I have been watching lots of acrylic flow art pouring videos on YouTube and really getting inspired by them. However, the drying time and the space that they require (for large pieces, which is what I want), was keeping me from jumping in. But this weekend, Mr. CraftyPaws went away on a boys’ golf trip so I was free to pour away! I prepared for this mega flow art weekend by picking up in advance all the supplies I would need: four large canvases (measuring 24″ x 30″) that I picked up at Michaels during one of their 70% off sales; gesso (that I used to prep over each canvas); Flood Floetrol additive from Lowes (Home Depot no longer carries this); lots of fun acrylic paint colors; and empty plastic soda bottles.
For this first pour, I wanted to use up lots of colors that I had previously mixed up for a little pouring session I had hosted for my mom and her friends (all in their 70s and 80s) a few weeks ago. These ladies had wanted bright tropical colors so this first pour used up all the left overs in cranberry red, red, magenta, citrus orange, lemon yellow, gold and white. I poured all these pre-mixed (1 part paint, 2 parts Floetrol, and a dash of water) colors into a large plastic to-go container for a brightly colored dirty pour. Then I went about cutting off the bottoms of three soda bottles, each with 5 hills and valleys at that bases. I next cut five little triangular openings at the cut off bases, aligning each with a valley; this allows the paint to pool into and underneath the bottle during the pour.
Then it was a matter of placing 3 bottle bottoms on a canvas and pouring over top of each of them. I had hoped to keep the general look of 3 flowers as I then tilted the canvas, but keeping track of 3 pours on one canvas proved to be too much for me. LOL As with most acrylic flow art, one never really knows how something one’s imagined is actually going to turn out, and this one was totally different to what I’d been planning…but that’s part of the fun and magic! To me, the final result looks like a fiery volcanic eruption and reminds me of that fantastical silly movie with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan called, “Joe Versus the Volcano.”
CLICK on the picture below to watch the process video of how I created this flow art titled, “Eruption”:
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This acrylic flow art canvas is being entered into the following challenges:
Crafter’s Castle Blog Anything Goes with Optional Elegant/Shabby Chic Challenge
Crafty Gals Corner Tropical Colors Challenge
613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Magical or Fantasy Challenge
Crafts Galore Encore Anything Goes Challenge
Through the Craft Room Door Anything Goes Challenge
Lil Patch of Crafty Friends Anything Goes Challenge
Creatalicious Anything Goes with Optional Under the Sea or Fairytales Challenge
Word Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge
Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Make Your Own Background Challenge
I love this effect. Gorgeous mix of colours.
Thanks for sharing at 613 Avenue Create.
Hugs Sheryl xx
Thanks so much Sheryl!
Wonderful creation. Love the colors you’ve used and the name is perfect for it. Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Through The Craft Room Door this week. Looking forward to see you again next challenge.
Regards,
Ann-Marie
TTCRD DT
Annemi {My Blog}
Through The Craft Room Door
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Thank you so very much Ann-Marie!
Beautiful results – these make wonderful backgrounds! Thank you for sharing with us at the Simon Says Stamp Wednesday challenge!
Thanks so much Lin!
I’ve always wanted to try this but haven’t had the guts yet. Lol! You did a fabulous job! Thank you so much for entering our ATG challenge at Crafter’s Castle this week. We hope to see you next time too!
Blessings, Jeanie
DT
Scrapbookingmamaw {My Blog}
Crafter’s Castle
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Thanks so much Jeanie! These are so fun! I hope you give it a try!
Beautiful canvas 🙂 Playing with pouring paint myself. Thank you for sharing your project with us at the Crafts Galore Encore “Anything Goes” August Challenge. DT Monika
Thanks so much Monika! Oh I do enjoy these pouring projects. I hope you’re enjoying them too!
A great project!
Thank you soo much for taking part in our “anything goes with optional under the sea or fairy tales” challenge over at Creatalicious & good luck in the draw.
Hope to see you again in our new challenge as well…
Hugs,
Melanie
(DT-Coordinator Creatalicious Challenges)
(DT Crafty Friends)
(DT The Sketchy Challenges)
PS: Sorry for the late comment, life had been very busy these past weeks…
Thank you so very much Melanie!