[14] LOW-COST handy TOOLS to easily BOOST FLUID ACRYLIC and RESIN PAINTING

Learn tips and tricks to use things you already have, or can get for almost free, to embellish, enhance and add details to acrylic pouring art and fluid resin paintings.

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= The squeeze bottles I use the most are "Darice Needle Tip Applicator Bottles" ... They hold one ounce of paint each. I purchased mine at JoAnn ... They are sold in packs of 6 bottles.

A pack of 12 can be found on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2xyILPN

= This is my usual formula for all the paints I use:

- 1 - 2 parts paint to 5 parts Floetrol

- I then add a little water if necessary to get my paint to be the consistency of really warm honey, or like heavy cream. The amount of water will depend on the type of acrylic paint you used ... Flow acrylic (runny like house paint) will need very little water if any, while medium to heavy body paint (thick like toothpaste) will need more water. Try to limit the amount of water that you use ... too much will break down the binding properties of the acrylic paint. How much is too much? Try to keep the amount of water under 50% of the amount of paint.

- Finally, right before I prepare my dirty pour, I add a few drops (3 to 6 drops) of silicone into each color EXCEPT the white (or whatever negative space color you choose). The fact that the white has no silicone encourages the other colors to bleed into the white and "cell" up.

= My favorite silicone is "3 in1 All Temp Silicone", available at most hardware stores. You can also get it here: http://amzn.to/2fyKPwr
The reasons I prefer it are:
- because it dries .... leaves virtually no oily residue once a painting has dried
- has no fumes like the spray silicones
- comes in a super convenient applicator bottle (with a cap that stays attached!)
But, any silicone you have should get you cells.

= Once my paintings dry, I spray them with a low odor, user-friendly, crystal clear, museum-quality varnish designed for acrylics, oils and watercolors. It gives a glossy finish.
Here is a link: http://amzn.to/2jGh3KO

When I want to spray a matte/satin finish instead, I use this: http://amzn.to/2fvgYF0


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