I only use house paints for specific types of pours like SheleeArt blooms, some pear cell recipes, and the Sarah Taylor type of painting. Maybe 20% less because you dont have any edges and you arent tilting anything off like you mention. 1) Your surface isnt level, 2) you have too much paint on the canvas still, or 3) your paint is too thin. Some paints are plant based, some are chemical based, and some are even metal based. it heats the silicone causing it to rise. Your email address will not be published. If you havent started pouring yet then dont mess with a pillow paint. I thought others might appreciate this approach. Thats 10 litres, or a bit over 2 and a half gallons. I dont generally use canvas boards because of this but I have thought of some ways to get around the board soaking up so much paint so Ill see what I can figure out and definitely make a video about it since Ive been asked this a lot recently Ashley. What if i dont have enough paint? Thank you for all that you do! For student artist paint you do 2 parts floetrol to 1 part paint. Still collecting supplies. The yellow all but disappeared. I have only completed one Acrylic pour which doesnt look too bad.. (A very small measurement as 1 millilitre is 1/8 of a teaspoon!). That will give you the best idea of where you should be. I love watching your YouTube channel. Im very very very bad at math! Tyia! If you want medium sized cells you torch after doing half your tilting. The mix depends on which type of paint you are using. THIS IS AWESOME!!! One of the worst things that can happen to an acrylic pour artist is to pour an amazing painting only to find some blemish or imperfection after it settles for a few minutes. These somehow seem to soak up so much paint (not sure how with the boards being so thin)..its like it vanishes. So, lets say four different paint colors. I am still struggling with the basics but am very glad I stumbled across your channel and website. Very useful chart. (https://youtu.be/cZPH2HCYDqc?sub_confirmation=1), Hexagon = (radius)2 = r2 (approximately same as circle). For a normal pour I use about 30% of the total amount as the base coat and then the remaining 70% in whatever technique I am doing. (Dividing the millilitres figure by 30 will get you into ounces.). (There is some rounding of numbers). or do I have another problem? 3 Quick Ways to Fix. Generally you have one of three problems. I am on my 4th pour. And maybe an experiment of the differences outcomes of canvas board versus stretched canvas. For example, four colors divided into 12.8 would be 3.2 oz of each color? For the other issue with paint sinking, the pigment in the paint is much heavier than the other pigments I would imagine. I love your innovation. link to Canvas Showing Through Your Pour? The thicker a liquid, the less room the molecules in the liquid have to move around each other. The info you provided on the measurements of total paint mix was the most valuable ive seen. Thanks for that. Radius 1 is the width (small side of oval) and radius 2 is the height (large side of oval). Thanks for commenting Elfi. Try adding a new color or mix them slightly differently to give some variation to your piece. And do I still need to base coat the canvas? Why do you use a torch?Whats the purpose?So paint mixed with glue and water ? I bought some measuring cups with a few wrong millilitres on them but I know the cup is still a cup (8 ounces or 250 ml). Glad to help Jodi. You definitely want to use less paint. Do your calculations still apply? It would replace your glue if you used it. This first step to doing this is to review the surface you plan on painting. After doing a painting with lots of paint still on the canvas, the only way to get rid of it is to pour it off and possibly lose the desired resultcorrect? What is the calculation for paint for a 75cm x 88 cm canvas?This is my first big project. Or 1gram = 1/4 teaspoon. Thank you for giving out your paint ratio and I will be using this in future. The 2nd two turned out a little better, thank goodness.SO.. if I dont like the way a picture looks (muddy, color, etc..) can it be painted over again? You need to use floetrol and a high quality dense paint (thats why the black and white from Amsterdam are so nice). if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[250,250],'leftbrainedartist_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_5',125,'0','0'])};if(typeof __ez_fad_position!='undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-leftbrainedartist_com-medrectangle-4-0')};This calculation can vary slightly depending on the size and shape of the object you are painting, the surface roughness, the consistency of the paint, and the painting materials being used. Love all the tips!! Finally something to help me really gauge how much material I should be using when I am attempting a pour! I have been working on tiny 3x3 canvas panels as practice. Can you please make a video about how your creations look on canvas board? The last contributing factor to estimating the amount of paint youll need for an acrylic pour is the materials that are used in your paint mixture. My blue had run into the whites and the red stripes were super bubbly so I used too much silicone on that but I didnt know if there was a possible way to adjust the blue or just leave it as an abstract I wanted to send you a picture of it to give beautiful picture of what mine turned out like. If there was a side by side video of how it comes off the craft stick that would sooooooo help people like me who need specifics. We can thank my husband for the clarification. once again ,thank you for sharing. Especially at my age! Thank you so much. Some pours turn out beautifully but more often than not, they are either downright muddy or just plain uninspiring. Also, since there wont be any runoff, should I use less or the same amount as mentioned above. You explain things very well and in a way that my brain seems to comprehend more lol. Why do you use a torch?Whats the purpose? if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'leftbrainedartist_com-large-mobile-banner-1','ezslot_12',111,'0','0'])};if(typeof __ez_fad_position!='undefined'){__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-leftbrainedartist_com-large-mobile-banner-1-0')}; Every paint is not created equal. No matter how I changed my question around on google, I could not get this answer. Please help. That is approximately 30 x 35 inches. Thank you for your advice. Hi David thank you for all the tips,,i started pouring last month ,and yes im addicted to it now ,you have helped so much with the paint calculator . Increased movement in molecules provides less viscosity, and thus improves how the paint flows. Thats a really good suggestion. Then adjust for contributing factors mentioned in this article, and you should be able to better gauge your paint needs. This causes the paint to be affected by gravity a little more than other more lightweight paints. You can use .04 per square inch and get your ounces, or .19 per square centimetre and get your millilitres. Thanks so much. Four ounces divided by four colors is one ounce of each color mixture. So many channels just show everything coming out seemingly perfect which is not possible. First canvas turned very muddy (greens and greenish blues used), with a very bright, thick splashes of red. Thanks so much! If anarea is not regular in shape, decide which type of shape it most resembles and calculate the surface area from there. Why would this happen? Are they the same as super cells? This is actually one of the ways you can force the creation of cells. Correct. But then everyone else Ive seen on YouTube just refers to the term ounces but they do not actually say or show how they are measuring. Well have a paint pouring calculator and a one page PDF on this topic out shortly also. They also get very waterlogged and start to warp. You can try using slightly thicker paint so you can tell when it really stops moving and then quite. Oh I cannot wait for this! Alcohol has some definite uses for creating cells (generally small cells or lacing) but silicone oil is much easier to use with better consistent results. 120 ml divided by 4 is 30 ml of each color mixture. According to the chart, a 16 x 20 canvas would need 12.8 oz of paint mixture. Please clarifyby ounces, do you mean liquid volume or weight? Just started watching your videos, I wantTo measure my floetrol and Amsterdam white and water together using ounces.So for a canvas measuring 16x20x.05Question is what are my measurements for each product, how much floetrol how much white paint how much water. You are excellent at explaining acrylic pouring! By putting that in to the calculator (see menu on my website) you need 14.2 ounces. You are very welcome. Its like the paint vanishes..and it is so thin I dont understand. Please tell me what I can do to keep my colors separated better. https://youtu.be/cZPH2HCYDqc?sub_confirmation=1Video cant be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: How much paint to use for acrylic pouring? (https://youtu.be/cZPH2HCYDqc?sub_confirmation=1). How Much Paint to Use for an Acrylic Pour? Heavy paints are also made up of bulkier molecules compared to many other paints, which contributes to the paint being more viscous than other paint. In both cases that creates cells. You have been helping me understand SO much better than all of the artists I have watched ( a lot). Awesome information except for the teaspoon part. My canvas board somehow holds sooo much paint and water and then gets waterlogged and warps. Now imagine pouring the same amount of paint on the carpet in your living room. You can easily test this theory by using the same example of the honey and the water. Some more expensive paints will show the relative weight of the paint on the container. We are attempting a VERY large pour. Another consideration to take into account when planning how much paint to use for a pouring project is the consistency of paint. Use silicone (or one of the other oils like hair serum or WD 40) and slightly torch after you pour but before you tilt. Plus a FREE cheat-sheet / acrylic pour chart. Paints should be fine as long as they are the right consistency for the technique you are trying to use. Thanks for pointing it out to me. The honey will always create a thicker layer than the water. Definitely get started soon. Yeah, that was a big of a typo for sure. Ill get there, but Im hopeful that an answer from you might make getting there easier. One of the more Acrylic Pour Painting on Glass: The Complete Guide. Stay well! For other methods you might consider using the 24 ounce squeeze bottles. I use these since they are cheap while I am learning. Thanks lisa! I am a beginner and getting frustrated with many of the basics. It does take a bit to get a handle on but a few practice pours should get you most of the way to where you want to be. I used PVA ..water .. paint & a drop of silicone oil all on a stretched canvas.. however I notice in many comments Floetrol is added.. is this an essential product to use for better results ?I would appreciate your view & comments. This is one way that I read about and saw that you could do in order to stop your painting from changing. No it is not. For the mixing of colors the first thing I would recommend is let your paint stay a bit thicker than you normally would. Leftbrainedartist.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. However, when I added one of my colours, the paint sank straight through to the bottom of the cup immediately. Thanks for reading and watching Kathryn. Sure thing. Considering that Im using the correct amount of paint and each one Ive done is the same paint/consistency I need to know how to gauge what amount of paint can be left on the canvas and not cause issues with drying, cracking, etc. Thank you SO much for helping me understand more clearly! As you go thinner use slightly less paint (10% less for thin (no mound) vs regular (slight mound). Seems the amount of paint I will need is very small. Once the honey and water are poured on the table, which makes the bigger puddle? You are so appreciated, thank you. Those fat molecules also dont move around each other very well. With additional practice, you will be able to do this without thinking. If you scrape the paint where it drips off the bottom of the canvas this will slow or stop the pulling of the paint.