Maybe Just One More Fluid Painting (A String Pull)

 Hi all, no surprise that before the paint is dry on my other work, woukn't you know I'd be thinking about producing another, this time I'm doing a very unique and innovative technique that only looks hard - the "string pull" method.

This si a great technique to try if you are looking to do a paint pouor that uses less paint. You know you can runthrough a lot of apint while doing this and it's messy as all get out. But this approach is totally different. This is also a good technique to try if you are intrigued by work with a lot fo negative space in it. 

I decided to try this because after I hung up my work from the last session, I felt like it needed a little something more, two little 8 x 10's needed a third to get the "right" loook. I'm going to make the color scheme the same too. so all three will look very much in sync together. Which means I am going to mix up the same colors .

So to get started, you need a canvas, the painting medium, 4-5 colrors, water, and of course, some string.

After you have mixed your colors, medium and water  (refer back to here to get the whole methodology of mixing)

Apply a primer base coat to your canvas. Now in videos I've seen most people do a basic white or black. I am not a fan of stark black or white backgrounds. Nothing wrong with that, you do what you liek best, but I'm goind to make it more of a light blue. So I'm mixing in a tiny amount with my white base coat.

Now take out some wax paper and bab out a little bit of each color in a row, kind of line them up side by side, it will form a pattern. You can also repeat the alternating color pattern if you like and you want your design to be more colorful.

Dip  your string into the paint, try to get it mixed into all of those colors as much as you can. (Wearing gloves might be a good idea for this)

Arrange your string on the canvas, try to center it if you can and also try to form a pattern kind of loopy looking, like I'm goind.

Now slowly, very slowly, pull the string from the bottom. You will see the way the pattern develops and hwo it takes on a floral shape.Repeat this string on canvas and gentle pull motion for as many "flowers" as you like  Wal-la!

I've also seen people do this with a ball chain as well. I thought about trying that but I don't have any that aren't part of a necklace I wear already. We'll see! What did you think of this?This is the string pull tehnique! Looks hard but it's not!