Florescent Red to Start with

This year, 2013, I want to use the florescent colors. Since florescent colors in acrylic paint are pricey, I am now experimenting in making my own paints by mixing pigment powders into different medias. To do this, I need to experiment with different ratios as well as adding chemicals to adjust viscosity. 

I bought only florescent red to practice this process of making paints. Once I figure out the recipe of making paints, other florescent colors, such as yellow and green, should work the very similar ways. 

The thing about pigment is that each pigments are different chemicals so they may act differently. 

Nonetheless, in a long run I should be able save some money by making my own paint as opposed to buying already made paints in tubes and jars. They are really expensive, especially certain colors like florescent colors. 

Blue in 25 minutes job

 

Often I am asked how long it takes - to paint all those lines. The answer varies depending on the complexities of the paintings. This painting above was done in 25 minutes of line painting. The size is 2 feet by 3 feet. Done on January 25, 2013. It looks yellow because of the poor photographing. It is actually white and blue painting.   

Sending out the Application to the Show

If accepted, this will be my 5th year at Palo Alto Festival of Arts.