Beginner Tutorials
Getting Started with Acrylic Pouring: The Beginners Guide
I am so excited and delighted to finally announce that the Getting Started With Acrylic Pouring guide is now ready. I took into account all of the questions being asked over and over in our Facebook Group to make sure I didn’t leave out any of the essentials that a new painter needs to know in …
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Does It Matter If You Don’t Get Cells In Acrylic Pouring
“OOh, nice cells!” “Wow, look at all those cells!” “Can you tell me how you got all those huge cells?” “I love the cells in this one.” Are you obsessed with the ‘cells’ that you can get in acrylic pouring? I admit I love them, but sometimes it’s a love-hate relationship. They are difficult to …
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Swiping with Thinner Paints – Does It Make a Difference?
In the video I released yesterday I was trying to emulate the swipe technique of the King of Swipes, Casey. His paints seemed much thinner than mine, so if I thinned mine to more like his, would I get the larger cells? Only one way to find out. Today I’m acrylic pouring in a similar …
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Beginner’s Guide to the Dirty Pour Technique in Acrylic Pour Painting
If you are new to painting and especially to pouring, when someone first mentions doing a dirty pour you might do a double take. What is a dirty pour? What exactly do they mean by that term? Why is it dirty? Do they mean that the paints are dirty colors, or that there is something …
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Does Swiping Speed Matter?
In my last project, I swiped with gold over a magenta pink and black with some really stunning results. Then I got to wondering…does swipe speed matter? If I swipe slowly, I can have more control for sure. But if I swiped quickly, would the paint ‘move’ more and give it more of an opportunity …
Can You Swipe with Other Colors?
To date all of the swipes I’ve done have either been with white or with black. Both give great results and it’s my favorite way to create cells and create a painting. I love the pop of color as it peeks from behind the base color – black or white. But I wanted to see …
Acrylic Pouring Swipe Technique: Easily Create Beautiful Cells
If you are a beginner at acrylic pouring, this is the easiest way to create some interesting cells. Lay your colors and swipe over with a white paint. You can even swipe with your finger.
Perfect Consistency Recipe: How to Thin and Mix Paint for Acrylic Pouring
The number one question we get from artists just starting out in acrylic pouring is, “how to mix acrylic paint for pouring?” In this guide we’ll cover all you need to get the right paint consistency no matter what materials you’re using. To thin and mix paint for acrylic pouring you will use two main …
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