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What a fun night! One of our members, Janet, figured it out by watching videos on line and then experimenting and figured it out! She was kind enough to organize this evening and share this skill with us. We had about 21 people get together and we followed directions and it was amazing to see the results. It was more fun to do than I expected, and most certainly more exciting too. I was also surprised how much harder it was to control the color and outcome of the picture but still they all looked amazing. It was also a lot tidier than I expected. The tables and floors were covered with plastic and tarps on the floor, and we were all warned to wear clothes we didn't want paint on. Sure the tables had a lot of drips on them but no major spills and there didn't seem to be any paint on the floor.
I want to try it again, and I will take pictures of the process, but that can wait for better weather when I will try it outside. I was originally hoping this would be something I could do at work or with my Stroke Recovery Art group but I really think I will need to experiment and see what modifications I can make in the procedure to see if this would be a possibility. The cost would be kind of high for a small group too. Janet estimated that the cost was about $10 a person for our bigger group. Maybe it will work with smaller canvasses and fewer colors of paint.
Basically what we did was choose about 6 or more colors of acrylic paint and these were each added to individual cups along with a thin layer of a paint flow liquid. If needed we added drops of water so it was thin enough to pour in a stream off of the popsicle stick mixing stick. It should not be dipping in globs nor should it be very runny.Next we put a bit of one of the paints into a bigger disposable cup and added a couple of drops of silicone type lubricant. Janet recommended little bottles of this stuff called treadmill oil that is usually sold near treadmills. Just keep layering until the cup is full.
Next we inverted out canvas over the glass of paint and holding on tight flipped them. Full upside down glass on top of the canvas. You slide it around for a second and then lift the cup! TADA. Tilt the canvas around and let the paint roll around to develop the pattern and colors and be sure to get to all sides and let it pour off the edges.
Rest your painting on a paper plate to lift it off of the table and give it at least an hour to set up before you try and move it, but it will probably take over a day to set because the paint is extremely thick.
The acrylic paint dries as a flat color and it really looks best with a clear gloss spray coating or clear paint on sealant.
Below are a couple pictures of other participants work. Aren't they awesome?
4 comments:
I LOVE these paintings. I can draw only stick figures but even I could do this. Thanks for sharing.
I think it is going to be a really great art activity but I am going to have to work hard on adaptations for my participants. I always work out the kinks BEFORE trying it with my groups. No way most of my stroke group could do the flip over with the painting holding the cup against it I am sure it should work with just pouring with no flipping. I also think the plastic beer cup style cups are not so good == too squishy. At the nursing home I will need to see if there are any issues related to the silicone lubricant etc. Lots of restrictions about any chemicals or products you bring into the building.
Great minds think alike. Rehearsal always saves me.
Beautiful! What a great activity.
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