Dotting with bottles: tests, tips, and tricks. How to get puffy dots in your dot mandala art
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- Опубликовано: 23 июл 2024
- This video explores a new tool that I’ve been hooked on for months now - Applicator Bottles for applying thick, shiny, tactile dots. It's my new favorite dotting tool. It's a great way to add texture and bumpy braille-like dots to your paintings. If you’ve purchased this kit from my Etsy shop, this is your intro video so you can jump right in to all the stuff you’ll need to know to get started : )
Here's what we'll cover:
3:40 • What’s in the Kit
8:03 • Spiky, Puffy, Round, Flat Dots
11:03 • Paint - Fluid, Medium, Heavy
15:25 • Thinning and Thickening Paint
16:50 • Paint Tests
24:26 • Mixing Paint in the Bottle
27:46 • Cleaning the Tips
33:51 • Cleaning the Bottles
35:08 • Dry Paint Test Results
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| DOTTING KIT |
Paint Applicator Bottles 24 pc kit etsy.me/2YP2GHS
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| PAINTS USED |
For Flat Dots:
DecoArt Americana Fluid
Golden Fluid
FolkArt Fluid
For Puffy Dots:
DecoArtAmericana Premium
HandMade Modern (Target brand)
FolkArt MultiSurface
For Super Plumpy Dots:
Heavy body acrylics:
Liquitex
Arteza
mixed with Liquitex Pouring Medium amzn.to/37iciLr
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This is a fantastic video lesson. She goes through each paint, tip and cleaning. I recommend watching this whole video for anybody just starting out.
Wow, thank you!
Best tutorial video, I've seen yet.
Wow, thanks!
Your tutorials are really great! You make it look easy and I suppose it IS, once you know what you’re using and what you’re working with. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
It’s easy to learn dotting if you love it. So many different variations on dots! Very relaxing. ☺️
I have been dotting for 5 years and your ideas for raised dots are wonderful.
Thank you!😊
I' m brand new at this craft, after watching your video I am very excited to get started! I find your teaching method very calming yet exciting at the same time. Your attitude leaves me feeling excited and thinking I can probably do this! So thank you!
I’m so excited that you’re excited! Have fun 🤩
I appreicate this more than you can ever know !
You’re so welcome! I’m glad it’s helpful 😊
Wonderful that i found your video by accident. Just what i have been searching for. Want tactile and dimentional dots for interest and beauty. Watched your tape all the way and understood it all as i have been an acrylic artist for 30 yrs. Focus on metallics. I need needles n bottles and some other mediums. Thank you for sharing. Continue to teach me.
Great! I’m so glad you’re able to get the dimensional dots that you’re looking for. Glad to help : )
Thank you Rachel for sharing your talent só generously.
You are a top teacher, absoluutly amazing information! Thank you so much. Great job!
Wow thanks! It was actually a blast to make the video. So glad you liked it ❤️
What a great video, Rachel!! You answered so many of my questions and made it all fun. Thank you for the time you put into it!!❤❤
Thank you Michele ! 😊 I wanted to make sure I covered as much as I could. I’m glad it can be used as a reference. I’m sooo glad you found it fun 😄
Perfect detailed , informative tutorial. AWESOME!!! Thank you Vera much. I enjoyed it immensely.
Thank you Del!
Rachel, I’m in love with the 3D dots. I’ve been looking for it 😍😍😍
I’ll to buy the kit TONIGHT 🥰
Thank you for sharing with us.
You’re amazing 🙏🏻👏🏼
Thank you! You’ll love what this kit can do for your dots. I’m glad you’re excited 😊 Have fun!
Love these tools, Rachel….thank you so much!💕
You are so welcome!
This is absolutely a life saver... I got all of your supplies... can’t wait to fill the bottles 👍
Hi Margareth! You’re going to love these bottles. So much fun ☺️
WOW! All made sense. You're a good teacher! Thank you so much for sharing your recipes for making dots. Can't wait to try this! 😁 Patty
Thanks! Have fun : )
Thank you for the sweet magnet gift with my purchase, and for this video. I'm going to sit down and watch it when I have uninterrupted time.
Hi Nola 😊 You’re welcome. Those a magnets are one of my favorite things to paint. 💝
@@TheDottingCenter 💙
Excellent work Rachel! The 43 minutes went by sooo fast! Thank you!
My pleasure 😊
You're an excellent instructors. Exactly what I was looking for ... thanks you!
Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it.
What beautiful art you produce from just dots. I love your personality. It comes through that you love what you do. Thankyou for the tutorial. Bless you for your patience.
I do love it so much. Glad that comes through. ✨❤️
I bought the Bottle Set plus 24 extra bottles... Game changer I just ordered a second set this is the one of the best purchases I have made in dotting!!! If you are having trouble making perfect Mandala's I recommend buying this set!
Totally agree! Thanks for sharing 🙂
So so informative especially on the paint consistency and additives❣️❣️❣️❣️
You’ve save me so much time and experimenting on getting the right type of dots❣️
Thank you!!!!!
My pleasure! Have fun experimenting : )
Wow Rachel, this is super helpful! Thank you! 💗
Hi Jessica! Thanks for watching. 😊
This is the best tutorial! Thank you. Immensely helpful. Candy dots coming right up!
Yes! It’s like those candy dots 😆 Thanks for watching!
WOW!!! Puffy dots! Amazing!!!
Right?! So fun 🤩
Hello from New Zealand - what a fantastic video. Thank you so much and I thoroughly enjoyed every part of it. I really appreciate you taking the time to do this video. 💕
Hi Leone! So glad you liked the video. ❤️✨😊
Such a well laid out video! Love the topics outline and time markers at the beginning. Very professional!!
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for doing this for us and for being such a fun personality, I love watching your tutorials
Hi Maz. Wow thanks 😊 I like making videos. I like to paint more, but videos are cool too 😂 Thanks for watching!
@@TheDottingCenter will this paint work and stick to silicone and metals like a tumbler?
I've been struggling with puffy dots and so relieved to watch your video . Thank you!
I hope this video helps 😊 Thanks for watching!
Thank you. I just got your bottles and am in learning mode.
Ooooh have fun! I’m excited for you to get started. 😊
This was a GREAT video. Thank you for taking the time to do this video.
Thanks for watching! 😊
You are adorable! I just received my Dotting Kit from your Etsy shop and can't wait to try out all of the cool tips. Of course, I already know that I'm going to need more bottles!!
Thank you 😊 You’re going to have so much fun! Enjoy!
10,000 hours of raw footage? Wow! Thank you for your dedication. I have referred back to this video time and again as I am getting back into dot painting. I so appreciate all the information!
Haha...10,000 hours. I may have exaggerated for effect. More like 9,000 hours. Hey, someone’s gotta do it, right?! Thanks for watching! 😊💗
Just received this in the mail today. Thank you so much for your sweet note and special gift. I can't wait to try it. I love to do abstract acrylic paint pouring, but I just don't have time. With starting to make mandalas, I can take them to my business and when it is slow, I can dot away. I love your tutorials. Keep them coming please, you are an inspiraton! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
Have you tried pouring and then dotting on top of the abstract shapes when it’s dry? It’s an art fusion that’s fun to play around with. I’ve done a couple and I’ve seen others do it too. Thanks for watching my videos! I really appreciate it 😊
Thank you SO much for this video and your approach to helping us understand supplies, tools, techniques. I've only been dotting since COVID-19, and I needed some of this information and your insights to paint. I KNEW there was a way to thin and thicken, and you broke it right down. I so appreciate your chart of lessons too. My orders are placed for supplies! Thank you again...keep dotting!!
Thank you! I’m so glad you found your art during this crazy time. I’m excited for you and your new journey 💝✨ Makes me happy 😊
A lot of information relayed in a short period of time - THANK YOU!
Glad it was helpful!
This is the Best Tutorial I have ever watched , very informative. Thank you.
Wow, thanks!
This video is priceless!!! Thank you soooo much!
You are so welcome!
Another excellent, informative video!! Thank you for your research & experiments! ♥️♥️
I love a good art experiment. Thanks for your support Meredith ❤️ I’m a big fan of your beautiful artwork.
I loved this video! Learned so much. Can't wait to get started.😊
Awesome! Thank you!😊
Thank you for this video. There is nothing out there that tells you anything about puffy dots. I have experimented with puffy dots And found the same thing as you with the liquitex gel medium it works great on the thinner paints . I appreciate your time and effort in making this video. Very informative.
Thanks Shelley! I’m going to Blick today to see if there’s any other thickening medium that might work. That pouring medium is so good for thinning paint it’s an easy win 😊
This is a wonderful video! Very educational! I watch all your videos!! Thank you!!!
Thank you so much for watching!
Well you know I’m one of those nerds you mentioned that absolutely ate that up. 🤓I can’t wait to get my kit back out and start playing! Thanks for all this wonderful info, lots of work there. And your captions crack me up😂!
Yes, I can always count on you to nerd out with me 🤓 Thanks Andi ❤️✨
People can also use a airbrush cleaning kit. It comes with the long needle like things on a Keychain and it comes with brushes on a long pen. There's like 6 different sizes of both. They are awesome and they are like 6" long. I love them.
Thanks for adding this! I’ve never used that, but I bet it’s great for cleaning. Another artist suggesting dental cleaning syringes and they also work : )
This is sooooooo amazing.
I am sooooo glad you have this tutorial. I am not an artist, just inspired by many artists like you. When I used acrylic paint for dotting, my dots flatten out right away so I gave up. When I saw this tutorial, My hope rose and I developed confidence. Thank you so much Rachel.
Hi Elizabeth! I know the feeling! Deflated dots are no fun. Hopefully you can get them dots puffy now 🎨✨
Thank you for all this information! So helpful.
Game changer!!🙌🙌
Your videos so helpful and I appreciate the scientific and technical nature of them. I am a visual learner so I come back to these tutorials time and time again especially as I work with the spiky and puffy dots which I love but am still terrible at!
I’m so glad you found this helpful! I was obsessed with puffy dots for months so I was happy to share 💝
Very informative. Thank you. You’ve convinced me that I want this puffy paint application kit.
You’ll love them Jen! 💝
Mine just came and I'm so psyched to use it! Super reasonable price, too.
You are fabulous! I am new to this hobby and bought a lot of liquid acrylic paint. Now I know how to thicken it. Love your videos.
You will save so much money on paint if you know how to custom mix your own paint. It's such a valuable skill. I'm so glad you're into it!😊
This video is extremely helpful and well done. Thanks Rachel
Thanks Diahanna! I’m glad I could help 😊
I just discovered your Puffy Dot video's and I'm hooked!!! Thank you for sharing all your wonderful knowledge, your video's are all enjoyable to watch!
Thanks Shannon! I'm glad you liked it.
You are amazing! You explain things so well, anyone can understand. Thank you for your time. I love Lumeir and jacquard paints also, and am waiting for my supplies to arrive.
Thanks so much for watching!
Thanks , you explain very well and I understand ❤
I just love your videos! You are so informative. Please keep it up.
Thank you so much!
So much information, it was worth watching, thank you
Thanks for watching!
Thank you for your tutorial. I'm looking forward to putting these dots to the test
Have fun!
What an amazing video! I learned so much! Thanks!
Thanks for watching. I’m so glad you liked it 💞
Thank you so much for this video! I love all your details.
My pleasure. Thank you for watching. 😊
absolutely fabulous tutorial!! thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Great video for beginner, thanks so much, I got my order from Etsy, and happy to see your video
Thank you for watching 😊
WhT a fantastic and educational tutorial. Love it
Glad you enjoyed it
Wow!!!!! This was a very informative video. I now finally have some answers on how to use additives to my sometimes disappointing paints. Thank you Thank you Thank you!!!!
Glad it was helpful!
Oh my God that's very helpful video
It's very educational 😃
Thank you for sharing your knowledge , experience,time and pation
Thanks from Egypt ❤️
Hi 👋 I’m so glad you found it helpful. I’m happy to share. 😊 Thanks for watching!
I bought the kit and just got it and faster than expected. Everything was in the kit I am not missing anything. Thank you Rachel, even got a hand written thank you note from Rachel. I loved that amazing touch. I am starting with dotting can’t wait to start “playing with it” lol. Lilliam Sorzano
Hi Lilliam! Thank you for buying the kit. Your support helps this channel so much. You’ll love it! It’s one of my very favorite art supplies ever 💗💗💗✨😊
What a great video! Why haven’t I seen it before?? You’ve enlightened me so much about these paints! Thank you!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks this was very helpful. Love your handwriting too!
I'm so glad it was helpful! 😊
The gel part fed me.thank u for all your efforts in play and share...
My pleasure 😊
I saw the bottles in your store , thank you for showing me that these are perfect for me.
Enjoy using your bottles!
Thank you for this explanation because I don't *really* want to play around, lol, I want to to just get the paint I want with the consistency needed. You've laid it all out here, thank you!!
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much for this video! I can't wait to get enough money to get the kit! I have your site bookmarked for when the day comes :)
Awesome! Thank you!
I am SO excited about learning how to do this. I have a friend who's sister is vision impaired. She has seen (in a limited way) some of my work and was asking how raised the dots are. Well, a bit but not enough for her to really enjoy the layering. So, I thought I'd go on the hunt and see how to start doing "puffy" dots. This video is extremely helpful and I'm looking forward to exploring this facet of dotting.
I thought about this IMMEDIATELY when when I saw all those raised dots! It's really super cool, huh?? I'll bet she'll love it!
I've had several people ask about this for making braille signs. I bet it would work! Thanks for your comment.
Thank you so much for explaining all this! It has helped me so much.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching : )
This is an absolutely fabulous tutorial! Especially for us beginners (that never even considered attempting to tackle this art form...until about an hour ago 😉) This has been incredibly informative. And the knowledge obtained here, will save hours of experimenting, frustration...and the loss/cost of projects simply by knowing what to expect and/or how to get the desired look and outcome. So happy that I found your channel, and was immensely fortunate that this was the 1st video that I viewed. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! I spent months trying to figure out this puffy dot thing, lol. I'm glad I can pass on what I learned. Thanks for your comment. I appreciate it.
Not that it makes much difference, because I was definitely able to discern what information you were trying to relay...but just as an fyi...the word that best describes what the difference is in the "consistency" that you're trying to convey is "viscosity". Thank you again, for this awesome tutorial!
Thank you for sharing your knowledge, you are an excellent teacher
I appreciate that! These videos are fun to make, I'm so glad they're helpful.
Excellent and so informative!
Thanks Kristin! 💕
Thank you for all the helpful tips and tricks. I Appreciate all the extra work you put into this video! XOXO 🤗 Patty
Thanks Patty! I really nerded out with this one🤓
@@TheDottingCenter LOL
This video was so helpful and so much fun! You crack me up and I have the same expressions of glee when working with awesome, sparkly paints 😂. Thank you so much for this tutorial and I look forward to playing with the bottles!
Glad it was helpful!
This is soooooo awesome!
Thank you so much ☺️
Loved this video ..thank you ..will keep referring to it
Excellent tutorial!
Glad you liked it!
Yay! Thank you for making this super informative video :) I ordered the kit and am excited to get it and start painting! Going to Lowes for rocks ASAP lol 🤩
Hi Julie! Have fun painting.
You have a voice I could listen to all day, so soothing. I haven’t tried dot painting yet but hopefully I can get to it soon. Thanks to all the great info in this video it will be so much easier to try this. New sub and TFS🌺
You can do it! Thanks for watching : )
Thank you so much for making this video!
My pleasure 😊
Thank you for this tutorial! Very helpful😊
Hi Kathy! You’re welcome! Enjoy 😊🎨💕
I’m so glad to have found this video, I have wondered if there was any other way, other than the paper cones. That just looked to be way out of my abilities, heck I tried those in cake decorating and it was a mild failure, I can only imagine what disaster...me...paper cones and paint would create! My gosh, what an informative piece you’ve made, thank you! I absolutely love your urchins, the colors you put together were just spectacular...and YES, please show us you working on that fabulous guitar! I would love to see that for sure!
I had the same problem with diy cones. It was a total disaster. It worked for the urchins because the dot shapes could be wonky and organic looking but for precision I need the bottles and tips. I’m so glad you found this video helpful! 💗👍✨ Have fun experimenting!
Excellent video! Thank you!
You are welcome!
Lots of great info! Thanks 🙏
Glad you found it helpful. Thanks for watching 😊
@@TheDottingCenter .
Great video. I already have a few of those exact same high-end handy dandy soaking jars. Guess I need the tips so I can put it to good use. LOLOL! Thanks.
😂 you never know when you need a good soakin jar 👌✨
Impressive research work!
Thank you for all this informations!
You’re welcome 🤓😊
You are fabulous. Thank you for all the expenations. Hallo from Greece
You are so welcome!
So very helpful - thank you!
thanks so much Rachel, very informative
Hi Karen! I’m glad you liked it 😊
Best teacher ever
Hi Margaret! Thank you very much. I appreciate it.
Ty Rachel..very helpful info!!
Hi Cindy! Thanks for watching 💕
WOW !!! this is amazing video ! thank you very much :)
Glad you liked it!
Awesome video 👌
Thanks Fran! ❤️
Really great information! Thank you so much
Thanks for watching 😊
I heard that cha-ching, and thought it was my Etsy app. Lol. Love those vibrant colors! ❤️👍🏻
😁 Thank you!
I am convinced applicator bottles are THE way to dot. I use them constantly as I am doing tshirts, jean jackets, hats, shoes, etc. They are so useful.
I just substitute the pouring medium for fabric medium with heavy body acrylics.
Yes they are!
Thankx dear for all the tips.this was so helpful and full of infos.😘😘😘
My pleasure. Thanks for watching 😊