'Deconstructed Rainbow' - A Magic Wand Pour in Bright and Bold Colors! Fluid Art Tutorial

Thank you for stopping by my channel - I hope you enjoy this video! Don't forget to give me a THUMBS UP and SUBSCRIBE if you'd like to see more. Thanks again for watching - leave me a comment before you go! Come paint with me at the Fluid Art Experience in November: www.fluidartexperience.com Here are the video links to my Tuesday Premier Train partners: ‪@HollyFischerArt‬    • Blue & Pink Wrecked Ring Pour Fluid Art Ac...   ‪@LoriHoustonArt‬    • #101  Sunset :  Easy Sunset Tutorial- Usin...   ‪@CamileAmoyArt‬    • Acrylic Pouring Monochromatic Spoon-Swipe ...   I love the Magic Wand technique! The results are super cool - I hope you like it as much as I do! Here are my Keys to Success for the Magic Wand technique: 1. The Magic Wand technique is basically a wandering ring pour done over a long round object. I used a leftover piece of aluminum tubing from our recent home renovation, but a wooden broom handle or anything similar would work. 2. Let your paints sit for several hours before using them to reduce the amount of air bubbles when you pour. As a general rule, the thicker the consistency of your paints, the longer it takes for the bubbles to rise through the paint and release. For these thinner consistency paints, I let them sit (covered) for about 6 hours before using them. 3. I used a base coat for this piece and I highly recommend doing so. Your base coat should be slightly thinner in consistency so that your poured colors slide around on top of it easily. 4. When layering your split cup, remember that the first color into the cup is the last color to come out, so it will be a dominant color. 5. You can layer a split cup, as I did in the last video, or one large cup, but I prefer to use several smaller cups. The thing like most about this technique are the overlapping layers it creates. Using multiple cups enhances the layering... and if you wait a minute or two before pouring the next cup, what you already have on the canvas will spread out more and give you wider layers. 6. When pouring over the magic want, pour in tight circles and travel down the length of it, but make sure the paint is flowing on both sides of the pole. And once you reach one end, switch directions so that you can see the layers build on top of each other. 7. The biggest mistake you can make with this technique is to tilt too quickly. Take your time and be patient! I purposely did not speed up the video during the tilting because I wanted you to see howI tilt this out in real time. The very fluid paints will want to move quickly, but the beautiful lines and textures will warp and blend if you move too fast. 8. Whenever a section goes over the edge, it gets anchored in place. So spread out your paints as much as possible before going over the edges and give yourself control over the composition. Choose what goes where by choosing when to anchor it in place. Colors Used: Amsterdam Titanium White + DecoArt Satin Enamels in Pure White (equal parts) Amsterdam Azo Orange Golden's Heavy Body Napthol Red Medium Amsterdam Ultramarine Violet Light + Liquitex Basics Deep Violet Amsterdam Greenish Blue Amsterdam Turquoise Green Amsterdam Primary Yellow My pouring medium is equal parts Floetrol, PVA glue and gloss varnish and thinned with distilled water. How much paint do you need? Here's the formula I use: For thicker consistency paints (ring pours / flip cups) Length x Width / 28 For thinner consistency paints (dutch pours / magic wand) L x W / 40 This canvas is 36" long X 24" wide. For these medium consistency paints - I used 30 ounces of paint. It's always a good idea to use a little extra. Thanks again for stopping by - I hope to see you here again soon! www.instagram.com/N8_Bright_Art