2nd large acrylic pour

Above was the outcome of my second attempt at an acrylic pour on a larger scale. This post will go over how I got to this outcome.

Below is a video showing the overall process I took to get to this outcome. 

I primed the surface with three thin layers of emulsion and let it dry before pouring the acrylics on top.

The reasoning behind making another large scale pour was to see if I could get more vibrant colours from the acrylics and to try to do a pour on the same wood surface most of my samples have been on, as I feel more comfortable working on that than the wood surface.

I decided to go for a similar colour scheme to my previous large pour, as after having listened to peoples comments on my previous pour, it reminded people of the brain and cells and blood. Taking this on board, I decided to and a peachy tone to the palette to try and emphasize this. 

Below are some close up photos of this piece when it was wet.

I feel, comparing this piece (bottom left) to my previous pour of this size (right), that this piece wasn't as strong as my other. This piece reminds me of clotting blood, and layers of skin, which does have a medical feel but however I feel this piece doesn't link as much to my concept. The marks made are too fluid and blend too much compared to the first pour. The cells are less defined which I think is down to the fact I added too much oil, causing the cells to go right down to the emulsion layer. This piece also had a thinner layer of acrylic over it, this was partly an error as I didn't mix up enough paint. In the video, you can see I had to spread the pant out with my finger as there wasn't enough volume of paint to cover the entire surface. Whereas in my first pour I mixed up too much acrylic paint and so it was in a thicker layer which caused it to crack, so a positive of this second attempt is that due to the paint being so thin, it didn't crack. I also felt I was under more pressure creating this piece, this was down to poor time management on my behalf and caused this piece to feel rushed. In future, I need to plan before I do large scale work to ensure I don't run out of time and have to rush at the end.