Free Photo Guide to Acrylic Pouring

Acrylic Pouring

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Do you like to paint and make beautiful pictures? Have you heard of acrylic pouring or just want to try a new way of painting? Then here is a guide on how to do the ring method in acrylic pour painting, which can help you produce some very beautiful paintings.

Measurements

20x20cm or whichever size of canvas you choose.

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Materials

Plus colour paint – white

Plus colour paint – lime green

Plus colour paint – turquoise

Plus colour paint – yellow sun

Allround medium lacquer glue

Water – boiled and cooled down

Artino Canvas Board 20x20cm

Artino Foam Brush 40mm

Wooden Ice Lolly Sticks

Latex Gloves Single-Use

Apron

Plastic cup

Plastic cordial glass

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Instructions

First, boil your water and allow it to cool off until it becomes completely cold.

Once your water has cooled down, you need to mix your glue lacquer. I mixed it in the ratio 1 part lacquer glue for 2 parts of water. Pour this into a cup and stir it well with a wooden ice lolly stick until it is nicely blended.

 

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You then need to mix your colours. I mix in the ratio 1 part colour paint and 1 part glue lacquer mixture. Pour this into a cup and stir it well with a wooden lolly stick until it is blended nicely. How thin you want it to be is a matter of preference, but I like it to be so thin that it does not leave any tracks when you lift the ice lolly stick and the paint drips into the cup. If you want it a little thinner, you can add a bit of water. If you want it thicker, you can add some more paint.

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Continue to mix all the colours that you want to use for your painting. I always mix a little extra of the white paint, as it will be used both for covering the canvas and for pouring with the other colours.

Now, you prepare the canvas. You do this by covering it with white paint and spreading it thoroughly all over the canvas. It does not have to be brushed on nicely. Just make sure the whole canvas is covered. You do this in order for the paint to flow more smoothly on the canvas later.

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You now need to mix the colours as you would like to use them for your painting. You pour your colours into the new cup one at a time. The colours you pour at the bottom are typically the ones that become the most dominating in your painting, so keep that in mind as you choose the order of the colours. For my size canvas 20x20cm, I would typically use approximately 1 whole cup full of painting. It is better to mix a bit too much paint than too little, as it may ruin the smooth appearance of the painting if you need to add on more paint afterwards.

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Now, pour your paint onto the canvas. Start around the middle of the canvas and pour the paint in a thin line while moving your hand in small circles so that your paint forms little rings on the canvas. Continue until the cup is empty. You might be tempted to stop when you have filled approx. half of the canvas, but that is not enough paint, so be sure to pour the paint generously.

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Let the paint spread by itself for a short while. Once it has formed around the canvas for a moment, start tipping the canvas so that the paint runs out and covers all the corners and edges of the canvas.

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When the paint covers the entire canvas and all the corners, you can remove the excess paint at the bottom of the canvas by just running a finger under the canvas. If you notice a few places on the edges or corners that are still missing a little paint, just gently pat on some paint with your finger to smooth it out.

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Your painting is now finished, and you just need to put away to dry. It typically takes somewhere between 24 and 48 hours to dry, due to the thick coat of paint.

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Designed by: Kreatosse (Majken Andreasen)

 

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