Who wants to paint another seahorse with me?! I’ll show you the process from start to finish, using my signature “micro swipe” technique.

The ocean is my happy place, either on the beach watching shorebirds or under the surface scuba diving with tropical fish! So I love creating art that reminds me of the ocean. This painting is a commissioned recreation of one of my other painting videos (video here!    • GORGEOUS Seahorse Painting Using A Mi...  ). The original design was inspired by Danny Young’s incredible artwork!

A micro swipe uses small, flexible swipe tools, as well as silicone oil to make cells. It’s a great way to get a controlled design on a solid colored background!

I created my blue tape template by sketching on kitchen parchment paper, taping over the sketch, and cutting it out. Although it doesn’t always make a perfect seal on the canvas, it really helps guide the application of paint and minimizes mess.

My paint is all mixed with floetrol (about 2:1 floetrol to paint) and thinned water to a mediumthin consistency. Paintmixing video is here!    • Mixing Paint for Acrylic Pouring  ST...  
Dark Navy (Blickrylic Pthlalo Blue and Apple Barrel Black)
Ocean Green (Master’s Touch Acrylics)
Metallic Teal (Blick Studio Acrylics)
Metallic Blue (Sargent)
Metallic Sea Mist (Craft Smart)
White (Sargent and Apple Barrel)

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I’m Anna, a mom of 3 living in smalltown West Virginia. I’ve been fluid painting since 2019 and loving every minute!

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Time stamps:
0:00 Intro and colors
3:25 My blue tape template
4:23 Pouring the base coat
5:03 Adding the colors
8:12 Swiping!
11:33 Pulling up the tape
13:47 Shaping the head and tail
16:35 Adding wisps
21:51 Adding dots
23:39 Closeup! (wet result)
24:54 Dry touchups
28:51 All done! (Dry result closeup)

Music: “Moonrise” by Reed Mathis