I have tried paint pouring several times. I don't really like it. I feel like it "wastes" a lot of paint and that nobody really has an artistic signature when they pour. All pour paintings kind of look alike. Nevertheless, it's super duper popular at the moment, so I put together a video tutorial on how I approach paint pouring. I hope it's useful to you!
After staring at the poured paintings for a while, I decided that they weren't finished and so I went to town. Here's how they turned out:
I love them! It's amazing what you can do with a white pen!
PS: The technique I used on the one with the flowers is the same technique I teach in my Gelli Journals class. Both of these paintings are now listed in my shop.
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I feel the same way as you do about the paintings all looking the same. I also can’t bring myself to waste paint that way. However, I can see it used as another technique to create a background even though I still couldn’t waste the paint.
I feel the same way as you do about the paintings all looking the same. I also can’t bring myself to waste paint that way. However, I can see it used as another technique to create a background even though I still couldn’t waste the paint.
I feel the same way as you do about the paintings all looking the same. I also can’t bring myself to waste paint that way. However, I can see it used as another technique to create a background even though I still couldn’t waste the paint.
I feel the same way as you do about the paintings all looking the same. I also can’t bring myself to waste paint that way. However, I can see it used as another technique to create a background even though I still couldn’t waste the paint.
I feel the same way as you do about the paintings all looking the same. I also can’t bring myself to waste paint that way. However, I can see it used as another technique to create a background even though I still couldn’t waste the paint.
I feel the same way as you do about the paintings all looking the same. I also can’t bring myself to waste paint that way. However, I can see it used as another technique to create a background even though I still couldn’t waste the paint.
I feel the same way as you do about the paintings all looking the same. I also can’t bring myself to waste paint that way. However, I can see it used as another technique to create a background even though I still couldn’t waste the paint.
These are AWESOME…your work always is inspiring
These are AWESOME…your work always is inspiring
These are AWESOME…your work always is inspiring
These are AWESOME…your work always is inspiring
These are AWESOME…your work always is inspiring
These are AWESOME…your work always is inspiring
These are AWESOME…your work always is inspiring
Yeah, I believe it all looks the same and if I want marble on anything, there is a lot of ways getting it instead of wasting paint. I’m new at card making and I really enjoy making someone happy, but I’m not a into pouring at all.
Yeah, I believe it all looks the same and if I want marble on anything, there is a lot of ways getting it instead of wasting paint. I’m new at card making and I really enjoy making someone happy, but I’m not a into pouring at all.
Yeah, I believe it all looks the same and if I want marble on anything, there is a lot of ways getting it instead of wasting paint. I’m new at card making and I really enjoy making someone happy, but I’m not a into pouring at all.
Yeah, I believe it all looks the same and if I want marble on anything, there is a lot of ways getting it instead of wasting paint. I’m new at card making and I really enjoy making someone happy, but I’m not a into pouring at all.
Yeah, I believe it all looks the same and if I want marble on anything, there is a lot of ways getting it instead of wasting paint. I’m new at card making and I really enjoy making someone happy, but I’m not a into pouring at all.
Yeah, I believe it all looks the same and if I want marble on anything, there is a lot of ways getting it instead of wasting paint. I’m new at card making and I really enjoy making someone happy, but I’m not a into pouring at all.
Yeah, I believe it all looks the same and if I want marble on anything, there is a lot of ways getting it instead of wasting paint. I’m new at card making and I really enjoy making someone happy, but I’m not a into pouring at all.
The perfect idea (white pens) at the perfect time!
The perfect idea (white pens) at the perfect time!
The perfect idea (white pens) at the perfect time!
The perfect idea (white pens) at the perfect time!
The perfect idea (white pens) at the perfect time!
The perfect idea (white pens) at the perfect time!
The perfect idea (white pens) at the perfect time!
Ditto the above mentions of wasted paint, similar results on each pour…..it does seem to be the “hot” technique but I’m with you on this, Julie, it doesn’t express much artist intent. Several months ago I watched several YouTube videos of a Florida based artist who did some astonishing pours but she manipulated her colors and the direction of the flow and added metallics and intentionally created a finished product – but again used tons of paint to accomplish the end product. Personally, I think this is a craft fade but I love how you “save” the canvas with your drawing skills. Great job! I’m really enjoying your Gelli Journal online class.
Ditto the above mentions of wasted paint, similar results on each pour…..it does seem to be the “hot” technique but I’m with you on this, Julie, it doesn’t express much artist intent. Several months ago I watched several YouTube videos of a Florida based artist who did some astonishing pours but she manipulated her colors and the direction of the flow and added metallics and intentionally created a finished product – but again used tons of paint to accomplish the end product. Personally, I think this is a craft fade but I love how you “save” the canvas with your drawing skills. Great job! I’m really enjoying your Gelli Journal online class.
Ditto the above mentions of wasted paint, similar results on each pour…..it does seem to be the “hot” technique but I’m with you on this, Julie, it doesn’t express much artist intent. Several months ago I watched several YouTube videos of a Florida based artist who did some astonishing pours but she manipulated her colors and the direction of the flow and added metallics and intentionally created a finished product – but again used tons of paint to accomplish the end product. Personally, I think this is a craft fade but I love how you “save” the canvas with your drawing skills. Great job! I’m really enjoying your Gelli Journal online class.
Ditto the above mentions of wasted paint, similar results on each pour…..it does seem to be the “hot” technique but I’m with you on this, Julie, it doesn’t express much artist intent. Several months ago I watched several YouTube videos of a Florida based artist who did some astonishing pours but she manipulated her colors and the direction of the flow and added metallics and intentionally created a finished product – but again used tons of paint to accomplish the end product. Personally, I think this is a craft fade but I love how you “save” the canvas with your drawing skills. Great job! I’m really enjoying your Gelli Journal online class.
Ditto the above mentions of wasted paint, similar results on each pour…..it does seem to be the “hot” technique but I’m with you on this, Julie, it doesn’t express much artist intent. Several months ago I watched several YouTube videos of a Florida based artist who did some astonishing pours but she manipulated her colors and the direction of the flow and added metallics and intentionally created a finished product – but again used tons of paint to accomplish the end product. Personally, I think this is a craft fade but I love how you “save” the canvas with your drawing skills. Great job! I’m really enjoying your Gelli Journal online class.
Ditto the above mentions of wasted paint, similar results on each pour…..it does seem to be the “hot” technique but I’m with you on this, Julie, it doesn’t express much artist intent. Several months ago I watched several YouTube videos of a Florida based artist who did some astonishing pours but she manipulated her colors and the direction of the flow and added metallics and intentionally created a finished product – but again used tons of paint to accomplish the end product. Personally, I think this is a craft fade but I love how you “save” the canvas with your drawing skills. Great job! I’m really enjoying your Gelli Journal online class.
Ditto the above mentions of wasted paint, similar results on each pour…..it does seem to be the “hot” technique but I’m with you on this, Julie, it doesn’t express much artist intent. Several months ago I watched several YouTube videos of a Florida based artist who did some astonishing pours but she manipulated her colors and the direction of the flow and added metallics and intentionally created a finished product – but again used tons of paint to accomplish the end product. Personally, I think this is a craft fade but I love how you “save” the canvas with your drawing skills. Great job! I’m really enjoying your Gelli Journal online class.
I’ve never seen anyone draw on the pourings before. This adds a new demension, wonderful.
I’ve never seen anyone draw on the pourings before. This adds a new demension, wonderful.
I’ve never seen anyone draw on the pourings before. This adds a new demension, wonderful.
I’ve never seen anyone draw on the pourings before. This adds a new demension, wonderful.
I’ve never seen anyone draw on the pourings before. This adds a new demension, wonderful.
I’ve never seen anyone draw on the pourings before. This adds a new demension, wonderful.
I’ve never seen anyone draw on the pourings before. This adds a new demension, wonderful.
For me, this is just another way of creating backgrounds and I also paint pour “acrylic skins” which after drying can be cut into any shape and used however you like. Thanks for the tip about raising the canvas/paper so that the drips don’t bleed into the substrate!
For me, this is just another way of creating backgrounds and I also paint pour “acrylic skins” which after drying can be cut into any shape and used however you like. Thanks for the tip about raising the canvas/paper so that the drips don’t bleed into the substrate!
For me, this is just another way of creating backgrounds and I also paint pour “acrylic skins” which after drying can be cut into any shape and used however you like. Thanks for the tip about raising the canvas/paper so that the drips don’t bleed into the substrate!
For me, this is just another way of creating backgrounds and I also paint pour “acrylic skins” which after drying can be cut into any shape and used however you like. Thanks for the tip about raising the canvas/paper so that the drips don’t bleed into the substrate!
For me, this is just another way of creating backgrounds and I also paint pour “acrylic skins” which after drying can be cut into any shape and used however you like. Thanks for the tip about raising the canvas/paper so that the drips don’t bleed into the substrate!
For me, this is just another way of creating backgrounds and I also paint pour “acrylic skins” which after drying can be cut into any shape and used however you like. Thanks for the tip about raising the canvas/paper so that the drips don’t bleed into the substrate!
For me, this is just another way of creating backgrounds and I also paint pour “acrylic skins” which after drying can be cut into any shape and used however you like. Thanks for the tip about raising the canvas/paper so that the drips don’t bleed into the substrate!
yeah, I thought of paint pours as background or cut them up. dina wakely cuts them up for collage. maybe it’s more for people who want to do art but won’t break a white page. at least they’re using accumulated supplies.
yeah, I thought of paint pours as background or cut them up. dina wakely cuts them up for collage. maybe it’s more for people who want to do art but won’t break a white page. at least they’re using accumulated supplies.
yeah, I thought of paint pours as background or cut them up. dina wakely cuts them up for collage. maybe it’s more for people who want to do art but won’t break a white page. at least they’re using accumulated supplies.
yeah, I thought of paint pours as background or cut them up. dina wakely cuts them up for collage. maybe it’s more for people who want to do art but won’t break a white page. at least they’re using accumulated supplies.
yeah, I thought of paint pours as background or cut them up. dina wakely cuts them up for collage. maybe it’s more for people who want to do art but won’t break a white page. at least they’re using accumulated supplies.
yeah, I thought of paint pours as background or cut them up. dina wakely cuts them up for collage. maybe it’s more for people who want to do art but won’t break a white page. at least they’re using accumulated supplies.
yeah, I thought of paint pours as background or cut them up. dina wakely cuts them up for collage. maybe it’s more for people who want to do art but won’t break a white page. at least they’re using accumulated supplies.
I love how you’ve “transformed” your pours. The white paint is just the thing. I thought you had to mix each paint into the pouring medium and then layer them in the pouring jug etc. It is a technique that is developing as more people come up with new ideas. I like the idea of creating “skins” to use on cards with the leftovers. You Just lay the plain cardboard under the canvas and once the canvas has been poured, it’s set aside and the under cardboard is then manipulated to spread the paint over it. That way there’s little waste. I also noted that you didn’t go over the canvas with a gas torch to get rid of the bubbles. Why was this?
I love how you’ve “transformed” your pours. The white paint is just the thing. I thought you had to mix each paint into the pouring medium and then layer them in the pouring jug etc. It is a technique that is developing as more people come up with new ideas. I like the idea of creating “skins” to use on cards with the leftovers. You Just lay the plain cardboard under the canvas and once the canvas has been poured, it’s set aside and the under cardboard is then manipulated to spread the paint over it. That way there’s little waste. I also noted that you didn’t go over the canvas with a gas torch to get rid of the bubbles. Why was this?
I love how you’ve “transformed” your pours. The white paint is just the thing. I thought you had to mix each paint into the pouring medium and then layer them in the pouring jug etc. It is a technique that is developing as more people come up with new ideas. I like the idea of creating “skins” to use on cards with the leftovers. You Just lay the plain cardboard under the canvas and once the canvas has been poured, it’s set aside and the under cardboard is then manipulated to spread the paint over it. That way there’s little waste. I also noted that you didn’t go over the canvas with a gas torch to get rid of the bubbles. Why was this?
I love how you’ve “transformed” your pours. The white paint is just the thing. I thought you had to mix each paint into the pouring medium and then layer them in the pouring jug etc. It is a technique that is developing as more people come up with new ideas. I like the idea of creating “skins” to use on cards with the leftovers. You Just lay the plain cardboard under the canvas and once the canvas has been poured, it’s set aside and the under cardboard is then manipulated to spread the paint over it. That way there’s little waste. I also noted that you didn’t go over the canvas with a gas torch to get rid of the bubbles. Why was this?
I love how you’ve “transformed” your pours. The white paint is just the thing. I thought you had to mix each paint into the pouring medium and then layer them in the pouring jug etc. It is a technique that is developing as more people come up with new ideas. I like the idea of creating “skins” to use on cards with the leftovers. You Just lay the plain cardboard under the canvas and once the canvas has been poured, it’s set aside and the under cardboard is then manipulated to spread the paint over it. That way there’s little waste. I also noted that you didn’t go over the canvas with a gas torch to get rid of the bubbles. Why was this?
I love how you’ve “transformed” your pours. The white paint is just the thing. I thought you had to mix each paint into the pouring medium and then layer them in the pouring jug etc. It is a technique that is developing as more people come up with new ideas. I like the idea of creating “skins” to use on cards with the leftovers. You Just lay the plain cardboard under the canvas and once the canvas has been poured, it’s set aside and the under cardboard is then manipulated to spread the paint over it. That way there’s little waste. I also noted that you didn’t go over the canvas with a gas torch to get rid of the bubbles. Why was this?
I love how you’ve “transformed” your pours. The white paint is just the thing. I thought you had to mix each paint into the pouring medium and then layer them in the pouring jug etc. It is a technique that is developing as more people come up with new ideas. I like the idea of creating “skins” to use on cards with the leftovers. You Just lay the plain cardboard under the canvas and once the canvas has been poured, it’s set aside and the under cardboard is then manipulated to spread the paint over it. That way there’s little waste. I also noted that you didn’t go over the canvas with a gas torch to get rid of the bubbles. Why was this?
Wonderful …. first time I am watching a ‘pouring’ …. how long does this take to dry ??? Can you move it along ??????
Wonderful …. first time I am watching a ‘pouring’ …. how long does this take to dry ??? Can you move it along ??????
Wonderful …. first time I am watching a ‘pouring’ …. how long does this take to dry ??? Can you move it along ??????
Wonderful …. first time I am watching a ‘pouring’ …. how long does this take to dry ??? Can you move it along ??????
Wonderful …. first time I am watching a ‘pouring’ …. how long does this take to dry ??? Can you move it along ??????
Wonderful …. first time I am watching a ‘pouring’ …. how long does this take to dry ??? Can you move it along ??????
Wonderful …. first time I am watching a ‘pouring’ …. how long does this take to dry ??? Can you move it along ??????