Acrylic Swipe Tutorial - Acrylic Swipe Technique for Beginners - Acrylic Swipe with Silicone

The swipe techniques is one of the easiest to use to get amazing cells and this acrylic swipe tutorial for beginners is just what you need to get started.

In this video we'll do an acrylic pour swipe with and without silicone. We'll be using four different swipe tools including a laminate sheet, paper towel, icing spatula, and a putty knife and we'll show you the difference between swiping with thicker paint as opposed to a thinner consistency.

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[LeftBrainedArtist]

What are your favorite colors to swipe with?

[Loonit]

Thanks to your elaborated explanation on the swipe I now have an alternative solutions if a paintings doesn't work for me.
Tried the bloom yesterday, didn't work out at all, I turned it and did a swipe and it looks good!
Thank you David!

[barbaramlily]

Thank u for the wonderful instructions u eexplain things very clearly

[auntiehollyd]

Can't wait to try this. Will be using my DecoArt Fluid Ready to Pour paints and silicone oil then torch it. I appreciate all that you do! I'm hoping more of y'all artists on here will do projects using ready mixed paints. Thank you for your content. You are my favorite artist on here. Very informative and down to earth.

[katlyncorbett]

Thank you so much for taking time to teach us. I've found alot of pour artists don't want to explain their techniques and its kinda hard navigate the pouring world. I've learned so much from this dude

[hawkpaul]

I wasn't keen to start with but loved the result when you swiped backwards. A really nice result.

[davidwalker]

Thank you! I've been trying to find a video like this!🙂

[cherrycollier]

Thank you so much for your video. I kept swiping, but the end I started on always dried up. But now that I wet the paper towel first. It works. TYTYTY

[Artchick]

Your voice reminds me of the comedian Tom Green from Canada :D I dont mean that in a bad way or anything. He is funny. Anyway, thank you for showing us the different techniques. Looks great!

[GeoffGaul]

Awesome stuff as usual David! Thank you!

[mitzi]

Have you tried a swipe at the bottom layer (allow it to dry) and then put a stencil on top to do a second swipe? I had great results on the one that I did but now I’m having problems again it may be a you said the paint is too thick. Thank you for your explanations you are terrific watch

[cath]

Thank you for explaining a swipe, I’m new to pours and
you’ve taught me so much 😀

[christinacostello]

Thank you this has helped a lot, going to try it.

[patriciamora]

If you are trying to make skins and it’s coming out to thin to peel off what should you do, I tried putting more paint in to thicken my paint but it didn’t really get thicker?

[linneahulten]

I want to paint black silhouettes on top of my poures, to ad a bit of a story to them. or just write text on some.

but some of them got a bit of a problem with bubble holes, could one add some medium on top that still can be painted on and still will keep the looks on the background, that can make the new surface more flat. I think I need some finish in the end abow the silhouettes too.

And maybe you got any advices on what type of colors could be painted directly on top of pouring paintings, if they don't have that issues with bubbles. or do you recommend to use a sealer of some kind in any case, between these two sections?


and do you have any video about adding extra content on top of the pourings? it would be very helpful.

[audreyolsheske]

So the color you swipe with should be a little thicker than the rest of the colors?

[TrinaRaysTrekofLife]

I'm not a fan of the swipe technique, all the ones I have seen just aren't my cup of tea! Lol
BUT I actually really like that first one that you showed! Very nice!
I might try it one day after all!! Lol

[sherrybeauchamp]

I love bright colors and just a question how do we cover the painting with resin if we use silicone thank you so much your great

[mitzi]

the problem im having with my swipe is the paint is either not making it to the bottom end or.. not enough on the top portion or leaving too much of my swipe color at the top. any ideas? also making sure the ends ofmy canvas not having enough

[joeycasey]

Hi, I thought putting the silicone in the colours directly on the canvas could cause the silicone to reach the canvas in some places? Is that not true? I have been putting a base coat down then the colours and it just seems like way too much paint.