How to make paint for paint pours
Make your own pouring paint for paint pours:
Have you ever watched all the cool paint pour videos on YouTube? If not, give it a go. They are very addictive, and my clients love them, especially creating small canvas coasters to give away as gifts.
You don’t need to go out and buy a stack of pouring paint or paint thinners to do your own paint pours. I simply use my acrylic paints at home and white school glue. I save my old jars of pickles, passata sauces… and fill them half with white glue and the other half with water. Give the jar a really good shake so that it is thoroughly mixed together for an even consistency. You don’t want it too thick; it needs to be able to run off of surfaces. You will want to mix half of the glue/water mix with an equal amount of paint into your choice of container. I usually recycle jars/bottles/containers where possible and also purchase the squeeze bottles (art section) or sauce bottles (kitchen section) from my local cheap shop. I use these as my pouring vessels and fill them half with my choice of paint and the other half with the glue mix. Again, shake it like crazy and make sure the consistency is like pouring laundry liquid. I have a little basket with a variety of colours to choose from. Once you have made up a few colours you are good to go!
The world is your oyster - go crazy making:
coasters (stick a bit of cork on the back of a canvas board). ***hint: I spray mine with hairspray after they are dry. It helps them set and keeps them protected.
turn a jar upside down and pour the paint over it and put a tea light inside it.
create a beach scene on a round canvas.
Paint pour over a metal water bottle.
experiment with different pouring techniques and surfaces (YouTube is great for ideas).
pour the paint through a sieve or funnel and see the different effects.
Alternatively, if you can’t be bothered making your own some cheap shops sell kits in their art and craft section, and sometimes Kmart has kits too. Or you could go to your local art shop and buy the premium stuff. Whatever you decide, I hope you have a blast!
Always be Humble,
Jo
