Acrylic pouring

Last updated : July 31, 2017

Ever heard of acrylic pours? I hadn’t until a couple months ago. I watched endless streams of YouTube videos on the process. It looked like something I could totally get into given time, space and willingness to get messy. Two out of three aren’t bad.

I did manage to eek out some space to at the very least make due so I could try this out.

My very first attempt I used red, orange, yellow and white with Golden polymer gloss medium. Some videos use silcone or WD-40 in the mix as well but I am not a fan of using any sort of aerosol in the house especially in my minimally ventilated basement. acrylic pour

I’m pouring onto a previously used canvas board that I coated with gesso. I put a bit of white paint around the edges to hopefully assist with the paint moving all the way out to the edges.

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I did what is called a dirty pour. You dump each of the premixed paints into the pour cup in alternating fashion. I really had no idea what I was doing so I just poured them as I felt like at the moment. I then turned the canvas board upside down over the cup and flipped the whole works over. Flip cup technique OR dirty flip cup technique as some have coined.

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I was amazed at what happened. The colors mixed and migrated. Color bubbled up from underneath.

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It was mesmerizing. Even the paint that flowed off the edge was beautiful.

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These colors made me think of agates…especially Lake Superior agates.

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When I moved the canvas to allow it to dry I ended up losing some of the magic. I fear the secondary location wasn’t completely level so more paint rolled over the edge than I had wanted.

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Here is the end result. A little more pink than I’d hoped but interesting none the less.

I’ve created several more and even took a video of part of the process on one attempt. I’m pretty sure its my favorite end result. It’s so darn fun. I’m experimenting with cheaper pouring medium. I’ve only had one big failure and guess what!?  I just did another pour straight over the top of it.

More to come…I promise.

4 Thoughts on Acrylic pouring
    Erika N
    30 Jul 2017
    7:23pm

    Did you put the gloss medium into the cup with the paints? It’s a REALLY cool effect. Your piece looks great.

    Bleubeard and Elizabeth--
    30 Jul 2017
    8:01pm

    It is awesome, although I had trouble with it showing up. I had to click on each word, then the picture came into view. I haven’t heard of acrylic pouring before, but the end result was great. I was also wondering if you used a gloss medium, because the next to last photo looked so glossy. I adore this and may try it myself.

    Let's Art Journal
    31 Jul 2017
    10:39am

    Wow, I’ve never seen or heard of this technique, it looks so much fun and your results are amazing! ? Thanks for the inspiration and have a great day! J ?

    Divers and Sundry
    31 Jul 2017
    11:19am

    I have never heard of this, but I love the result. I see the agate connection, definitely.

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