Metallic Paint Flow Control
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- Add this pouring medium exclusively to our Metallic Paints to give them the correct flow for acrylic pouring. This medium adjusts the characteristics of our Metallic Paints to prevent colour breakage and flocculation in acrylic pours. You should not mix any other pouring medium with our metallic paints.
Metallic Paint 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
Successfully using Metallic Paints in a pour by mixing them with our Metallic Paint Flow Control
Our Metallic Paints are specifically formulated with a high gloss and high flow. They do not have the ideal flow for acrylic pouring and should actually be thickened first. A common issue noticeable with metallic paints in pours is best described as breaking/splitting or flocculation of the metallic colour. As our Metallic Paints naturally have a high flow, they cannot be mixed with our Original Flow Control which will thin them further.
Mix Metallic Paints with our Metallic Paint Flow Control for all pouring techniques. This pouring medium specifically reduces pigment flocculation and thickens the metallic paints resulting in rich, continuous metallic colours. We have tested this medium in a wide variety of techniques and it works in all of them including Dutch Pours, Cloud Pours, Bloom Techniques, Swiping Techniques and Flip Cups.
There is a picture in the gallery on this page that shows the typical difference between metallic paints that have not been mixed with Metallic Paint Flow Control and those that have.
Even with this wonderful pouring medium we still do not suggest doing pours with only or predominantly Metallic Paints. If you do, then keep the paint layer thin to prevent crazing.
Ratio Suggestions (by volume):
Not all our Metallic Paints have the same flow so thinner metallic paint colours will require more Metallic Paint Flow Control than thicker colours. It is important that all colours used in a pour have similar flow so the same ratios cannot apply to all metallic paint colours. Remember that this pouring medium thickens (reduces the flow) of metallic paints.
As a starting guide the following mixing ratios (by volume) are a guideline for the average thickness metallic paint. These are not guaranteed ratios and will differ for different metallic paint colours and artist preference.
Techniques that require thicker paints e.g. Ring, Cloud and Bloom Pours:
- 1 Metallic Paint : 1 Metallic Paint Flow Control
Techniques that require average paint thickness e.g. Flip Cups and Swipes:
- 2 Metallic Paint : 1 Metallic Paint Flow Control
Techniques that require thinner paints e.g. Dutch Pours:
- 3 Metallic Paint : 1 Metallic Paint Flow Control
Video Shorts (click to watch on YouTube)
Our Metallic Paints mixed with Metallic Paint Flow Control in various acrylic pouring techniques.
(Metallics are always used together with some of our non-metallic Acrylic Pouring Paints)
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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500ml
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5 Litre
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