ESSENTIAL PAINT POURING INFORMATION
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WHAT IS POURING MEDIUM?
Derivan Pouring Medium is your perfect marbling paint to create beautiful peal-able decal style designs that can be attached to non-porous surfaces such as windows, glassware, candles, tiles, jewellery, mirrors or mixed media works. Pouring Medium is water-based and non-toxic.
Pouring Medium is remarkably easy to apply: the plastic nozzle allows you to draw easily even lines or pour uniform flat washes or a combination of both to create amazing marbled designs. Mix Derivan Pouring Medium with highly pigmented acrylics paints or inks. After 24 hours, your creations can be peeled off. They can be removed and repositioned as often as wished on numerous objects with smooth and non-porous surfaces.
POURING MEDIUM APPLICATION
There are many application methods for this product, providing the artists with a myriad of possibilities.
It can be tinted with the addition of Derivan Ink or Derivan Acrylic Paint. Using ink will maintain transparency and a glossy finish, while the use of acrylic paint will make the final result more opaque and less glossy. Only a small amount (less than 10%) of either paint or ink is required. If you are using Derivan Pouring medium for acrylic pouring techniques, you can adjust the viscosity by adding up to 20% water to it.
As this product is white in the container, the addition of colour will initially produce a pastel blend, but this will develop into a bright, transparent colour after the drying process is completed. This drying time must be taken into account when applying multiple layers of colour if the artist wants to see how the colour will develop between layers.
If Derivan Pouring Medium has been applied and bubbles have developed (while the coating is still wet), a pin can be used to release the air from larger bubbles. This is not always practical for multiple, smaller ones. These may be able to be removed with a spray application of isopropyl alcohol, which is readily available in pharmacies. After decanting into a small spray bottle lightly spray the isopropyl alcohol onto the wet surface. It will immediately break the surface tension and release the bubbles. Be aware that the medium itself will also spread slightly.
POURING MEDIUM IN MIXED MEDIA
Derivan Pouring Medium can also be used to create transparent polymer/acrylic layers that can be peeled away and added to mix media artworks when applied to a non-stick surface such as PP (Polypropylene) or PE (Polyethylene) plastic sheets.
Method:
After the colour has been added to the medium and left to stand, it can be poured onto plastic ring binder sleeves and left to dry. Once dry and peeled, the soft, plastic-like formations can also be easily cut with scissors to any desired shape. Unfortunately, acetate sheets or glass surfaces are not recommended for this process as the medium will adhere to the surface, therefore standard plastic ring binder sheets are ideal.
Hint
Small objects such as beads and thread can also be embedded into the surface. Simply add the objects to the wet medium and allow drying.
POURING MEDIUM IN VARNISHING
Derivan Pouring Medium is archival and can be used over any acrylic painted surface (as long as it is thoroughly dry) to create a high gloss, resin-like coat of varnish. It can be applied by pouring but this technique is recommended only for the application on rigid substrates. It is important to remember that since Derivan Pouring Medium is a water-based medium, it is not suitable for use over oil painted surfaces. The use of a brush is recommended when varnishing flexible surfaces to avoid “pulling” due to the surface tension of the product.
Method:
Create a masking tape border around the edges of the board to keep the medium from dripping down the sides, and leave the tape in place until the medium is dry. Then, simply pour on and gently roll the board to allow the medium to flow and coat the entire surface. Let this coat of medium dry and remove the tape. Any ridges that formed along the edge against the tape wall can be trimmed with a scalpel or hobby knife. Larger areas that cannot be rolled may need to have the medium gently brushed over the surface.
A soft-bristle brush is recommended and a light touch is required as over brushing and manipulating the medium excessively for long periods as it is curing, can affect the smoothness of the finish. In terms of application, one coat of Derivan Pouring medium the same finish as approximately two to three layers of a standard acrylic gloss varnish.
This medium has been formulated so you can adjust the viscosity. You can add up to 20% water to thin this product.
DO NOT ALLOW TO FREEZE
POURING MEDIUM DRYING TIME
The thickness of the application of this product will determine the length of drying time. For a thin coat, a standard estimation is 48hrs, but prevailing atmospheric conditions upon application may influence drying time (humidity, heat, cold, etc.). WARNING do not force dry or use in temperatures above 30℃ as premature skinning may occur trapping water in the coating resulting in an opaque or cloudy finish.
POURING MEDIUM FINISH
Derivan Pouring medium has a HI-Gloss finish and may become more so with thicker or multiple applications.
POURING MEDIUM CLEAN UP
Derivan Pouring Medium is water-based so Clean brushes, palette knives, jugs and hands with warm, soapy water.
ACRYLIC POURING TECHNIQUES
WHAT IS ACRYLIC POURING?
Acrylic pouring is a painting technique where acrylic paint is mixed with Derivan Pouring Medium and then poured onto a surface in a variety ways. Colours are poured directly from individual cups, and other times multiple colours are combined into one cup and poured together. Look below for all sorts of techniques that will get you started in your Acrylic Pouring journey.
"CLEAN POUR" TECHNIQUE
Unlike a “Dirty Pour” a clean pour is generally more controlled, resulting in still free flowing paint effects with definded shapes.
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"DIRTY POUR" TECHNIQUE
Put simply it is pouring pre-mixed colours in to a cup and then pouring them onto your painting surface in a single puddle.The paints mix as they leave the cup and can create some dynamic marbling effects.
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SWIPE WIPE TECHNIQUE
Creating cells with Derivan Pouring medium using the swipe wipe technique can be used to create interesting random cell-like patterns on your artwork.