More Pearl Paints with ALL NEW RECIPE for more vibrant dried results!

Published 2024-03-30

Mirco Wrecked Pearl Puddle Pour
Welcome! Thank you for being here, I appreciate your time and hope you learn something from my videos. Today's video is just a quickie! It's been a challenging couple weeks with work, allergies and a few other personal things but I've been painting and recording, just not finding the time to edit and upload larger format tutorials. I've been wanting to do a 12 inch by 12 inch micro puddle pour with my new pearl paint recipe so I thought it would be a great week for just that.
For this painting, I used Sherwin Williams Color to go in Tricorn Black for my "pillow". This is not a standard wrecked puddle pour as I am using bloom recipe paints so I used bloom pillow paint to support the design. The thicker consistency is essential in this process and works extremely well for this style.
My brand new formula for pearl bloom paints was born of the need to make them work in a bloom painting and still be vibrant. The pouring medium has a tendancy to dull amsterdam pearl paints even when dry. For each pearl tube paint I added 3 parts Glidden Premium base 3 semi gloss untinted and 1 part Minwax polycrylic gloss to 1 part paint. On the side, I used the interference pigment in a matching color, dispersed them in the gloss varnish then added 2 parts untinted base. I then mixed equal parts of the pearl paint and pigment mixtures. That's it! Any interference pigment will work just make sure it's top quality. They are sometimes referred to as ghost pigments if you are searching for them online. They start out white, just like the pearl paints from Amsterdam but the color shines through when they are dry.
Bloom paints are much thicker than regular pouring paint consistencies so it's not easy to suck them up into a pipette. For this technique I did thin them a tiny bit with water but they remain quite thick. I ended up using a craft stick to put the tiny micro puddles down and it's worked fine. Little drips and blops are normal, just go slow to minimize that.
For wrecking or modifying, I use whatever is handy, usually a wood skewer. When you decide where to start and what direction to go in, go slow so you control your design and make sure to evenly draw through all the puddles.
I ended up with some bubbles from the pillow popping after I was done spinning it out. They bothered me so I dipped my skewer into each color and added a dot of color to cover the black pillow dots. They took longer to dry so they stayed whitish for several days but eventually faded into the colors.
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