Welcome to one of the messiest yet coolest art processes out there: paint pouring. Paint pouring involves, well, pouring paint and just kind of allowing art to happen. It’s a cool process because you don’t have strict control over the outcome. It creates a kind of marbled looking art piece. I have done this with kids and teens and it’s pretty cool. In fact, The Teen has a canvas she has done hanging in her room and you can see her end result at the end of this post.
Supplies:
- Acrylic paints (Michael’s sells multi-color packs for $8.00)
- Pouring medium of your choice (we used good old fashioned glue)
- Craft sticks
- Plastic cups (and a lot of them)
- Hair dryer
- Tablecloth to protect your work surface
- Pan, box, or other container to put your canvas in (I recommend aluminum baking pans)
- Items to hold up your canvas for the pouring process (we used some of our plastic…
