What is Acrylic Pouring?
Acrylic Pouring is a fascinating fluid painting technique. It is based on acrylic paint, which can be brought into a liquid, pourable consistency with the addition of Pouring Medium and other additives as required. Depending on the technique, this liquefied paint is then poured into each other or tilted onto the canvas and distributed by tilting the painting surface. Depending on the choice of the color, the medium and the additives, different effects are created.
A Happy Accident: The "Discovery" of Acrylic Pouring
Although Paint Pouring and Fluid Painting has exploded in popularity
quite recently, the technique itself has been around since the 1930’s. A
Mexican artist (and political activist) by the name of David Alfaro
Siqueiros stumbled across this technique in his studio which he
described as “accidental painting”.
Siqueiros immediately fell in love with the aesthetics, a happy marriage
between science and art, complexity and beauty, achieved with very
little effort. His fascination with this phenomenon led him to the
science of Fluid Dynamics. This “accidental painting” technique went on
to inform the work of some of the most renowned artists on the century,
such as Jackson Pollock.
Acrylic Pouring is perfect for beginners because...
- No prior experience required: For the acrylic flow technique you don’t need any previous drawing or painting skills. From small to large everyone can indulge in this hobby.
- Little material needed: You only need a small amount of supplies to start pouring acrylic.
- Minimal time commitment: You don’t have to invest half a day for an acrylic pouring artwork, but you can pour a complete painting from half an hour.
- Fun without end: What speaks above all for acrylic pouring: The high fun factor! It is simply unbelievable fun to mix the different acrylic colors and to create a small work of art without much effort.
Ready to start creating your own art? Try at home with this easy tutorial!