12 Tips I WISH I Knew When I Started Acrylic Pouring #12 IS Cringey but the Best Advice!

I'm glad I knew a little starting out but I have learned a lot along the way. Yes, the last tip is cringey but the best advice and the #1 thing I wish I knew when I started acrylic pouring 4 years ago. If someone told me I could do this, I would have. I don't know why this never crossed my mind.

Great ideas are not going to find you. They must be pursued. It requires risk, time, effort and a lot of failure! But if you do what you've always done, you're going to get what you've always had. Take a spontaneous step into something inspiring! That action can lead to another, and another and so on...

And please...stop being afraid to go against the grain and try something new/different...even if you fail!

Ask yourself: When was the last time you tried something for the first time?

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[patriciap]

Getting ready to set up a work area and try my hand at fluid art. It is intimidating to look ahead but i wish I had someone who I could get together with to do this. I am, by nature, a " mouse". The first experience of anything makes me nervous. Even pumping gas at a new station. I know, its crazy. This experience will be a big deal. Your tips will make the " first time" easier. Thank you.

[OAKbyBetina]

Crazy great tips. I have learned a lot from you and other artist and I hope others can learn from me.

[charlottestelter]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts and helpful information.

[loralieg]

I love that you did this video. Thank you! My take away... all the insight was helpful and thoughtful but what popped for me were.. practice a technique many times before moving into the next shiney object ( guilty) and quit being so critical of my pieces ( guilty again). I love watching you for many reasons but you're just all the fun colors mixed together. ❤

[abbieyandle]

Thank you for all your helpful tips and experiments.

[annedarr]

So grateful for all info u shared
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[deucepickle]

on focusing on 1 type of pour! I'm definitely still a beginner. (Started in February). I would tell a day 1 beginner to buy one type of paint and work on getting your consistencies similar. I was out there buying any paint I saw from any store I happened to be in. It was anarchy. Get a scale to measure out your paints because when you're just starting, it's too hard to just eyeball them. My first few paintings have a hundred different colors with all different thicknesses. They're completely ridiculous.

[needasanecountry]

Ty. Correction. I did not buy raw stretched canvases at Michael's. I ordered them when we were on house arrest and they were delivered. 12 of them to be exact and not at today's prices. I live in dick blick hometown and they don't have any idea how to find prestretched raw canvasses. Sorry for the misinfo. I do also have single or double strength gesso canvasses that are full of texture that shows through lovely after it dries. Those I did buy at Michael's. Funny that raw stretched canvasses are so expensive when xtra step gesso cuts the price by 2/3. Ty for the tips. Love the b&w pieces behind you. My Aussie ($60) floetrol arrived today. Packed like it was to be shipped to the moon. Will spend tomorrow enjoying that. Also have you used mica powders and polychrylic? Is so hints. I love the colors produced with arteza powders. Deep rich and varied threads in each pot.