Using Cheap Paint For Acrylic Pouring

Last week my best friend and I went to Michael's and I bought some cheap Craft Smart brand paint. It is less than half the price of the other paint I was buying but bigger. I also got canvas on sale. I never get enough materials and ended up buying Floetrol from Home Depot which costs way less than ordering it online. I love this paint and the Floetrol more than the far more expensive stuff. I have some ideas for the next projects I end up doing.

More Plants For My Jungle Apartment

Cam gave me some Mother Of A Thousand plants and the first she gave me is triple its size in less than a month. The smaller ones are doing well too. I also got a tropical plant. I had this one a few weeks ago and did everything wrong. Not enough water and too much sun. I also got a weird ass succulent from Trader Joe's. Their plants are very good if you know what you are doing. I used to drown the poor things. I also got a rubber plant from the farmers market in Hollywood.

Ernie Barnes: A Retrospective

Yesterday me and my best friend Cam went to check out the Ernie Barnes exhibit over at the CAAM. Seeing his art in person made me want to paint. I was also surprised by how large most of them were. I just stood there staring at his art wondering what it is like to create art the way he does and look at the world through his eyes. His most well known painting is The Sugar Shack but there were dozens more that were equally impressive. This exhibit had bad advertising. I had no idea it had been there since May and thankfully got to see this in person since tomorrow is its last day.

For many fans of 1970s American television, Ernie Barnes’ (1938–2009) painting The Sugar Shack is no doubt instantly familiar. The 1976 work depicting a dance scene—which was the cover art for Marvin Gaye’s album I Want You—achieved cult status by regularly appearing on the hit sitcom Good Times, inspiring a community of television viewers who discussed it after each episode.

Forcing Myself To Draw 6

On my lunch breaks at work I was reading books and decided that I should probably spend that time making something instead of consuming. I did these three drawings over the last week or so. I realized that I need to keep drawing so I can get better at it as well as make some new characters.

Rainbow Abobo Head Perler Beads

Did these weird little Perler bead Abobo heads from Double Dragon. I planned to make one. Then maybe three. Then I figured why not just keep going? It a Rainbobo.

Acrylic/Perler Basquiat

A few days ago I went with my best friend to Michael's and they had an acrylic paint sale happening as well as canvas so you know I got a bunch of them. I put the Basquiat Perler bead onto one I did. I made four but two are still drying right now and I will post them tomorrow. The thinning solution for the paint double the paint and makes it so much easier to pour its not even funny.

Here are some more!

The Apartment Jungle Grows

I am rocking so many plants in my place right now. One of the best things about it is that I am now at a point to where I can propagate them and give them as gifts for folks. Last week I received some plant hangers that I ordered which gave me both the ability to decorate my walls as well as clear off my big ass shelf.

Basquiat Perler Bead

I made this Basquiat photo based off of an original version that was done in tile. I like the way it came out as it looks better the further you are from it.

Too Many Plants? (Update)

Nah. Not enough room for all the plants I would like to own is more like it. I ordered some hangers because my three shelves are now crowded and some of them are not getting as much light as I'd want them to have. So next week some will be migrating to the windows and on the walls. I have had some plants die over the last few weeks. They were ones I owned years ago and reminded me that some plants just do not do well in my place.

Soda Perler Beads

I made these soda Perler beads a few days ago. I found a sprite (ha!) design and change a few of the colors because I am not bead rich. I like these and they came out the size of actual cans. My goofy ass was hoping to add them to my keychain.

Pink Panther Perler Painting

Last week a someone I work with wanted me to make her something and I didn't wanna just slap hand over something I have made already or yank it from under the bed. She said she liked the Pink Panther so I made this and added it to one of my acrylic paintings. I put more shine to it and it came out nice. This is the first time I've done this and I love the way it came out.

Fun With Pixlr (Photoshop) Part 74

Thankfully they have not changed the Pixlr site and I can still put myself in weird places. Click here for previous Fun With Pixlr.

 

More Acrylic Pouring

I did a few more acrylic pours after using some canvas that had Perler designs that I was not in love with. I ripped them off and made these. I now know I need a lot of black and white paint. I wanna try something big and use even more silicone oil. This is gonna be fun.

Made another last night. It is larger and cracking a bit but I don't care.

First Time Acrylic Pouring

A couple of months ago I saw a video online about acrylic pouring. I watch so much random stuff that my suggestions will just be like “Lets see if this weirdo likes this.” Turns out I liked what I saw when I got a glimpse of acrylic pouring. I watch a lot of videos using different techniques and styles. I watched some where it looked cool then they added some spice and ruined it. With these I tried the cup flipping, pouring dots, and others just globbing it on and seeing what happened. In a couple I thought it was ruined and then I just started moving it around. Since it is wet and I added a few drops of silicone it spread easily and colors underneath started to appear.

I am not huge into painting. I paint the backgrounds on my Perler designs but they are usually solid or me splashing and ruining my floor. With this I put them on my kitchen counter with a trash bag underneath and transferred them to a piece of cardboard to dry on top of a cup. I let them dry overnight and sprayed them with acrylic. I got the paint on Amazon and Joann's. By the way, Joann's sells these with everything already mixed together. They also sell the cups in packs of four. I am not gonna sit here and but a ton of sticks and plastic cups to just throw away. Why be wasteful? I just wash things out as soon as I'm done. This is fun and I plan on heading to the thrift store to find a painting to ruin with my colors.

Boba Fett 3D Perler Bead

I have gotten a little bit better at making these Perler bead designs stand up. I know I said I was in semi-retirement but I have a coworker that is really into Boba Fett and Star Wars and since she is cool as shit to me and makes work more enjoyable I decided to make this for her.