Love our local library for offering the Paint Pouring class! What a great activity for kids and adults for summer break (outside recommended!) The free class was full at an enrollment of 60 and a long waiting list. I can now see why!
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What Is Paint Pouring?
Creating a painting using a fluid medium such as acrylic paint to create a design which is flowing and/or abstract and/or random. And there in is why it was such fun! Sixty participants equaled paintings which were undeniably unique with the only shared items amongst the painters were the paint colors and the stretched canvas. Acrylic paint is well suited as the consistency allows easy manipulation of the paint on the canvas. Watercolor and oil paint are not as forgiving.
Materials
We were provided a 5" by 7" stretched white canvas, choice of seven acrylic colors, four push pins and popsicle sticks. The push pins were inserted on the bottom of the stretched canvas in each corner to lift the canvas. The canvas could then be easily gripped or tilted once the paint was applied.
The paint is poured in any order or on any part of the canvas. Anything goes!
The popsicle sticks were used as paint spreaders. For my final design decision after a few wavers and wiggles I used the popsicle stick as a paint spreader for the background. The paint was applied then spread for coverage of the background. Acrylic dries superficially very quickly and then I added a few abstract stripes and dots which stayed on top of the background.
We were also provided an empty box to help transport the painting home to dry for 24-48 hours. As the workshop leaders learned after workshop number one at which a pouring rain greeted the painters as they ran for their cars with a freshly painted canvas. The box was great to safely transport the painting home and then to let the paint safely dry.
Summer Activity
Amazing what participants could create in an hour with seven acrylic colors.
This sounds like a lot of fun, especially with a group. I am intrigued by the use of a popsicle stick instead of a paint brush. I can see why it would be a popular class and very interesting to see what everyone painted.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy painting with acrylics and have been wanting to try a variation of acrylic pour painting where different colors of liquid acrylics (sometimes mixed with a flow agent) are layered in a cup and then poured onto the canvas in a long, slow, continuous pour, creating concentric circles of color. The canvas is then tilted to allow the paint to spread and air is blown across the top through a straw to further move the paint in the desired directions and to create bubbles or “cells.”
ReplyDeleteOh my, I think I need to try this! It sounds like a lot of fun and who knows what the end result will be. What a great summer activity to share with family at home or the cottage. Thanks Tracey!
ReplyDeletePaint pouring is such a creative activity. Acrylic paint in bottles works best, and some may still require some additional flow medium for the paint to flow. I had tried to get mine to flow using a hair dryer, but it just wanted to dry even more quickly. I had to address of the fluidity of the paint before maneuvering it with the hair dryer.
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