In A Mildly Dirty Galaxy ✨.. 20x20 Straight Pour in 24K Gold, Emerald and PhthaloBlue! Plus a Bonus!

In a Mildly Dirty Galaxy Hi Guys! Today I'll show you how I set up my Mildly Dirty Pouring Cup for a Straight Pour on a 20x20 canvas with a deep Black background.. creating a Galaxy with Blue, Green and Gold ribbons (like Saturn's rings?) and hundreds of brilliant tiny Gold stars.. In the interest of full transparency, there is a moment when I debate tilting off one corner (top left) and decide not to because I did not want to lose the gorgeous tiny little cells that were floating beautifully on that black sky. Ultimately, this was a bad decision because it left far too much paint on that corner. When I went back to check on it late that night, it was obvious it was going to crack, so in order to save it (and keep it from cracking much worse) I did tilt it a little bit to get the extra paint off. It did change my composition from a galaxy into a dragon, but I still really love the way this painting turned out. The next morning there was a small crack across the two top corners and the white from the original painting underneath showed.. so I took some black paint that I used in the pour and attempted to fill in the cracks. Its not something I will do again, but if its hanging up the cracks probably wont be visible. Lesson learned, tilt off the extra paint! Colors: DecoArt Americana Decor Metallics 24K Gold DecoArt Americana Decor Matte Metallics Emerald Green DecoArt Americana Decor Satin Enamels in Classic Black Arteza Phthalo Blue I usually use Liquitex Pouring Medium, but this time I used Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish. There is a varnish-y scent to it, but I really love how it reacted when I torched the pour, tons of gorgeous cells!! Paints were mixed with Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish, until combined. Its usually pretty thick at this point, so I start adding a little bit of water at a time until it is a bit thicker than the consistency I want, then I add Floetrol to increase volume of my cup and help it slide easier. Because I was doing a straight pour I wanted my paints on the thinner side, and my black base coat was a bit thinner than my pouring paints. *THERE IS NO SILICONE IN ANY OF MY PAINTS* In a Straight Pour, you pour the paint from up high onto the canvas, churning and mixing the paint on the way down. Gravity mixing the paint creates a lot of bubbles, so does pouring it onto the canvas quickly.. the bubbles then become cells... so NO SILICONE NEEDED IN A STRAIGHT POUR.. I explain in detail how I put together my Mildly Dirty Pouring cup. This technique gives the beautiful blended softer colors and the cells from the Dirty part of it (pouring the paint from up high into the center of the cup into the color before it), but the carefully layered paint on top creates beautiful ribbons of color across the canvas... the best of both worlds! I sincerely apologize for the reflection of the camera in the painting... when I set up the camera with the canvas it was not there LOL it didn't show up until I poured the base coat.. What is really interesting is that you can see the reflection of the trees blowing around in the wind on the canvas. I do paint outside whenever possible, so I deal with direct sunlight and wind and sometimes reflections.. but I also have fresh air and bird song and my Darling Friend the Wind haha I'd like to thank the Incomparable Gina DeLuca for making me fall in love with Straight pours and Dirty cups... wishing you all love and light... have an amazing day! ~ Mina ~-~~-~~~-~~-~ Please watch: "Apricots on Mars 🍑 Gorgeous Earth-toned 24x36 with Mystery Color!"    • Apricots on Mars 🍑 Gorgeous Earth-toned 24...   ~-~~-~~~-~~-~