MIND-BLOWING Miami Vice Colors in a Deconstructed Seascape

Hi all!
Watch me take on the challenge of creating a deconstructed seascape using Miami Vice colors! I'll show you my bloom recipe (see below) and how I create art with a hair dryer. Join me on this colorful journey! This is a part of our monthly Patreon challenge, and this time the goal was to use "Miami Vice" colors from the old 80s TV show. I'm not sure I nailed the color palette but I do love the painting--especially the sky! I'm still not sure if I should leave the horizon line kind of wild, or straighten it out. Let me know what you think, and please stay until the end to see the fantastic work created by some of my Patreon members! Please like, share, and subscribe!
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THE RECIPE:
House Paint-base aka puddle for the substrate: PPG MultiPro in Satin from Home Depot, or Color To Go Extra White in Satin from any Sherwin Williams store. For this painting I used PPG MultiPro.
Pouring Medium aka PM Recipe: mix with all colors EXCEPT the cell activator color:
The OLD Behr 8300 Untinted Deep Base Paint (Home Depot); 12 oz and added 6 oz. of GAC 100. I use a quart measuring cup (Home Depot + get a lid). Stir well. NOTE: If your Behr is thin, you may not need as much GAC 100 so add a little at a time to get your desired consistency. This recipe is a guideline depending on the viscosity of the untinted house paint. If your paints are too thick, I use Golden High Flow Medium to thin.
Use the colors and brands of your choice! These tutorials are meant to educate and inspire! Here's how to mix:
Pigments: For a 3 oz cup I add 1/2 teaspoon of pigment powder to the cup, then add enough gloss varnish (any brand; I use JoSonja gloss varnish) to cover the powder. Mix well until all pigment is thoroughly wet; then add the pouring medium; mix well. Recommend a Covid mask to mix.
For any brand fluid or high flow acrylics: I put 2 1/2 ounces of the pouring medium into a 3 ounce cup, then squirt in color until I reach my desired shade. Mix well.
For tube paint (medium or heavy body paint), I added an 1/2 ounce of paint (1/2 teaspoon) to a 3 ounce cup, then added 2 ounces of pouring medium. If still thick I add a squirt of Golden's High Flow Medium (thins and extends acrylic colors) OR water, and stir well.
Cell Activator/Color: Australian Floetrol + Amsterdam Oxide Black and Amsterdam Deep Gold, 2 -1 ratio Australian Floetrol to paint.
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[@SamanthaDuncan-y5n]

That sky is definitely in the top 5. Gorgeous

[@jordirosa1to5]

I love this one! I love the sky, those muted colors, the beautiful shine 😍😍😍

[@carlabeel8997]

Karen this is breathtaking! Incredible palette, composition, piggy bling and dried results 🤩🥰

[@sandraneal6108]

Karen I love watching you paint you are far more experienced than me but I have the same dramas and some. Your paintings inspire me thank you.

[@susanbrocksmith4255]

Holy cow, Karen! This is spectacular!!!!!

[@jeanettewhite2144]

Wow I love it. It looks like a stormy sky. Beautiful Karen ❤

[@susanbrocksmith4255]

In the middle of watching! Do not change that water 😂! These are soooo difficult but you’re the queen!

[@susanbrocksmith4255]

Love the colors, composition, everything!

[@susanbrocksmith4255]

Omg I’m loving how this is turning out!!!!!

[@nanettesrainycitypours]

This is so wonderful!! As always I adore you, thank you for sharing our work!❤🎉

[@carolmatlock7035]

Very nice Karen.

[@victoriahunter1227]

Love your talents and tutorials!🎉🎉❤❤❤❤😊😊😊

[@jessicaschubach4174]

Amazing Karen! This turned out so beautiful. I'm always mesmerized when I watch your videos, and I learn so much from you. Thank You! 🌷

[@loricleary4473]

This was definitely a labor of love Karen and it's beautiful.. All your patreons art is also beautiful 😍

[@JaqxArtz]

love this!

[@kerstinroenik9220]

Well, not no more..😂 Turned out Beautiful ❤

[@susanbrocksmith4255]

Lmao! I’m so glad you explained the bikini corner, I was wondering myself! 😂

[@kerstinroenik9220]

Omg, there's a woman's head and neck in the middle...😮..

[@WaterfallAcrylics]

🤣🤣

[@christinemitchell1331]

Hi I see the same thing. The neck and face😮

[@christinemitchell1331]

I like it before you spun it out

[@WaterfallAcrylics]

You gotta spin! Too much paint on the canvas and it will crack! 😉