Fluid Art: 3 Mesmerizing Paint Pour Techniques
Acrylic Pour String Pull with Mardi Gras beads:
Supply List:
Blank canvas
Painting knife
Acrylic paints
We chose gold, rose gold, white, black, and silver.
Multiple strands of Mardi Gras beads
Floetrol
Water
Stir sticks
Plastic condiment bottles
You’ll need one for every paint color you’re using.
Silicon oil & torch (optional)
Thumbtacks (4)
Gloves
Scissors
Step 1:
Mix your acrylic paints with floetrol. Add water to the mix as needed until you reach the perfect consistency. The mixture should drip like honey.
Step 2:
Transfer your paints into the condiment bottles.
Step 3:
Place a thumbtack on the back of each corner of the canvas frame to help the paint pour over the edges and keep it from sticking. Step 4:
Pour a generous amount of black paint onto the canvas and spread it out evenly using the painting knife.
Step 5:
Cut the Mardi Gras necklaces so they become long strings of beads
Step 6:
Lay the beads onto the canvas in loops and swirls, leaving the end of each string to hang off the side of the canvas. Make sure the strings don’t overlap.
Step 7:
Once the beads are on the canvas, start pouring your paint colors over the beads. Follow the pattern you’ve laid out with your bead strings, layering the paint in whatever order you want.
Step 8:
Grab the end of one of the bead strings and slowly pull it off the canvas. Repeat for all the strings.
Step 9:
If you chose to use the silicon oil in your paint mixture, now it’s time to use ...
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