Using Fluid Acrylics
Lesson 7 from: Introduction to Mixed MediaStephenie Hamen
Using Fluid Acrylics
Lesson 7 from: Introduction to Mixed MediaStephenie Hamen
Lessons
Overview of Supplies
01:51 2Decoupaging the Base
19:32 3Adding Gesso for Texture
12:21 4Adding Paint & Spreading with Water
14:03 5Adding a Second Color with Texture
11:09 6Adding a Third Color with Drip Technique
08:00 7Using Fluid Acrylics
05:24 8Adding Paint with Stencils
05:55Lesson Info
Using Fluid Acrylics
So we're going teo call this good and I'm gonna flip it onto the other side and you guys have fluids to share so I'll let you guys do that and we're gonna basically do the same thing um but without the water, what I like about this is these colors it's just a different kind of a different palate than not palate but just different shades and hughes and then some fluid acrylics come opaque and some come translucent so it's just a matter of what you buy and what you use but it kind of does what we were doing without the water and I just go right on now you're really thick it's just going to sit there and it's not gonna go anywhere well, let's sit for a second and it'll start to run if it doesn't, I will add a little water but it's just another if you in this to me is more like if you buy the he's a really nice fluid acrylics um but you kind of get that same look as if you're buying some of the other kinds of pains too you gotta run you know you want teo okay, so we will spray you a little...
bit because you're not running again thank you for doing this to me in front of people well, we'll just go to town and spray those too so that's gonna repeat the same thing? Only with this I'm going to try to get some of that to flow in what you flo what's cool about this is when you spray it, it does more of a splatter, so you're going to see some of that of that color kind of go across everything and a nice puddle again clean this up. I'm gonna drive this quick and then I want to just show you how to add a little bit of texture with stencils, brandy that and I I love stencils, and I guess I always thought of them as like, you know, back in the day when you make a poster, but there's so many great mixed media arts stencils out there now that I love them smush this around, I'm just moving some of this around with my finger to kind of get to drive a little bit faster so we could do the stenciling with the stencils I'm gonna use white because I really want something that's going to stand out against all this color, but you guys can use again whatever you want to use and for those here, we've got a whole shared area of stencils for you, some grape juice, like they're all so different, so much fine, like I said, you get everybody gets the same exact pile of stuff, but they're also unique and different, depending on what colors you like and what techniques to use. And I like all your little dots on there, too. You were meticulous. I am like, go, yeah, that's. The only thing like don't just always think of this and you can use, like the ends of your paintbrushes to make dots and think I use a lot of weird stuff to make prints with. Like I said, oh, it's, nothing for me to use bubble wrap or paint skewers, or I use hotel keys a lot toe like spread paint with that because you could spread it on it, scrapes it off popsicle sticks, and I use that stuff often more than a use actual real brushes. First up, okay, and what I like about this was you've got sections were attentive, opaque, but then because of the water with the fluid, it got really light. And so it just kind of fades away. Almost just kind of a fun look like I accidentally spilled a glass of wine. I might have been drinking my lab, but I didn't made it on purpose.
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Ratings and Reviews
Kimberly Jones
This was very informative, and quite fun to watch. I liked that the instructor endorsed the idea of using items that you have onhand; repurposing old books and other items to use until you really know where your style lies. I also like that she shared the names of products she truly believed were worth purchasing, without being pushy. This art form encourages "play" and is quite forgiving if you have a "happy little accident", because it's not difficult to cover the area in question, to try something different. I'm quite happy that I viewed this class!
Kedryn Evans
Wonderful class, so much fun and I love how Stephanie makes you feel so relaxed and that things will be great even if you've never tried something like this before. I wanted to watch the course to get the idea of it, now I can't wait to get the supplies and watch again while trying it out myself. Thanks!
a Creativelive Student
I really enjoyed this class. Stephanie was fun and relaxed which made the learning fun and relaxed. I can't wait to get my hands dirty and give it a try!
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