My husband and I are big Star Wars fans, and I thought that the nature of acrylic flow art would be conducive to trying to create a galaxy look that might be fantastic for a Star Wars themed piece as a gift for my husband for our 10th anniversary!<\/p>\n

I prepared a 24\u2033 x 30\u2033 canvas that I picked up at Michaels during one of their 70% off sales with\u00a0white gesso<\/a><\/span>. Then I used various paints salvaged from prior acrylic pours to create a blue-black and a blue-green. I also mixed up some Craftsmart Bright Blue<\/a><\/span> and a Martha Stewart Multi-Surface Antique Silver Glitter Paint<\/a><\/span> with some\u00a0Flood Floetrol<\/a><\/span> additive\u00a0(1:2) from Lowes (Home Depot no longer carries this).<\/p>\n

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I splattered and poured all the mixed paints individually (rather than combining into a dirty pour) across the canvas, making sure that there was enough paint to flow off all the edges of the canvas for full coverage. Then I took wet paper towels and swiped them across the paints to pull light layers of paint over one another, creating phenomenal cells (which later turned into ribbons for a beautiful gaseous look). I probably used up about 20 paper towels, tossing them after each swipe so as to prevent muddying the colors.<\/p>\n

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Then I started tipping the canvas to help pull and push the paints even more across the canvas. The results were totally unexpected (which is one of the things I love about acrylic flow art), and I lost a lot of the brighter blue areas. However, letting the paint flow with slight tipping adjustments gave the piece a wonderful galaxy look. To add sparkle and the look of stars, I also sprinkled on some\u00a0Melissa Francis Glass Glitter i<\/a>n<\/a><\/span> Silver<\/span><\/a>, especially in the areas where I could find thin streams of the Martha Stewart antique glitter paint or where I thought I could emphasize a blue ribbon of paint in a predominantly dark area of the painting.<\/p>\n

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Then to make this bespoke piece extra special for Mr. CraftyPaws, I added an image of the Millenium Falcon that I found online. I sized it and then printed and fussy cut it out 6 times so that I could create a bit of dimension by adding thin double sided foam adhesive between each layer. Then I coated the top image with a bit of Gloss Mod Podge<\/a><\/span> before finding it a home in this galaxy painting.<\/p>\n

Click the following picture to watch the process video of this acrylic pour (sorry I lost the tipping part of the process):<\/p>\n

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Disclosure<\/span>: Many of the supplies I\u2019ve used for today\u2019s project are linked.\u00a0Some may be affiliate links, which means if you make a purchase I receive a small commission at no extra cost to you. I truly appreciate your support toward the costs of running this blog!<\/em><\/p>\n

This painting is being entered into the following challenges:
\nWord Art Wednesday Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCreatalicious Anything Goes with Optional No Squares or Rectangle Card Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCard Mania Anniversary Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\n613 Avenue Create Anything Goes with Optional Magic\/Fantasy Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nCatch the Bug Anything Goes Challenge<\/a><\/span>
\nThe Corrosive Challenge Anything Goes<\/a><\/span>
\nSimon Says Stamp Monday Sprinkles and Splatters Challenge<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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