Carr]

Thank you for doing this...very interesting!

[@captainranker98]

Thanks for the comparison. I've heard some people that use Elmers glue, have you tried that ? Thx

[@ing-gerdbreitholtz98]

I have just rewatched you comparison videos with different type and methods of silicon and also different pouring media. I'm wondering what difference in composition and colours showing have to do with how long you let the cups sit before you lifted them. I liked all versions very much.

[@anniesexton57]

Love the liquid Tex one they are both Cool

[@sebastiendsouza9941]

Was there any difference in the drying? I'm wondering which medium dries best without cracks or crazing.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Jennifer Lakhan-D'Souza not really, neither cracked at all :)

[@enchantingelements9843]

Oh my gosh the Liquitex one is Gorgeous... I think everything you touch turns out magically:)

[@kathyian1]

I use acrylic binder with just a little Liquitex pouring medium added. It keeps it a little thicker and stops the colours muddying so much. GAC now have a pouring medium but I still find it a little too thin and in a Dutch pour it bleeds. Very disappointing.

[@SalemSphynx]

Hi Kathy, just curious the name of the acrylic binder you use? My paints keep separating (best way to describe the sandy/gritty effect) so want to try adding acrylic binder but dont know which 1 to buy! Thanks😊

[@kathyian1]

@@SalemSphynx Hi Heather, I use Gerstaeker Acrylic Binder. It comes from Germany. I am in the UK.

[@chockpea]

The pouring medium has cells because you added water. Pretty sure GAC800 isn't meant to be used just as a pouring medium it is just to prevent crazing.

[@frankhiebert492]

Great experiment. How much GAC 800 did you use in each color?

[@dolphinschild62]

I love your experiments. They save me time and money from doing it lol. Hugs.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+dolphinschild62 lol good! That's my purpose :)

[@makaylarox97]

I love the experiments

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Makayla Phillips thanks :)

[@okkanym]

interesting video the GAC 800 create a lacquer varnish finishing indeed, the size of your canvas is 20 x 20 in this video, interesting the way the cells are appearing from the liquitex how much ratio paint and liquidex you added per cup and how much distilled water you added, I will check the paint you have bought and do some test as well.

[@ruthannmolyneaux478]

This was poured last October. I was wondering if anybody has noticed a change in the Liquitex pouring medium since then. I've heard they changed their product.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

I didn't know that! I'll have to get more and do my experiments again :)

[@charlotteadams9393]

Thank you for doing this. I was wondering about how the GAC would do.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Charlotte Adams sure :)

[@CarlDigitalKing]

Almost 100k subscribers since you posted this. Fantastic art and progress!♥♥♥♥♥ #KnowledgeIsPower!#AwesomeTeam☮♥♥♥♥♥

[@jimdimitrios1]

thx for the test, what ratios did you use?

[@willb.3497]

Most definitely love the pouring medium

[@Loonit23]

How did you prevent air bubbles if you didn't torch?

[@missygold9315]

Great experiment and I'm with you I love them both but I rather the craziness of the pouring med TFS

[@hanzys1699]

I tried the GAC 800 with a dollop of small acrylic paint to mix with and it didn't work properly :( It was my first time acrylic pouring and the paint was very light in colour when it should have been a lot more opaque. Any ideas what I did wrong?

[@HamsterLife_EnglishLearning]

Very pretty!! What are you using to pour on in this vidoe, is it the dollar store small canvas boards?

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Jude W these are regular wrapped canvases :) I get mine from Michael's

[@carnoux1]

Omg, thank you for doing this. This is exactly what I needed to know. I am brand new to the pouring world...the art world as a while really.I actually dont like the cells but can't figure out how to not get them in my painting. Currently I only use Liquidtex pouring medium and water. I think I will just put less pouring medium. That seems to be the culprit, lol. Tha ks again

[@karenkelleher989]

run away Aubrey....run away and don't look back!

[@lindalmiller429]

Both gorgeous

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Linda L Miller thanks!

[@syhu5456]

There are some cells in the water mixed paint, is it because of the water?

[@syhu5456]

I do love cells, it’s beautiful!

[@kimgwin286]

I love the liquitex better too. I love cells!!!!!

[@condeerogers5858]

Love your videos. You are so much fun. I like the painting on the left better because I like cells also. But the other is great too. I'd like to see the one on the left on a huge canvass. (Actually I like everything on a huge canvass)

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Condee Rogers thanks! I'll see what I can do :)

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Condee Rogers do you mean the one on the right?

[@condeerogers5858]

Mixed Media Girl.... Yes. The one on the right. Thanks.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Condee Rogers lol just checking :)

[@karinasanchez4092]

Does the GAC 800 prevent cracks and crazing?

[@tracynail4116]

What would an acrylic pour with just straight up paint be like? Obviously it would be a lot of paint but if it was on a smaller canvas..? Idk it's 2 in the morning

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Tracy Nail lol, check this video out kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKbdd2d6nrWGY8k

[@tracynail4116]

Mixed Media Girl I mean without even water. Just paint, straight up nothing but paint.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Tracy Nail well, it would really depends how thick the paint is. With a thin paint, like craft paint, it could work, you just might have cracking because it would be so thick. With normal acrylic paint it wouldn't pour at all :)

[@Crafty-xy4or]

I too love both but the pouring medium is more interesting. How's the price comparison?

[@maureenshotts1460]

Love the experiments.. teaching me so much! What is the ratio of paint, Liquitex Pouring Medium, water?

[@ngairelambert8139]

Ngaire Lambert fascinating same colors, but completely different tdesign! lovely lovely is Gac a pouring medium the same as floutol sorry ..my spelling is dreadful.

[@pamelajean1905]

All I have on hand is gac 100. Can't afford to buy the 800 at the moment. I wonder how different it will be.

[@nyanachase7741]

Wow! Very pretty and interesting! I might have missed it, but did you mention what brand of paints you are using?

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Nyana Chase it's in the video description :) I use artist's loft flow acrylics

[@nyanachase7741]

Mixed Media Girl thank you!

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Nyana Chase no problem!

[@sharoncausey8480]

Nice experiment.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Sharon Causey thanks!

[@CarlDigitalKing]

Wow 20K Subscribers! I like the Liquitex painting best. The GAC is beautiful also :-) #KnowledgeIsPower!#AwesomeTeam☮

[@fayecrawford2648]

I dont know which I like the best.but I it may be the one with the gac pouring medium.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Faye Crawford thanks!

[@nataliaurda]

Cool!

[@Tanymsun]

The left painting about 1/3 rd from the top it looks like someone giving the hangloose gesture.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+William Wagner lol I can see that

[@taylorrandall8249]

I cant unsee that

[@jannettaktibbs7268]

I love the cells also. I much prefer the one on the right. Both are lovely, but I prefer the right one over the left. I would hang both though. lol I very much enjoy your tutorials. Thank you.

[@CarlDigitalKing]

Watching again, The liquitex definitely my favorite tho the other is great too♥♥ #KnowledgeIsPower!#AwesomeTeam☮

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Carl Watts thank you!

[@karenkelleher989]

Mix the mediums together. wink wink

[@sharoncausey8480]

What brand of paint are you using?

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Sharon Causey artist's loft flow acrylics

[@BBare.]

What does a gate looking mean? I've never heard that term before.

[@MixedMediaGirl]

+Bobbi Bare agate, its a type if rock :)

[@joanbeatrous427]

Bobbi Bare no

[@justdande2891]

What is the ratio of paint to medium please

[@MixedMediaGirl]

5 parts floetrol, 3 parts paint and 2 parts water

[@larastrazdas7227]

GAC 800 is Golden’s Pouring Medium

[@karenkelleher989]

I think you should do an experiment, to show others, what happens if you mix your paints and wait overnight to use them. I think you'd be surprised how different things turn out.

[@bigtimetorifan]

Karen Kelleher do tell!

[@83loveanimals]

I am a painter. I tried doing pouring but it was a total mess. Wasted color and money. I think i will stick to my old brushes.

[@dgatez73]

GAC = Goldens artist colors.

[@anitamihalik9173]

50/50?

[@ruthannmolyneaux478]

Last comment was March 8, 2018.

[@CarolynDenison]

IS PRETTIER.The GAC

[@williwin1554]

Too much cells on the right. 🤓