Fluid Art Cells Tutorial

The key to success for many beautiful acrylic pouring cells is the consistency of your acrylic colors mixed with pouring medium.

Fluid art cells tutorial. Not only is fluid art simple to do but it is amazingly fun. If you ve just started acrylic pouring and you re still in the process of discovering your own unique style here are some examples of techniques used in acrylic pouring to help you get inspired for your next fluid art masterpiece. Only if this consistency fits you will prevent the different colors from mixing too firmly and the cells from running too liquid and cells from forming at all too thick. Get inspired to try acrylic pouring by watching these mesmerizing videos of artists in action.

If you want larger cells in your acrylic pour painting don t stir over the paint once you ve added the silicone as this will split into smaller cells. Today we have a tutorial on how to make an easy diy fluid art masterpiece it looks tricky but is very simple. If you don t want to use silicone to create cells the torch method is an alternative option. I am doing a large wave swipe pour again i am loving this acrylic pouring fluid art fun.

Rick cheadle s fluid art recipes and art journal is filled with over 100 pouring recipes to take your art even further and youtube is filled with tutorials from knowledgeable experts like nicky james burch from fluid art studios and gina deluca. Since cell creation is a natural result of the different color densities reacting to each other silicone oil is not necessary for this effect. An understanding about pigment density and the specific gravity of paints and how you can use that info to help you create cells. I ll give you a supplies list my personal paint mixing recipe tips on creating the ever popular cells and tell you about different pouring methods.

So if you are ready to get messy loosen up and have fun making art then keep reading my guide on fluid acrylic painting for beginners. Every artist has their own style of fluid acrylic painting. Dirty pour the. Deby coles after being told in high school that she was so bad at art that she should switch to another subject deby didn t paint again for 35 years.

Fluid painting is so much fun and if you re a beginner to pouring fluid art then learning the techniques to create the cells using silicone why floetrol and why the elmer s glue are essential. Cells are the pretty round shapes formed naturally in fluid artwork. Creating cells using the torching method. Fluid art uses an acrylic paint that is more liquid than traditional acrylics.

You can use a chef s torch or a burner. That said it does help but a word of caution more oil doesn t mean more cells.