Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
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- Cloud & Pearl Flow Control is a fluid art pouring medium that is used to thin paints that will specifically be used to form Clouds, Pearls and other unique effects in acrylic pouring art. This Flow Control product works in both Cloud and Pearl pouring techniques and generates these effects without the use of any oily additives.
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Mixing Paints for Acrylic pouring
Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
We now manufacture four Pouring Mediums used in fluid art. These are called:
- Original Flow Control
- Cell Activator Flow Control
- Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
- Metallic Paint Flow Control
Cloud, Pearl and FX Techniques using our Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
As with our Cell Activator Flow Control, our Cloud & Pearl Flow Control also creates effects through complex physical and chemical interactions without the use of any oily additives. It creates the same effects as some specific Satin Enamel paints that are well known for their cloud and pearl effects in fluid art.
A big advantage of this approach is that you can add our Cloud & Pearl Flow Control to any of our Acrylic Pouring Paints, Metallic Paints or Bright Neon Paints whereas when using the specific Satin Enamels, you have to buy every colour that you may want to use to create clouds or pearls.
Cloud Pours, Pearl Pours and other FX Pours can be done by thinning one or more of our Acrylic Pouring Paints with our Cloud & Pearl Flow Control. Only the colours that will form the clouds, pearls or other unique effects should be thinned with Cloud & Pearl Flow Control. Thin the other paints used in the pour with our Original Flow Control. Do not add Cloud & Pearl Flow Control to all the paints or to paints that will be used in the top layer of a pearl pour.
Cloud Techniques
Cloud pours are often done using ring pour, straight pour or travelling straight pour techniques. Add Cloud & Pearl Flow Control to one or more paints that will be used in a pour but don't add it to all paints.
One of the pictures on the page shows a cloud pour using four colours, three of which have Cloud & Pearl Flow Control added to them. The only colour not mixed with Cloud & Pearl Flow Control was Ultramarine Blue which was mixed with our Original Flow Control. The Ultramarine Blue forms the cell boundaries and lacing in the pour.
Pearl Techniques
Initially pearls were elusive but with a few tweaks and a lot of effort by Traci we learned how to create them. Basically, paints that have been mixed with Cloud & Pearl Flow Control are poured onto a substrate and a colour that does not contain Cloud & Pearl Flow Control is poured over them.
If you are based in Gauteng and want to learn wonderful pearl techniques without too much trial and error, then you can attend one of Traci Scerri's classes. You can email her at traciscerri@gmail.com.
FX Techniques
Unique effects can be achieved by mixing Cloud & Pearl Flow Control into base paints of a pour and by using it in numerous other techniques including flip cups and Dutch pours. You can also achieve a wide variety of effects by altering the amount of Cloud & Pearl Flow Control that you use. Traci was even able to achieve a very similar result to the Bloom technique in one of her pearl pours. The pearls came up a little too strongly and joined together leaving only lacing of the top colour in place. You can see this in one of the video shorts linked below.
Mixing your Paints
We only give guidelines for the mixing of paints for cloud and pearl techniques below. Please download the PDF document called "Mixing Paints for Acrylic Pouring" for a comprehensive guide of how to mix all our paints for all Acrylic Pouring techniques. Alternatively, you can request us to email you this document.
These are starting guidelines, and you should make adjustments depending on your actual results. Many other aspects of the techniques also play a major role in determining the final result.
We really appreciate the many hours that Traci Scerri spent getting us to this point.
Cloud Pours require higher consistency (thicker) paints than Pearl Pours so with the mix ratios suggested below it is normal to add a little water to paints used in pearl pours.
The mixing guidelines for Metallic Paints apply to our Metallic Paints, Interference Metallic Paints, Colour Transition Paints and Soft Pastel Metallic Paints.
In cloud and pearl techniques the flow of all paints in a pour should be the same, whether using Acrylic Pouring Paints, Metallic Paints, or a combination of both. A little water can be added if necessary to match the flow of the other paints in a pour.
We changed our Cloud & Pearl Flow Control to enable the use of simpler mix ratios. Where applicable, we give mix ratios using both our older and our new Cloud & Pearl Control.
- Our old version of Cloud & Pearl Flow Control was supplied with a black and white label on the front of the containers.
- Our new version of Cloud & Pearl Flow Control is supplied with a colour label on the front of the containers.
Cloud & Pearl Pours with Acrylic Pouring Paints
Paints that will form clouds and pearls:
Using our old Cloud & Pearl Flow Control: 4 parts Acrylic Pouring Paint : 1 part Original Flow Control : 1 part Cloud & Pearl Flow Control : A little water
Using our new Cloud & Pearl Flow Control: 1 part Acrylic Pouring Paint : 1 part Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
Usually add a little water for pearl pours as they require somewhat thinner paints than cloud pours.
Paints that will not form clouds and pearls (this includes the paint that is used in the top layer of pearl pours):
1 part Acrylic Pouring Paint : 1 part Original Flow Control
The above should be fine for pearl techniques but you can use sightly less Original Flow Control for Cloud Pours which need slightly thicker paints.
Cloud & Pearl Pours with Metallic Paints
Paints that will form clouds and pearls:
Using our old Cloud & Pearl Flow Control: 2 parts Metallic Paint : 2 parts Metallic Paint Flow Control : 1 part Original Flow Control : 1 part Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
Using our new Cloud & Pearl Flow Control: 1 part Metallic Paint : 1 part Metallic Paint Flow Control : 1 part Cloud & Pearl Flow Control.
Usually add a little water for pearl pours as they require somewhat thinner paints than cloud pours.
Paints that will not form clouds and pearls (this includes the paint that is used in the top layer of pearl pours):
2 parts Metallic Paint : 1 part Metallic Paint Flow Control : 1 part Original Flow Control
Usually add a little water for pearl pours as they require somewhat thinner paints than cloud pours.
Some important pearl technique points
The pearl technique is one of the most challenging techniques but also one of the most rewarding. Using our mixing guidelines above and paying attention to the following points will be a huge step on your journey to successful pearls.
- You need to use paint that is a little thinner than most other techniques. However, with our Cloud & Pearl Flow Control, the paints do not need to be as thin as many pearl techniques that use satin enamel paints.
- You need to tilt off the paint to leave only a thin layer. Blowing is also an option but gives a different appearance to tilting. Tilting or blowing need to be done before the pearls form so as not to distort the pearls.
- Pearls will not form where the paint layer is too thick so in places where the paint is too thick it can be removed with a pipette. There is a high speed, short video called "Green Heart: Where a Pearl Resembles a Bloom" that shows Traci doing this.
- Patience is important. The pearls do not form immediately but you should see them starting to develop after a few minutes and they can continue to develop for an hour.
Videos
Pearl Pour using Metallic Paints. Mixing ratios are as per above and are are also included in the video description.
Video Shorts
Cloud Pours using Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
Pearl Pours using Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
- Pearl Pour on the Rim of a Wooden Bowl (See that pearl pours are not restricted to horizontal surfaces.)
Dutch Pours using Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
(In the above video note how the Interference and Colour Transition Metallic Paint colours develop because they are poured over a black background.)
Keep out of reach of children
All our products should be kept out of reach of children under 5 years and anybody who may tend to place items or liquids in their mouths should be supervised. Even packing can become a choking hazard.
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