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Here is the small linen canvas that Erika stretched

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I'm using Liquitex Flow Aid 20 parts water to 1 part Flow Aid

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First let's look at how tight the linen is stretched on the frame

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It's not super tight because it's a loose weave, but it does have tension

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Spraying the entire canvas with the Flow Aid solution 20 to 1

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I try not to miss any spots but the Flow Aid will flow on the canvas and saturate any places I missed

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I am going to let this sit for 5 minutes. Setting a timer on my phone

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It's been 5 minutes. You can feel that it has soaked into the canvas

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Golden High Flow and Acrylic Inks work best on raw canvas

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I have a small random dot of pink paint that got on the canvas at some point

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Since this is a loose weave, it's a good idea to take a look at the weave and see which way you like it best for your painting

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technically, the weave shouldn't be as wonky as it is.  But Erika did a great job for her 1st time stretching a loose weave

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Starting out with Golden High Flow White

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We are working wet into wet. This dilutes the paint some, and causes it to really flow

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Next is Golden High Flow Turquoise

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Next I'm using Amsterdam Acrylic Ink in Permanent Red Violet Light

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Because High Flow and Acrylic Inks are so saturated...you can have better control over your values

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More Acrylic Ink in Reflex Rose

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Golden High Flow In Pyrrole Orange

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Amsterdam Acrylic Ink in Cyan.  This is in a bigger bottle with a fine line nozzle instead of dropper

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Amsterdam Acrylic Ink in Spring Green

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Amsterdam Acrylic Ink in Sky Blue Light

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Next I'm using Golden High Flow Teal

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This is an older bottle, and the binder has separated and is stuck on the bottom. 

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Giving it a good shake.  This happens to certain colors, especially fluorescents

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It hasn't hardened totally, but the High Flow is definitely starting to thicken up from age

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going to let it sit a few minutes

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using a damp Hake brush to spread the teal around

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dipping the paint brush in water and applying to the painting

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This softens and dilutes the color even more

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getting rid of this sudsy bump

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adding water to the Acrylic Ink Cyan and brushing it out a little into the white

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It's the end of the day, and I'm feeling brave and experimental

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This is an older Acrylic Ink in Quin Rose Light by Amsterdam 

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You can see it's thickened some compared to the other colors

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It's very important to keep your paint thin

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So I'm spraying with water to thin it out some

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Very important...you don't want to add anymore Flow Aid to the canvas. This can weaken it more and cause suds

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It's still not as thin as I would like...so I'm tilting and letting it run and thin itself out a little more

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more water

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now I'm going to let all that dry overnight