Comments on: 16 Advanced Acrylic Pour Techniques: swipe, web, string . . .

By: David Voorhies

David Voorhies — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:11:06 +0000

In reply to margaret. Glad you liked it. let me know if you have more questions Margaret.

By: margaret

margaret — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:10:03 +0000

very informative tips
thankyou ,interesting readin the comments also

By: David Voorhies

David Voorhies — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 17:22:19 +0000

In reply to Brian Troxel. Sounds like you've done everything I would do for the base. The colors only being mixed with Floetrol will 100% give you bubbles into the layer below. Floetrol has a little bit of some kind of oil that does that. You would have to add some gloss varnish or untinted base 3 house paint to the paints to help make them more "sticky" to keep that from happening.

By: Brian Troxel

Brian Troxel — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 01:17:39 +0000

I keep having issues with my pillow paint for blooms. Every white house paint I have used lately leaves white spots. Behr, Sherman Williams, and even the Artist Loft soft body acrylic. I stir it gently and let it sit overnight. I torch it before and after I put on the colors. I have never had this much trouble with pillow paint. I was told that some paints just suck as a pillow and that the Artist Loft soft body especially sucks for a pillow. The part of a bloom that should be a no brainer is making me want to just give it up. I’m using 4×4 tiles, mixing colors with US Floetrol and the pillow is straight out of the can or mixed with *.* (I have tried everything)

By: David Voorhies

David Voorhies — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:41:30 +0000

In reply to lynn teller. Thanks for visiting the website Lynn. Glad to help.

By: lynn teller

lynn teller — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 19:23:38 +0000

Very helpful and concise instructions!! Thank you for sharing!

By: David Voorhies

David Voorhies — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 03:49:22 +0000

In reply to Huck Nelson. I just scrape my canvases with a putty knife and then a paper towel to knock down any high areas. Either paint again immediately or let it dry then paint again.

By: Huck Nelson

Huck Nelson — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 09:49:27 +0000

Sorry, again. Read your article and went over to do a string pour. Well, I had to swipe & wipe that one clean. I forgot what you told us and did not make my string paint a little thicker than the base paint. Duh! Must be my senility creeping (or rushing) in. As always I had copied your article and went to it and highlighted it with bold underlined areas. “This paint should be slightly thicker than the normal pour paint”
Forgive me my Guru. Also what is the easiest sway to clean off a just painted canvas.

By: Huck Nelson

Huck Nelson — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 08:47:32 +0000

David, it seems like every painter has a different method of getting paint on the strings. Do you have a recommendation?