Eye to Agate Crystal Design - Open Cup Pour - Stretch

Eye to Agate Crystal Design - Open Cup Pour - Stretch - Acrylic Fluid Art

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2 жыл бұрын

Hey Everyone! Thank you for being here today. I’m so happy you are here with me today to see what I created.
Today’s piece is inspired by: crystals and agate designs using Metallic Colours with a POP of Blue Green - using only Pebeo brands. I wanted to create an agate crystal design - it’s started off as an eye and I stretched it out to agate.
Technique used: Open Cup
What I learnt: be open to the process; sometimes just go with it.
Colour palette: Winsor & Newton Mars Black for the base. All other colours are by Pebeo: Iridescent Silver, Gold, Copper and Blue Green .
Time Stamps: If you want to go to a specific section of the video, here are the main segments:
00.30 Layering the base
01.10 Open cup layering of paint
01.54 First lift
03.40 look at the eye!
05.45 Tilt and composition
08.10 Agate Crystal
09.30 Look at the dry version
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Пікірлер: 156

@artobsessionbybarbara2953 2 жыл бұрын

I still see an eye but the eye of a dragon like creature 🤗🤗😘🦋 love it thanks for sharing Mark

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Barbara! Love you interpretation and always a joy to hear what you see. Thank you 😊

@COZCreationsArt 2 жыл бұрын

Love this darling. Love that you left your negative space. It complements the center area. Wonderful job Mark

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Cathleen.. always appreciate your feedback and support 😊🙏

@AmysAcrylicArtistry 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful piece Mark! I see the profile of a birds face. With the black in the middle bright the eye. Thanks for sharing!!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Amy 😊

@carolbray3164 Жыл бұрын

You explain your work wonderfully . Your calm approach reflects your work .Fantastic .

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

So nice of you - thank you so much 😊

@daisymay4183 Жыл бұрын

The eye beginning I would have lefted it. But you stretched it to your vision of what you wanted to accomplish. Love the color combo.😊

@carlakoyak1129 2 жыл бұрын

This is such a beautiful piece. I see a mystical sea creature

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@casitagirl 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful colors! It reminds me of Utah landscape.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Patty!! Wow that’s amazing. Thank you 😊

@debbiehoffman5169 2 жыл бұрын

Love this...I love listening to you, and your soothing voice. I still see an 'eye'...but that of a colorful reptile...and super close up :)

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Debbie, that’s really kind of you to say. Glad you enjoyed this piece too 😊

@nancypeterson7708 18 күн бұрын

I love it! The colors are @mazing. Looks like a rock with layers of beautiful color

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 18 күн бұрын

Thank you so much!

@ramonaklassen9280 Жыл бұрын

Wow Mark! Love the colors. It's soft and the movement of the design is mesmerizing!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!

@michelemartinez7897 Жыл бұрын

I love this. These are my colors. I so enjoy watching your videos.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Wow thank you so much that means a lot

@marybarton5651 Жыл бұрын

I saw an eye from the first lift...I liked it, but then I like it after the stretch too. Links like an island 🏝

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you x

@artmyheart7409 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! Really beautiful colors and composition!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@estellegoodnight6338 Жыл бұрын

This is a wonderful piece. I love the color palette and the black in the middle is very dramatic. I can't wait to do one of these! Your composition is perfect and the black negative space really makes the piece.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@deborahpowers9969 Жыл бұрын

U do a great job explaining what ur doing and what u r looking for

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Deborah 😊

@svg7335 2 жыл бұрын

I lived the initial eye. Now the center reminds me of the volcanic Sulphur places.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Love the volcanic interpretation 😊💜

@karenorourke4897 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful looks like an owls eye ❤

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@corinnebetts5772 2 жыл бұрын

Truly beautiful, it reminds me of a piece of ocean Jasper.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@artgeometrix6346 2 жыл бұрын

Such a good piece. Beautifully designed.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you so much! Thank you for the lovely feedback 😊

@marylyndurie8157 2 жыл бұрын

Love these colors!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Marylyn 😊

@kimbristow7861 Жыл бұрын

Another great pour Mark. I like the eye 👁 also Mark .

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@barbaraskinner4924 2 жыл бұрын

So beautiful and calming, i love the colour palette and the black negative space really brings the colours and outlines out xxx

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Barbara! 💜

@leoniedeeker6601 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful piece.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@meggeesartlab 2 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful eye ❤️ before tilting, I like the outcome too

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

I loved the eye! I didn’t even want to move any of it 😂😂

@brendahartstern4565 Жыл бұрын

I would have syringed the excess paint out of the middle, let it dry, and then just draw in some black keep the whole eye. It was just too cool!

@lindamardell8674 2 жыл бұрын

Truly love this Mark..it pulls you in 😊

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Linda! Really appreciate it 😊

@luvmyflipflops6504 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@cherjones1717 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely beautiful!! Loving the colors!!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Cher 💙

@kathleenmarie4336 2 жыл бұрын

Wow that was so interesting, love to hear the explanation of the process.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@karinliebtschokolade8157 2 жыл бұрын

Great colors, thank you for sharing this piece with us. 😃🍀

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I love this palette and that eye design before stretching out. Think I’m going to do this again. 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

@mamadulas6578 2 жыл бұрын

I like how you showed the two styles with the same colors. And this is a fun palette 🎉 I see a crystal as well. 😊

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Yay!! Thank you so much - always grateful to you for your unending support and encouragement 😊💜🙏

@AmysCreativeArt 2 жыл бұрын

These colors look amazing on the black base. And i love pieces that come out like agate crystals. Beautiful 😍🤩😍🤩

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Amy 😊

@nancydunston1215 2 жыл бұрын

Gorgeous 😍 😍 😍 I see crystals, too. Love the colors together ❤️

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Nancy 😊

@sonjaspicer5305 Жыл бұрын

So inspiring

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you 🙏

@jmkirkmk 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! I really like this! But really the eye was cool!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Haha yes I agree. That eye… 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@peggywilliams2176 2 жыл бұрын

Oh wow!! The colors are stunning!! Love love how the design came out!! It dose look like a crystal. Love it!!!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Peggy. I was so pleased with it but loved the eye before stretching out haha 😂

@priscilla3211 2 жыл бұрын

This is a beautiful piece and I love the colors. You did a good thing by not overworking it.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. I loved the eye. Haha. I think the agate looks mesmerising and I’m going to try other colours 😊

@RoseMCreations 2 жыл бұрын

The eye was magnificent. Great color palette. 😊

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rose - I’m defo going to do another and just leave it 🤞🏻

@meetartsy8943 2 жыл бұрын

That looks soooo good! 🤍

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@sylvia-3827 Жыл бұрын

Wow so beautiful Mark ❤❤❤

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@creativeroadsartbyjulialee9973 2 жыл бұрын

A really nice eye!!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@susanstamper9813 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful.I would love to see this clear coated.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@sueharviel6510 Жыл бұрын

I see a horse. One side looks like his neck, you see his nose on the one side and his eye then the top appears to be his ear. Wonderful painting!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Ohh thank you so so much Sue

@joallawestervelt6918 2 жыл бұрын

Love love it. The colors are stunning. Beautifully finished! 💕😊💕🤗💕

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much- did you prefer the eye or the final outcome? I’m torn….. 😊

@kaymartin9607 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful 😍😍

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@NateBrightArt 2 жыл бұрын

Wow! I think this is my favorite thing I've seen you do Mark! Gorgeous!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@joanneralstinart5735 2 жыл бұрын

This is cool 😎! I really wish you could have left it as is in the beginning. It was awesome but it probably would have cracked because of so much paint. I really like your art and you videos. This was awesome 🤩

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Joanne, really appreciate you supporting me and for all the feedback 😊🙏

@CRicharz Жыл бұрын

Lovely. Oh yes do the eye again and maybe spin.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@pamelalee4911 2 жыл бұрын

There still is a black eye in the middle. It sort of looks like a sea monster to me. I live the colours!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@SylvieBoisjoliLuc-cd7ke 3 ай бұрын

WOW love il just like that❤❤❤

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 3 ай бұрын

Yay!! Thank you 🙏

@SKMArtCreations 2 жыл бұрын

I love it, it turned out beautiful 😍

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@patriciagist8296 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure if I wouldhave stretched the eye at the beginning it was very interesting, but it looks as if you still ended up with a eye from the side view . Amazing, The anticipation of seeing what is created is very exciting to me and you always amaze me with the final outcome.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Ah thank you so much Patricia! That’s such a warm and lovely comment, much appreciated 😊💜

@stephanieschweers-engels8456 Жыл бұрын

Total schön... Ich sehe eine Insel 🤩

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@catherineandrews4755 2 жыл бұрын

You should do an eye Mark. 👁 This is beautiful 😍

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

….. I think I might! I was so excited wasn’t I hahaha 🤣

@catherineandrews4755 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkJRatcliffeArt you most certainly was. I couldn't stop laughing. I've done 3 eyes now. I'm obsessed haha. Made a clock from an old vynol record. So much fun

@RebekahSue 2 жыл бұрын

Have you access to "liquid art panels"? They are board instead of canvas, with a very small lip to catch the paint when you tilt. That hard back will help you preserve the next eye that you do (though there was still the fear of cracking). You got good enough pictures of the eye that you could probably extract the best frame and do prints. That is a spectacular creation - from beginning to middle to end.. 👁

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rebekah - yes I do have access to those, our local Hobby Craft sells them. Thank you so much for the suggestion of prints. Maybe I will investigate that option. Thanks as always 😊🙏

@RebekahSue 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkJRatcliffeArt even if you don't sell them, I'd suggest you have one printed for yourself. You're SO happy with the evolution of that piece but you were in this beautiful shocked daze when you saw The Eye and it would be nice if you could feel that again.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

@@RebekahSue thank you 😊

@2123Judith 2 жыл бұрын

I love this

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Judith 👏🏻😊

@2123Judith 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkJRatcliffeArt I tried this in a smaller size this afternoon, and the colors Are beautiful, but I never got those separate circles like you did. I remember it looked like an eye. Well when I pulled my pants down to the open cup third one went through and then the fourth one went through so the consistencies had to be wrong and two of the paint or all of the paint but thank you very much for the idea!! Oh by the way what Isize cookie-cutter did to use by the way thank you again Judith

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

@@2123Judith no problem… try making them just slightly thicker in consistency 👍🏻

@rosaliestrampel8990 2 жыл бұрын

Nice color combo. I liked the eye better. Its a nice piece anyhow. Hope you van het the eye again with lesser paint .

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, I’m defo going to attempt the eye again, maybe on a slightly larger canvas - or I might even try spinning it to see what effect it has. Oh so many possibilities haha 😆

@lilioprea935 2 жыл бұрын

Marvelous, both versions!!! I would've kept the first one and made another one to have both of them :D :))) Or make another one, with less paint to have the eye, as well :) Love it!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Haha yes I was soooo tempted to just leave it, but I feared cracking due to all the paint 🎨

@kateg6029 Жыл бұрын

It looks almost 3D. I wonder if you did the eye and rolled a marble about. I liked the eye aswell, actually I liked it all

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@user-dc1pu6vl6g 2 жыл бұрын

Красиво, похоже на глас!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😊

@kathyziegenmier4009 Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love this! What size is your canvas please?

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you - I think this was a 14 inch

@BERNIEARTFLUIDE 2 жыл бұрын

Superbe👍🎨

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Bernie, much appreciated 😊🙏

@pamowen4386 2 жыл бұрын

Your eye looks amazing Mark, you said there was too much paint to leave, will it not dry eventually or will there be a reaction or something if you left it as it was. I love the colour combo. It's stunning 🤩🤩🤩

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Pam. I was so tempted to leave it and see however…. Because there was a large/thick puddle of paint in the middle there was a high risk it would have cracked or split, that’s due to the paint on the surface drying quicker than the paint within the puddle, that’s why it’s so important to get consistent layers within creations. Thanks so much for your wonderful feedback 🙏😊

@pamowen4386 2 жыл бұрын

@@MarkJRatcliffeArt thanks Mark, thanks for explaining that to me, sorry put my reply with someone else's comment, rookie mistake. I do hope you do an eye, as it looked spectacular. 🤩🤩🤩🤩

@peggywilliams2176 2 жыл бұрын

That would be mine. It's all good Pam. Lol👍😂

@beth_2125 Жыл бұрын

I loved the eye but also knew you couldn’t have kept it because of the amount of paint you had in the middle. Did you get to to another eye?

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

I didn’t do one yet but I’m so going to try again 💜

@Romantic_special-ASMR 2 жыл бұрын

148. This work is very interesting in my mind for imagining myself to run away as if to pursue my dreams. watch for my abstract too.

@michelemalfeyt4147 Жыл бұрын

waw, this is very nice thanks for sharing, I subscribe. Greetings from Belgium :-)

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the sub! Welcome! Hope you enjoy what you see 😊😊

@pJo2973 2 жыл бұрын

I see a part of a butterfly wing up close

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Ohh Pam love that interpretation- thank you 🙏

@deltabm8345 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mark. I tried making an orange sphere filled with cells. The sphere is similar to 3:21, but after one minute the cells stretch and create an unwanted shade. The sphere also stretches and does not remain round. Do you think the problem is the black background too liquid??

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

I would say that the base color was too fluid and a different consistency and that you probably had too much of it too. When layering your base color ensure it’s consistent across the base (no puddles or no more paint in one area than the other). As you layer your Color’s on top the base will spread and if that is uneven it will drag the top color to a space of even proportions so I think the base would have been your issue

@deltabm8345 Жыл бұрын

@@MarkJRatcliffeArt I think you are right. Thank you, you are a wonderful person.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

@@deltabm8345 what a lovely thing to say. Thank you 😊

@birutegraziene6283 Жыл бұрын

Dieve kaip grazu!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you 😊

@kellywarner8264 2 жыл бұрын

Very pretty. I see a bird.

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kelly 🦜

@marinoerr3203 5 ай бұрын

What if you left it as an eye and kept the negative space????

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely 👍🏻

@barbaragraham9961 Жыл бұрын

A LARGE BIRDS HEAD FROM A SIDE VIEW!!

@richardlonardo5572 Жыл бұрын

liked it but I loved loved loved it before you started roll it around. The EYE was perfect !!

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Oh thank you! I loved it before too but too much paint puddles just to leave. Thanks so much for your kind words 😊

@margaritatoro5653 Жыл бұрын

Por favor poner en español y así aprender mejor ésa obra tan bonita

@MarkJRatcliffeArt Жыл бұрын

Thank you- more recent videos have Spanish subtitles and I’m working on all the older ones 💜

@BrokenOAP-pn4dk 10 ай бұрын

inside of a cristal

@MarkJRatcliffeArt 10 ай бұрын

Oh yes 🙌🏻

@larissagibbs4837 2 жыл бұрын

Bird skull in the centre