If you’re new to our blog or to acrylic pouring as an art form, welcome! We’ve got a lot of wonderful community resources from our contributing team, everything from setting up your first pour to some really advanced methods. To help you out a bit, we decided to compile a list of our best beginner …
A Collection of Tips for Acrylic Paint Pouring Beginners Read More »
Creating art doesn’t have to be expensive. I receive dozens of messages each month from people who really want to start pouring, but they can’t afford the cost of Liquitex, Golden, or other professional quality paints. My answer to each beginner is the same. Pouring doesn’t have to be expensive! My First pour My first …
I love finding new ways to embellish my pours. I’ve experimented with vinyls, painted landscapes, gold leaf and embossing; oftentimes, I can take a pour that doesn’t have the “wow” factor I’m looking for, and transform it into something I love. Because I’ve been working primarily with fine lines, sharp edges and realism lately, I …
As my self-confidence as an artist has grown, so too has my intense, almost undeniable urge to buy every art supply I see! Paints, mediums, brushes, even stirring sticks—I’ve become a mid-level supply hoarder. This wasn’t always the case though. When I first began pouring, I didn’t have a budget set aside for art supplies …
Arting Affordably: Pour Out Your Paint, Not Your Money Read More »
When you decide to get started to do some acrylic pours, you might alternately get inspired and then overwhelmed by the amount of talented and creative people out there. You might have trouble figuring out precise recipes and what basics you really need to get started. STOP! Beautiful acrylic pours are in your horizon, and …
Six Acrylic Pouring Hacks I Wish I Had From the Start Read More »
There’s nothing quite as exhilarating than when you get accepted into your first show! My first show was not a juried show; it was a yearly member benefit that comes as a part of a membership I have with a local artist’s organization. Sure, I didn’t have to be accepted, but that didn’t temper my …
I created this video to give you some insight into producing a pour painting that will give you brilliant color instead of a muddy mess. Pouring paint as an artist may seem very easy to the untrained eye, although after trying this process for a while, I failed miserably many times. I began to think …
Believe it or not, many fluid artists do not want cells and struggle to achieve a cell-free painting. To understand how to NOT get cells, it is helpful to first understand the science behind getting cells. David Alfaro Siqueiros could be called the father of acrylic pouring. He was a well-known Mexican muralist who discovered …
I’m excited about writing this article, because I could come up with at least 60 mistakes I’ve made in my acrylic pouring journey. Such an easy topic for me to write about! But honestly, I’m a little nervous to write about mistakes. It’s a negative topic, and I really don’t want to discourage anyone who …
While unpacking some new paints recently, I realized something. Whenever I make a pour, I always include white or black in addition to my main colors. So I thought, Why not go back to the basics and do the simplest of pours, using only the three primary colors: red, yellow, and blue? This video is …
Primary Pour: How to Do a Super Easy Flip Cup Pour Using Only Primary Colors Read More »
