Negative space flip and drag with silicone and floetrol

[@nancy9704]

I love how this always turns out perfect every single time!! Every time. It's amazingly gorgeous to me the colors you get and come up with. WOWOWOW!

[@Em4Art2D]

Love the enthusiasm! So appreciative of your.. appreciation!! :) :) Thanks for watching

[@Coirbre]

I love the technique in this. The splash really makes it pop in the negative space. Thanks for posting.

[@Em4Art2D]

paul mcgovern thanks so much! :)

[@joannescott7649]

love your pours...can hear your brain checking out different ways to do them...Don't give up your splashes they really add something! Thanks for the videos.

[@JessicaLopez-uc1rt]

This is one of the best pours I've seen! Love the splash idea and your choice of colours. Thank you for sharing 😉

[@JessicaLopez-uc1rt]

Would you mind sharing how much silicone drops you used? You got an amazing amount of cells!

[@Em4Art2D]

Jessica Lopez probably about 3-4 drops in each colour. I think the secret is layering paint in the cup?

[@Em4Art2D]

And thanks so much for the compliments :)

[@lol_yeahwhatever]

I love all of your videos so much. You do such a nice job showing and explaining your work. Thank you for taking the time to put all of these out here for us!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for watching! So glad you enjoy it!

[@joannescott7649]

Brilliant pour... and the hardest lesson learned... NOT to move or mess around with an amazing image... love it.

[@Em4Art2D]

Joanne Scott thanks! I think this was the first painting where I managed to not mess around with it! :)

[@stephaniemoore3779]

Love you - you are someone I'd totally hang with! I learned so much from the way you do your pours! I was sick to death of failed edge-to-edge pours. This rocks!

[@Em4Art2D]

So glad you have learned stuff! :) Thanks so much for watching and happy pouring!! :) :)

[@curlyanneb1973]

Congratulations on your move. Always fun to get a fresh start. TAKE YOUR PAINT.

[@beviesams4955]

Wow, this was absolutely stunning...loved it!!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for all the lovely compliments :)

[@run4life389]

This is the best pour I've seen yet on KZbin.........

[@Em4Art2D]

High praise indeed! Much appreciated!! Thanks so much and thanks for watching!

[@DariaS-BrattWithTatts]

Gorgeous!!!! I'm going to try your variation "Splash and Drag" Love it

[@Em4Art2D]

Daria S awesome! Thanks so much!

[@Twigwoman]

Been watching acrylic pours since July..... I think your pour today was quite amazing... IA free that sometimes the simplest pour is the best... allowing if you will for the paint to do its thing... so often it seems I love a piece and then the shifting of paint to cover all corners not only takes away some the what I thin are the best aspects of the piece but also stretches the cells in a weird and wonky way!!!! Nice work... I subscribed and shared with others I think will like your work! Have a great weekend!

[@Em4Art2D]

Twigwoman watching pour videos is quite addictive isn't it?! I agree I love watching paint have a mind of its own! Thanks for subscribing and sharing!! So flattered :)

[@Twigwoman]

SO pleased I found someone to keep track of!!!!

[@indiandy03]

I am not a "pourer" and have never tried but love watching all the videos. I have made a couple of MDF signs in the past and have found out that a couple of coats of a primer/filler with a light sand in between should stop your paint being sucked up. With MDF the edges are the most pourus but I have found that some filler knifed in then sanded will help with that.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for the words of advice. That MDF is tricky stuff for sure! These days I do put at least a couple coats of primer on there. Thanks for watching :)

[@christinestevenson857]

Thank you for sharing lovely painting

[@Em4Art2D]

Christine Stevenson thanks for watching!

[@rosiekaplan1733]

I've been thinking about MDF and yes I figured I would have to prime, So glad I found you!

[@cyndicombs3358]

Now, this was an amazing pour!!! The feathering is to die for. The splash at the beginning was awesome! Great colors! I can go on and on... Thanks for sharing your work! ☺

[@Em4Art2D]

Cyndi Combs thanks so much!! :)

[@3PairDesigns]

So pretty!!!!! Love the colors too. It's a leopard-snake! Haha! Love it! 😉👍🏻

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Eeep leopard snake!! Sounds vicious ;)

[@thennowforever47]

Yeah this is just perfect. Colors, pouring. Love it !!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much Tracy :)

[@heatherdiodati2167]

Love the splash effect! Definitely going to try it! ❤️

[@Em4Art2D]

Yay! Glad you love! Happy pouring!!

[@chelerutan]

This technique is really awesome!!!! Thanks for the video.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@bonniebrier7174]

I really love this one it is bright and colorful and just WOW thank you for the pour.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for the compliments and watching! :)

[@Annsanity2go]

This is absolutely my favorite painting I've seen while watching youtube. Emily, you manage to get such beautiful cells! Hope your move goes smoothly. Hugs!

[@Em4Art2D]

Annsanity2go thanks so much! Appreciate all the kind words!

[@chrisharrison5974]

I am just about to start paint pouring and watching lots of videos so I have some idea of what I'm doing. Just found your channel and loved watching this pour, didn't know about this technique. I am your latest fan and have subscribed xx

[@Em4Art2D]

Awesome, welcome! So glad you enjoy my videos. Thanks so much for watching and subscribing. Hope you have as much fun pouring as I do!

[@rubydragon1929]

Love your artwork, beautiful! Wish you would show how you mixed your paints to get those great cells.

[@Em4Art2D]

Ack, sorry,, I have this thing where I want to keep the videos short..mixing literally takes like an hour. I use Nicky James recipe for floetrol/pva glue, she has an excellent video on her channel showing it. I highly recommend checking out her video! Thanks so much for the compliments and watching!

[@camillefulton7709]

EM4....THAT WAS AN AWESOME POUR, THE COLOURS, THE DETAILS, BEAUTIFUL OUTCOME. I SHOULD BE SO LUCKY TO EVER DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. CAMILLE AUSTRALIA.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much! It is one of my favs for sure. Thanks so much for watching!

[@danithomson6913]

Great technique!!! So FREAKING AWESOME!!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much! :) :) :)

[@hilloreeheselgrave8448]

Yes, it's a beautiful caterpillar! Brilliant!

[@11a90Wahnsinn]

Very beautiful cells.Itl looks organic.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! I agree!

[@anna-nn4ix]

wow.. fabulous technique..the piece is magnificent

[@Em4Art2D]

Gosh thanks so much! Thanks for watching!

[@agnesbenson5149]

Really beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks :) Thanks for watching!!

[@adapedreira6342]

BEAUTIFUL !!...YOU ARE EXELENT !!.....I LOVE YOUR WORK !!!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much, glad you love my work!

[@GingerBeachStudio]

New sub (from over on the acrylic pour fb group). Love love love this!! Keep being awesome!

[@Em4Art2D]

It's Nanna's Place thanks for dropping by and checking out my video!

[@indiandy03]

I use MDF as a background and just a couple of coats of PVA glue mixed with the background colour as a primer which seems to work well. I usually do 5 -6 board at the same time. The edges are a bit of a problem as they are very pourus so I will use a wood filler on the edges and sand them down before priming Great video as always, many thanks .

[@Em4Art2D]

Yes, after I did that painting I also starting priming my MDF like crazy.. never was industrious enough to put wood filler on the edges though, I'm impressed! These days I'm just sticking to canvases...I'm finding they are less problematic in general. Thanks so much for checking out my video :)

[@dorothysfriend]

So cool, looks fantastic. Would love to see the dry result.

[@Em4Art2D]

dorothysfriend thanks! I will have a little website up and running soon where I will post all my finished work

[@AcrylicPouring]

The splash when you added the cup was really interesting. Made a great shape.

[@Em4Art2D]

Deby at Acrylic Pouring thanks! I think I'll be doing more of it!

[@AvidAbstractions]

This one is so wonderful! thank you for sharing!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Its my fav :)

[@kdhovis8665]

I like the splash!!

[@ericgofreed1651]

Love the splash and all the rest too.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for watching!

[@eddieantoniomessindamico2596]

Beautiful leftover flip and drag piece, about the " GESSO" word, as an italian I can help, it's DJESSO like JOHN or JEAN. I put my hat down you're doing a great job. MAGNIFICO LAVORO SEI BRAVA. Eddie Antonio

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much for linguistics lesson :) :) I’ve always been terrible at other languages, so I will take all the help I can get! :) Thanks so much for watching and the lovely compliments:)

[@joannebrown796]

Thank you- it's a lovely technique...

[@Em4Art2D]

jo anne brown thanks! Can't take all the credit, I believe Ann Osborne was the original flip and drag artist.. I just added a little twist at the beginning :)

[@scottwisotsky6144]

Beautiful - I wouldn’t have changed a thing!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much! Thanks for watching

[@starboard7308]

REALLY lovely...good job!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much!

[@theGRANDMAMA2011]

that WAS a great splash!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Thanks for watching :)

[@guylll3]

I think this is one of the best pours I have seen. Colors and cells are off the chart! I am going to try to recreate this piece this morning. Would be curious how much water, floetrol and silicone you put in your paint. Also, I think the thinner negative space white paint actually contributed to how well the paints spread on their own. Thanks for you posting your work.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Wow so many nice compliments:) :). I believe I used Nicky James Burch recipe for the floetrol-pva glue pouring medium. The white I definitely made a little thinner than heavy cream. Can’t remember exact proportions, sorry! Hope your pour was a success!! Thanks for watching :)

[@thehappycrystal8795]

i am definitely trying this. it looks awesome

[@Em4Art2D]

Yay! So glad you like, thanks for watching and happy pouring!

[@laurieallen8762]

LOVE the splash

[@lilyisaacs5474]

Everyone doing acrylic pour seems to be talking about adding silicone! Does it mean that just mixing acrylic with water wouldn't give me these beautiful cells? I obviously loved the splash too! Excellent piece!

[@Em4Art2D]

Just adding water is problematic. Thinning with just water can cause crazing and cracking. I’ve had success with getting cells with adding floetrol, but some additive like silicone helps. Be aware that silicone (or oil based liquids) super hard to clean off after. That is why I tend to shy away from them these days

[@gwillekkers]

The thin paint caused all of those beautiful lacy edgings. So maybe just gesso next time and leave the consistency of the white paint? Anyway, I totally agree with you.... its awesome!

[@Em4Art2D]

So glad you enjoyed! It is one of my favourites of my early work. I've moved on to canvases as the MDF just isn't reliable enough, even if I gesso many layers. Live and learn for sure! Thanks so much for watching!

[@HeatherWrightArt]

Unbelievably SUPER COOL!!!!! That splash was awesome, your colors and cells were gorgeous... totally jealous ;-)

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Yeah I was pleasantly surprised with this one..have no idea what I did or if I could do it again! :) lol

[@claudiaalexander5656]

Love your videos !

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for watching! Yay

[@snowonn]

I love your work!!!!!!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much! :)

[@adapedreira6342]

AMAZING !! BEAUTIFUL !!! THANKYOU !!!! YOU ARE INCREDIBLE !!!!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Glad you enjoy:) thanks for watching!!

[@debrajoan3557]

Gorgeous , love lacing on edges. Perhaps the thinner white paint was a happy accident.👍

[@Em4Art2D]

I think it was a happy accident! :) Thanks so much for watching!

[@pattyaap7345]

I have yet to see an ugly painting from you Emily. Love your work! I did my first flip and drag today, you'll see it in the FB groups. Keep those videos coming girl!!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Acrylic Art Paintings thanks so much! Looking forward to seeing your flip and drag!

[@deeneannwhittenford4373]

this is beautiful

[@Em4Art2D]

Deeneann Whittenford thanks so much :)

[@richieroberts7763]

Love you'r Work

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much for watching :)

[@glendapaul6191]

beautiful piece, so sorry you had issues with the MDF. really do need to prime or seal any timber. amazing cells and webbing effects and the colours, just brilliant.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Yes, I sure learned that lesson the hard way!

[@mamawarrior]

Wow!!! Amazing!! And you didn't torch it!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! :) I find with using the floetrol and the white glue torching doesn't make any new cells..pretty interesting the difference from using store bought pouring medium!

[@thennowforever47]

Another A++ so amazing. I'm just an old lady on a fixed income. But, what are your prices? I can't stop looking. I suppose I could give it a try. And also you more talented then you give yourself credit for. I hope it's just you humble nature. Your a sweetie ! Keep it up!!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much Tracy! I haven't really tried to sell anything, aside from a couple commissions. Honestly I'm not sure if I could bear parting with some of them! Thinking about doing prints...as soon as I get going with that I will post on my channel. In the meantime, definitely give it a go, I first started doing these as stress relief, and it has been one of the most fulfilling hobbies I have ever had. All your kind comments are much appreciated! :)

[@thennowforever47]

Em4Art2 D I hope you do prints at least. 😆 What a positive way to deal with stress. Saying that I hope your move goes well. Hope and love 💓

[@indiandy03]

Forgot to mention that in my opinion the best way to prime your MDF is with one of those mini paint rollers.

[@andrewansaldiiii7441]

Your pours are amazing! Good job!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much! Thanks for watching!

[@taniehotan]

splish splash....love it!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@KrystalKstar]

This one is my fav. I’ve watched the video a few times now. Lol

[@Em4Art2D]

Ahh yes, I surprised myself with this one! So glad you enjoy, thanks for watching! (multiple times! :) :) )

[@bonniekitt1]

Beautiful!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for watching! :)

[@paulawall2448]

That was a great splash!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Yes it is one of my favourite splashes

[@charlotteweinberg3804]

Me encanta su trabajo...... Mucho......I like your work very much...

[@Em4Art2D]

Mucho gracias! So glad you enjoy :) thanks for watching!

[@rosaliamartinez6943]

Beautiful

[@mariangelll]

This is Amazing!!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks very much :)

[@artesmilcoloresleydi6484]

👍

[@lindalmiller429]

Very beautiful

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks Linda!

[@cece_h]

This looks awesome. It's too bad you weren't happy with the way that the white turned out. I wish you had posted a picture of it after it dried. I would have been interest to see if the cells stayed as tight as they were after your pour and how the background came out on the unprepared surface. Your splash technique is pretty cool. I love the color you used. I know nothing about this type of painting but would love to try it.

[@Em4Art2D]

The cells actually did stay put and tight :) The white was just a little more wavy. Welcome to the world of acrylic pouring! Word of warning-it is sooo addictive!! So rewarding though! Thanks for watching and the compliments! :)

[@nuna4307]

Love it, thank you for sharing

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for the compliments and watching!

[@phdstudios1]

Love it.

[@Gaudy_Nautica]

sooo pretty! thanks for the tip of priming on the mdf.. also its pronounced jes-so

[@bestallwaysful]

Wonderful bless you!

[@ritageorge2348]

Gorgeous flip ( or splash) and drag. I like the splash, really ads to the work. With the white paint do you use just white paint and water or do you add Floetrol or glue ?. Another beautiful job. Thank you.

[@Em4Art2D]

The white paint I used floetrol, glue and a little water. Thanks so much, thanks for watching!

[@wildcatqueen3579]

Awesomesauce!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! :)

[@ellenmorrow325]

try turning painting vertical...looks like a figure...wonderful!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much for watching and the suggestion :)

[@cindynelson7313]

Awesome Thanks for sharing

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for watching!

[@CHARITYFIPPS]

Freaking awesome

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much! Thanks for watching :)

[@AntW11]

Beautiful!!! Ok. Did it craze? If so, how much? I would love to see it dry. White paint soaked into mdf or not. I love it. You arr an inspiration 😃

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Nope didn't craze. I'm going to do a video very shortly of all the paintings dried..also I'm thinking of putting up a little website of my stuff/blog about painting

[@YolandaLaracuente]

Nice, I like it.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks for watching! (and liking!)

[@paulakelly9244]

I really like this! It's a shame about the white paint though. Can you somehow save it? I sure hope so. Very cool!

[@Em4Art2D]

I tried to carefully pour a little more white paint on..no dice. I'm hoping if I put resin on it will mute the yuck somewhat. Thanks for watching!

[@bulldogsrock7857]

This pour it awsome!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much! :)

[@cosmlayla]

love!

[@Em4Art2D]

So glad you liked (loved) it! :)

[@ixiasantiago6447]

👍👍👍

[@yowgiaoart5630]

Great video!!!!👍👁🌺👁 I loved it!!!!💖❤💗fabulous!!N

[@Em4Art2D]

Awesome! Thanks! So glad you loved it :)

[@joycebookasong]

wow, lovely, can I ask, if you are using your left over paint, is the Silicone sitting in there as well? is this why you get such great cells? also, what silicone are you using, spray? oil?

[@Em4Art2D]

I use a treadmill silicone from Canadian Tire..it is 100% silicone, comes in little bottles and I drip it out. Thanks for all the compliments and watching! :)

[@moniquegalmiche7132]

very beautiful... could you give names of colors please ? thank you

[@Em4Art2D]

I'm sorry Monique, as mentioned in the video, they are all leftover colours.. long forgotten the names!

[@larryslemp9698]

Well, your initial slap/bang with your cup looked really cool, however, once you started, and finished your cup 'drag', that looked even better on the canvas, and IMO made the area of the initial slap/bang look somewhat out of place. Just my thoughts....overall, your end result was exceptionally nice!! Compliments to you!!

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much for the constructive criticism/compliments! :) Always appreciate peoples honest opinion :) Thanks for watching!

[@BsAlteredDesigns]

Just found your channel from a FB post. I love your work. Where do you find the mdf board? Tfs

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much! Glad you like. I used to work at a manufacturing company-but have since left so have gotten it from Home Depot. These days I mainly work on stretched canvas though, just prefer how it dries and the end product is less work!

[@sigridpetrogiannis7064]

Amazing 😍

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! Thanks so much for watching :)

[@jacpeach3179]

Amazing

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks! It is MDF- Takes about a week to dry

[@Jannekeable]

wow lots of little cells. how much sillicon do you put in?

[@Em4Art2D]

About three or four drops in each colour other than the white :)

[@ivanavalova2052]

beautiful..

[@markallen1469]

Amazing once again... after all. You are the QUEEN OF CELLS...... where do you get your MDF? And how thick is it if you don't mind my asking....?

[@Em4Art2D]

I used to get it at my job. I have since quit said job (moved) but plan on getting it at home depot in the future. I'm using 3/8" thick MDF-doesn't warp, and not too heavy-I found the 3/4" way too heavy especially for the larger pieces

[@markallen1469]

Em4Art2 D thank you very much.... have a great day...

[@scottrobins5060]

So beautiful! How much silicone do you use in the acrylics? Do you use pure flotrol for the base??

[@ricks2907]

yep yep yep. luv luv luv.

[@Em4Art2D]

Thanks so much!

[@Transitlady59]

Hi Emily :) Awesome rainbow colors! If you were to hang this what do you need?

[@Em4Art2D]

Hi Marie! Thanks! :) It depends on the look you are going for.. If you were to frame it I think you would need a deeper than normal frame as this particular MDF is 3/8" thick. However unframed, I would just drill a shallow hole in the back centre near the top. I would then just hang it on a nail...OR! you know those velcro peel and stick things? That would work perfectly!

[@Transitlady59]

Thank you :)

[@sunnsag2654]

LOVE it :)

[@Em4Art2D]

Yay! Thanks!