My friend and I tried our hands at pour painting yesterday. They are made using acrylic paints, distilled water, Floetrol (a paint extender),and silicone. You mix the paints with these additives in a formula until it is rather thin and runny, pour the colors, one on top of another, into a cup and then dump it on your canvas. Here are a few of my results.
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The silicone makes the “cells” (circles) you see throughout the paintings. After you pour it on your canvas, you use a torch or heat gun to heat the paint and the cells pop out like magic. It is thrilling!
I took these photos with my phone and the light is not the best so the colors don’t show quite as vividly as they are. These were fun and we plan to try other techniques using this process. There are tons of videos about doing these if you are interested.
Pour painting-Orange/by Cat Riley Pour painting-Purple/by Cat Riley