Hello there, today I decided I would like to try my first 'Acrylic Pour', I'm not really a mixed media artist of the paint variety but I do like to try my hand at new things.
What you will need:
Helmar H4000 Silicone Oil
Journal cover/canvas
Gesso
Acrylic Paint in colours of your choice
Small containers
Levelling tool/spatula
Dishwashing Liquid and a drip tray
Firstly I applied a Gesso to my cover pieces, mine is a clear Gesso.
Once this is dry I covered the two pieces with my white acrylic paint with just a few drops of washing up liquid added to help with the flow.
In my small containers I have a couple of drops of washing up detergent and 2-3 drops of the Helmar H4000 Silicone Oil and my acrylic paint. Stir about 6 -7 times to mix these things together.
I had seen an open cup pour on a video quite some times ago so I thought I may like to try this method for my first attempt. All you do is get a small container and cut the base out of it, place it upside-down on your canvas/cover and then pour small amounts of the pre-mixed colours into the hole you made in the base of the container. Just a small amount of paint at a time until you think you have enough to cover the canvas/cover.
Slowly remove the container and allow it to spread for a little while and then using your hands, gently and slowly tilt the canvas/cover in all directions so that the paint entirely covers it.
Before tilting, I added a couple of extra drops of paint mix to the centre as I didn't like that much white.
For the second cover I place the container in the middle to get a different look
Unfortunately I couldn't tilt and take a photo at the same time but once the surface is covered, tidy up the edges with your spatula and place it raised up on a tray to allow for drips.
I decided to add a little glitter at this stage (because that's what I like hehe).
If you want larger or more cells appearing you can take a heat gun to the piece but I quite like the look of my cover the way it was so I didn't overdo it. You can see subtle cells in it but not too many.
Overall I'm quite happy with my first try at an Acrylic Pour. I think it will add a nice interesting background to my upcoming Journal.
I will now set my work aside for a couple of weeks to completely dry/cure (and hope the cats don't walk on it in that time) and then revisit this project.
Thank you so much for taking the time to visit today and I hope you will consider doing an Acrylic Pour yourself using Helmar H4000 Silicone Oil.
Take care
Jeanette xxx
