554. I Tried A New Bloom Pouring Medium and Got AMAZING RESULTS!!!

Five quarts of various brands of untinted house paint later, plus a couple quarts of various types of varnish and/or polyeurathane, I have landed on a pouring medium recipe THAT WORKS. They better not discontinue Infinity anytime soon! Overall, for artists trying to use the Sheleeart bloom recipe in the US, Sherwin-Williams makes the most reliable products. From the old HGTV Ultra Deep Base to Infinity, to their Color To Go line for the pillow (or base), this brand is the best. Full recipe below. I have created 4 paintings with this new recipe; all dried exactly as the wet results. Minimal bubbles, clear colors, and no melting or wonky cells. I like the painting in this video--especially the composition; but will admit I'm not a girly-girl so the blue-pink combo really isn't my style. Still pretty though! Let me know what you think in the comments; and THANK YOU for watching!!

Shout-out to my pal Ana for helping me with testing! Please check out her channel here:    / @saintcrossart  

ANNOUNCEMENT! I'm holding my first ever solo 3-day workshop called BloomFest! If you ever wanted to take fluid art bloom lessons and/or sharpen your skills, this is the workshop for you! I will be in Vegas 28-30 April. There will be four 3-hour sessions available and you can learn any bloom-related technique of your choice! Due to unforeseen circumstances; I have ONE opening for each session (total of 4), so if you were considering coming but lost out due to fast sales; here's your opportunity to get in on the action!!! Check out all the details on my website, and I hope to see you there!! https://www.waterfallacrylics.com/events. Special shoutout to the Fluid Art Co for sponsoring my event! If you're looking for This Little Piggy pigments, Australian Floetrol, and more, shop here! https://fluid-art.co/

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THE RECIPE:

House Paint-base aka puddle for the substrate: PPG MultiPro in Eggshell 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:

Sherwin Williams Infinity Base C In Semi-Gloss (Lowe’s only) and Varathane Triple Thick Water-based Gloss Polyeurathane (Home Depot) mixed 2:1 ratio paint to varnish. Add small traces of water to thin if needed.

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 + an Amsterdam Oxide Black, 2 -1 ratio Australian Floetrol to paint.

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