

I also used some old shoe boxes to place beneath my canvases. I had a pile of plastic bowls that were worn so I used those with plastic spoons here. You can use clear disposable plastic cups for this and a popsicle stick as a stirrer. Collect disposables: You will need to thin out each color of paint separately.I was very scared of the mess before I started, but really once you start pouring the paint you wont notice it and the tarp makes for quick and easy clean up. Protect your surface (and hands!): I laid down a folded 6 by 8 ft tarp on the floor and did all of my paint pouring on it.The better you prep the easier your project will go! Once I set up my tarp and created a pour area, I paint poured a bunch of projects one after another! I was able to create about 6 to 7 home decor items in one afternoon and the whole process made me feel so energized and creative! Canvases- I love gallery wrapped canvases and the sizes I used here today are 24 by 30, 10 by 20 and a 12 by 16 inch one.

Wooden signs and shapes: I used a wooden sqaure frame, a wooden pineapple cut out and a wooden handlettered sign that spelt “love”.I also used regular craft acrylic paints that I had in my stash.Fluid paint in colors- Diarylide Yellow, Cobalt Teal, Dioxazine Purple, Quinacridone Red and Titanium white.Getting started with acrylic pouring requires two important ingredients. I really wanted to try paint pouring and all the opinions below are mine. Click HERE to watch it or click the video box below.ĭisclosure: I was provided paint from DecoArt upon request. Watch me pour paint in this video that I just uploaded to my YouTube channel. This liquidity yields so many new options- the paint moves and blends differently and is so much fun! Acrylic Pour YouTube Instead of thick paint that you lift with a paint brush to paint, you now have a thinned out (yet richly pigmented) paint that you can pour onto a canvas. When you mix Acrylic paint with a pouring medium you change the consistency of the paint.

PIN this tutorial hereĪffiliate links have been used below at no extra cost to you. G etting started with acrylic pour painting can be a little daunting but I’ll show you what I used and a few examples of what I created too. But let me just start by saying- painting with out a paint brush is mind blowing! I’ll share what supplies I gathered, the canvases I made in one afternoon and my first impressions about acrylic pour painting. Hello friends! Today’s post talks about getting started with Acrylic Pour Painting. Playing with fluid acrylic paints feels so creative and liberating I hope you give it a try! I love creating acrylic paintings, and today I’m sharing easy tips for creating Acrylic Pour Paintings for Beginners.
