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Hello my Beautiful People! Welcome back! In October of last year I did a collaboration with my friend ‪@EricaHughesArt‬ and used her pouring medium recipe, made up of gel gloss and american Floetrol. I have used that pouring medium several times and really like it for several reasons, mostly its thick and creamy consistency and the gorgeous transparent effects it creates. It also dries with a beautiful finish. Since then I have used this recipe quite a bit and lots of my viewers have asked recently for a mixing video using the gel gloss and floetrol. I hope you find this video helpful and that you start thinking of your pouring medium in a different way.
I am using Liquitex Gel Gloss and American Flood Floetrol today.
The basic recipe is one part gel gloss to 4 parts floetrol.
There are variables though, such as the consistency and thickness of the floetrol, and there are different kinds of gel gloss. I have used gel gloss, heavy gel gloss, extra heavy gel gloss and a few different brands of gel gloss.
Since I am using the loosest and thinnest of the gel gloss today. my ratio is about one part gel gloss to 3 parts floetrol. If I was using the Extra Heavy gel gloss the ratio would be 1 to 4 parts floetrol. The thicker and heavier the gel gloss you are using, the more you will need to thin it out with Floetrol and water.
Colors
Golden
- Prussian Blue
Pebeo Studios
- Iridescent Blue Green
DecoArt Americana Decor
Metallics
- 24K Gold
- Pearl
Liquitex Basics
- Deep Violet
Pouring Medium:
Liquitex Gloss Gel
Floetrol
water as needed
There is NO Silicone
in Any of My Paint.
I am using some left over paints from my last pour, Spiral Shadow, to create a sandwich pour.
Sandwich pours are a great way to use up small amounts of color that you may have leftover.
I layer my cup with pearl white, then drizzle small layers of the colors before adding another layer of white, then more colors! We have a quadruple decker sandwich here now! HoA calls it a Dagwood haha
Thank you all for being here with us tonight. I hope you enjoyed this video and it sheds some light on the mysteries of pouring medium and gel gloss. if you have any questions please dont hesitate to ask