Fluid Acrylics are loved by artists everywhere for their smooth consistency, vibrant pigmentation, and versatility.
Whether you're a beginner looking to experiment or a seasoned painter wanting to push creative boundaries, the Natural Fluid Acrylik Paints open up endless possibilities!
1. Acrylic Pouring
Paint pouring is one of the most common ways artists use fluid acrylic paints. By pouring paint directly onto the canvas, you can create mesmerizing marbled patterns, cells, and color blends.
Pro Tip: Add a few drops of silicone oil or dish soap to create larger, more defined cells.
2. Drip Effects
Let the fluid paint run, drip, or splatter across your canvas. You can squeeze the paint straight from the bottle or dilute it with water or a fluid medium and press your brush against the canvas for longer, more transparent drips.
Pro Tip: Tilt the canvas to control the speed, direction and length of your drips.
3. Portraiture & Skin tones
The Natural Fluid Acrylik Paints have a slightly longer dry time than the Heavy Body Natural Acrylik Paints which make it perfect for seamless blending of realistic skin tones, highlights and shadows.
Pro Tips:
- Use a bold undertone to add emotion or symbolism to your portraits
- Mist water over your palette using a spray bottle to extend the dry time even more
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Work in thin layers to slowly build values
4. Fine Details
With the a small or fine tipped brush, the fluid acryliks are excellent for detailing. You don’t need to water them down, so the pigment stays rich and strong.
Ideal For:
- Line work, highlights, and accents
- Intricate botanical or architectural elements
5. Monoprinting and Gel Plate Art
Use a gel printing plate and fluid natural acryliks to create unique prints with stencils, textures, and objects. Each print is one-of-a-kind, great for unique botanical prints.
Want to learn how? Check out this step by step guide.
Note: The tutorial uses heavy body paints, but the fluids work just as well for this technique and some find better because of the slower dry time!
6. Underpainting & washes of color
The Natural Fluid Acrylik Paints are perfect for laying down base layers (underpaintings) in all painting styles. You can build values and tones before refining with heavier paint or fine detail.
7. Watercolor
Dilute fluid acrylics with water to mimic watercolor transparency, while retaining the permanence of acrylics once dry.
8. Using a Roller or Squeegee
Using a squeegee pull fluid paint across the surface in sweeping gestures. This reveals layers, blends color, and creates unexpected textures.
Quick Tips:
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Use multiple colors at once
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Layer transparent and opaque paint
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Pull vertically, diagonally, or in arcs
Your Turn!
The Natural Fluid Acrylik Paints aren’t just for pouring, they’re an incredibly versatile medium that can fit into almost any artistic style, from fine details and portraiture to abstract art.
What’s your favorite way to use fluid acrylics? Do you lean toward controlled detail or wild abstraction?
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