So we’ve been chatting about my trip to Blick last week—and yes, we’re going to keep talking about it, I left town, went to an actual store(s), and did consumerism for the first time in almost six months.
One of the things that I picked up was Golden Fluorescent Magenta in three different mediums: a tube of the artist acrylic, a bottle of the fluid acrylic, and a bottle of the high flow acrylic.
I want to learn and understand the differences between the different mediums and figure out which work best for me—so I removed the rest of the variables from the equation to make it as easy as possible.
I’ve played with them on the gel plate, and there’s not too much of a difference between the fluid and the high flow—but they contrast interestingly with the traditional acrylic. I’m excited to play around with them a little more over the next few weeks.
Do you have a specific paint medium that you love? What are you using right now?
Technique of the Day
I pulled those same stickers I used earlier in the week, but this time I put them on the plate backwards (sticky side up) so that they’d show up correctly on the final print. I started out with a layer of that florescent magenta, and then followed up with a little bit of yellow on top, and I really like how that came out.
The Sharpie Creative Marker in white up on the fabric tape is also awesome. I love that fabric tape so much. It’s great for wrapping the spines of diy books. It’s got such a great feel to it. So much fun to touch. I’m so glad that the white marker shows up so well. I’ll definitely be doing that again in the future.
Supply List
Marker: Sharpie Creative Marker
Pen: Sakura Microperm 03
Numbers: Westcott
Heat Gun: Ranger
Trimmer: Tonic Studios
Gel Plate: Gelli Arts 8x10, 5x7, 3x5
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Tips & Creative Wisdom
Compare Supplies by Minimizing Variables
When you’re testing different versions of a medium (like all the different acrylics), keep everything else as consistent as possible—same tools, same surface, same process.
Pro Tip: This lets you actually see what’s different rather than just what’s new. You’ll make smarter choices and waste fewer supplies.
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