Acrylic Pour Painting
A longer, hands-on STEAM activity for kids who want to go beyond the game and create colorful art with a little science mixed in.
Watch the video first, then use the materials list and step-by-step instructions below to try it yourself.
How-to: Acrylic Pour Painting
In this video, Mira demonstrates how to create amazing artwork with acrylic pour painting.
Materials
- Acrylic Paint (Artists Loft Pre-mixed Assorted Colors)
- Surface (8" x 8" Canvas)
- Plastic Gloves
- Container (paper cup is fine)
- Thumb tacks
- A small level (optional)
- Cookie sheet (optional)
- Plastic table cover (optional)
Instructions
- Push one tack into each corner of the canvas.
- Use a level to make sure the surface is flat. You want to get the bubble in the middle. Pull the tacks out a tiny bit on the opposite side as the bubble.
- Pick your paint colors. I like to use four colors.
- Pour the paint one color at a time into the container.
- Pour the paint in the middle of the canvas. Not too fast and not too slow.
- After you pour all of the paint out, watch it for a bit.
- Pick up the canvas with your gloves and tilt the canvas to use gravity to cover the canvas.
- Finally, set it down and let it dry.
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