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Discover and master the fun, creative, and colorful methods of fluid pouring and painting with 10 projects, customizable to your personal vision and open to endless variation. Fluid pouring and painting can result in beautiful, organic, and abstract designs that can be captured on special
papers, canvas and board substrates, used to make
gorgeous lampshades, poured into molds or dishes to create
coasters, geodes, and agate slices, and can even be formed into
vases, vessels, and bowls. Join mixed-media artist and international instructor Jane Monteith, a master of the fluid artforms and creator of the stunningly beautiful and popular paintings called MOD Minis, in this wildly popular new art form.
For both novice and experienced artists, this expressive book shares
detailed, comprehensive techniques for working with high flow inks and acrylic paints.
The Ultimate Fluid Pouring & Painting Project Book guides you through a variety of different fluid projects, from
fluid-painted collage to
resin-poured paints on different substrates. You will:
- Learn to use various tools and solutions to create beautiful colors and textures on paper.
- Learn how to work with resin and avoid common mistakes to produce a flawless finish.
- Gain an understanding of basic color theory and which color combinations go hand in hand to create elegant designs.
- Become knowledgeable on what types of products to use to create various effects.
- Understand how to seal and protect your work for years to come.
With these creative projects, you'll be making your own beautiful fluid artwork in no time!
List of contents
An Invitation to Create
INTRODUCTION
What Is Fluid Art?
About Color
About Alcohol Inks
PROJECT 1: Alcohol Ink Abstract Paintings in Three Styles
PROJECT 2: Alcohol Ink and Resin Petri Molds
PROJECT 3: MOD Mini Alcohol Ink and Resin Collage
PROJECT 4: Alcohol Ink Double-Sided Lampshade
PROJECT 5: Geode/Agate Slice Coasters
PROJECT 6: Alcohol Ink Ceramic Coasters with Two Techniques
PROJECT 7: Fluid Ceramic Vessel and Mug with Two Techniques
PROJECT 8: Resin Pour Cheeseboards in Two Styles
PROJECT 9: Resin Vase
PROJECT 10: Acrylic Pours in Three Styles
PROJECT 11: Geode Resin Painting
PROJECT 12: Paper Marbling with Alcohol Ink
Resin FAQ/Troubleshooting
Resource Guide
Closing Remarks
About the Author
Acknowledgments
Index
About the author
Jane Monteith is a self-taught international-selling mixed media artist and an online educator and influencer. While Jane was trained in advertising and marketing, she worked for over a decade across Ontario as an independent artist designing and hand painting illustrations on vinyl substrates with highly pigmented screening inks. With her love of design and vibrant color combinations, she transitioned into working and creating her own art several years ago. Her work features colorful contemporary fluid patterns on birch wood panel, glazed with epoxy to result in a brilliant finish. Sharing her love of color, texture, and fluid art forms has gained Jane a large fan following on many social media platforms, including Instagram, Pinterest, and YouTube. Jane's popular MOD Minis (a term she coined when she started creating fluid ink collage paintings on 4" wood panels) have been sold worldwide and sell out monthly on her website. Jane's much larger original works are sold through KOYMAN Galleries, located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She immigrated from England to Canada in 1981 and now lives just north of Toronto. For more on Jane:
www.instagram.com/janelovesdesign/
www.janemonteith.com/
www.youtube.com/janemonteith
