Cloud and Pearl Pouring Medium for Fluid Art.
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Acrylic Pours using Cloud & Pearl Flow Control.
Acrylic Pours using Cloud & Pearl Flow Control.
Cloud and Pearl Pouring Medium for Fluid Art.
Cloud and Pearl Pouring Medium for Fluid Art.
Cloud and Pearl Pouring Medium for Fluid Art.

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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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 
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​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 single pour should be the same, whether using Acrylic Pouring Paints, Metallic Paints, or a combination of both. If necessary, a little water can be added to adjust the flow of any paints that feel slightly thicker than the others.  
 
Acrylic Pouring Paints that will form clouds or pearls
1 Paint : 1 Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
(Usually add a tiny amount of water for pearl techniques.)
 
Metallic Paints that will form clouds or pearls
1 Paint : 1 Metallic Paint Flow Control : 1 Cloud & Pearl Flow Control
(Usually add a tiny amount of water for pearl techniques.)
 
Acrylic Pouring Paints that will not form clouds or pearls
This includes the paint that is used in the top layer of pearl pour
1 Paint : 1 Original Flow Control
(Usually add a tiny amount of water for pearl techniques.)
 
Metallic Paints that will not form clouds or pearls
This includes the paint that is used in the top layer of pearl pour
2 Paint : 1 Metallic Paint Flow Control : 1 Original Flow Control 
(Usually add a tiny amount of water for pearl techniques.)
 
We have also found that a simpler mix of 1 Metallic Paint : 1 Original Flow Control can work as the top layer in pearl pours.
 

How to perform an acrylic pouring Pearl Pour technique

Pearl pours are very unique as they require specific physical and chemical interactions between paints and mediums. Pearl cells should form gradually, over 30 to 45 minutes, and do not utilise any oily additives so the finished artwork is not at all oily.

Traditionally, some specific Satin Enamel Paints made in the USA were required to get pearl cells and artists had to purchase every colour of satin enamel that they required to develop pearls.

Newer developments allow pearl cells to be created by paints that are mixed with very specific pouring mediums. We have named our pouring medium used for this purpose “Cloud & Pearl Flow Control”. A huge advantage is that one medium can create pearl cells with any colour paint.

Basically, acrylic paints that should develop pearl cells are mixed with the specific pouring medium that is formulated to generate pearl cells while other paints are mixed with a normal pouring medium that has the main function of thinning them. A top layer, also called a flood layer, of paint that has been thinned with a normal pouring medium is poured over the other paints. The artwork is then tilted to spread the paint out into a thin layer and pearl cells gradually start to appear.

Some important pearl technique points

The pearl technique is initially 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.

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Videos

 

Pearl Pour using Metallic Paints. Mixing ratios are as per above and are are also included in the video description. 
 
These Earthy Metallic Pearls are Extraordinary. 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
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.)
 

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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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