![]() If you are using a flat canvas that doesn’t have a place for a tack, then just set it on 4 cans or anything else you have around. I use 4 thumbtacks, 1 in each corner on the backside of the canvas (in the frame part). You need your canvas to be up off the table so paint can pour off the sides and so it won’t stick when it dries. Quick Paint Pouring Video This is a flip cup technique. This post may contain affiliate links, see my full policy here. But I am simply aiming to give the beginner a place to start! This is really easy and forgiving art – don’t be scared! Now, there are a billion videos and blog posts about paint pouring you can dive in and do some research or find some inspiration. ![]() So, I am here to give you the basic basic basic technique to get started paint pouring, put your fears aside and just go for it. What did I do? You guessed it, I scraped it off and started over, and you can too! Yes, a hot mess! So even after tons of paint pours it happened to me, because it happens to all of us and is the best way to learn. But I’m here to tell you, you can just start over! In my first class in the series, one of the samples I worked on turned out a hot mess. I know what you are thinking, but it can seem like so much is on the line. Many didn’t want to even start experimenting because they were afraid! I say “BOOOOO” to that, I want my classes to be fun and this wasn’t working! What seemed simple to me – “just try one of these techniques to pour paint on a canvas and go with it” – brought terror to my people! Fearless Paint PouringĪcrylic paint pouring should be freeing and effortless! Yet, I recently taught a series of paint pouring classes where I learned about people’s fears of making a mistake, or of doing it wrong, or having a bad result. ![]() And you can read way down at the end of this post for some advanced techniques, info, and links to explore. Once you do a few pours on your own, you will be able to play and tweak things yourself. The fun, yet sometimes frustrating part is that it’s almost impossible to create the same pour twice!įirst of all, I’ll be sharing my basic paint pouring recipe and ways to tweak it, the basic supplies you need and alternatives, and a few basic techniques. This abstract art technique is for people like me who can’t really draw, haven’t taken lessons, are totally messy, and just want to make something pretty! The best part of paint pouring is that you never know what you are going to get, they almost all turn out beautifully. Paint Pouring is a super fun acrylic painting style.
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