SUPER EASY DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art With Steps And Video

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Make your own stunning canvas art for less than $20 with this pretty DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art Idea. I love this DIY, guys!

DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art

Hi again! I’ve recently had some fun making new wall art for my Dining Room and the Master Bathroom I just remodeled.

Today I’m sharing the DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art Idea & Tutorial behind the pair of canvases I made for my Dining Room. I absolutely love how these turned out!

For this pour, I used peach, pale peaches, pale pinks, greyish blue, blue, and golds. I custom mixed these colors to go together.

Image of a blue, pink, and gold DIY acrylic paint pour. With text that says "Easy DIY Pouring Paint On Canvas Wall Art"

I recommend always mixing all your paints and holding the craft sticks you mix together, in the light.

That’ll help you pick the right shades to make sure the colors work. They can look a bit different inside those colored plastic cups I use for the pour.

You can find the tutorial for the 1×2 wood frames in my last post.

Watch the DIY Dutch Pouring Wall Art Video

Abstract Acrylic Fluid Art - Pouring Acrylic Paint on Canvas Using Pastel Pink, Blue, Yellow

Materials Needed

  • Acrylic Paints – I love this Big Variety Pack
  • Art Canvas or 1/4″ Plywood
  • Some Cups and Craft Sticks for Mixing
  • Drop Cloth
  • Water and/or Floetrol
  • Blow Dryer – This might get paint on it. So, use a cheap one.
  • Matte Mod Podge & Foam Brush
A look at some of my mixed paints.

Acrylic Paint Pour Setup & Steps

Step One

Prep for this DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art by applying a base coat of paint. White acrylic will work fine on a canvas. Wood needs a coat of a good latex primer to protect it from water. Let that base coat dry.

Step Two

Pick 4 to 8 paints to use in your pour. Use more of the colors that you want to see most and less of the accent colors.

Mix each color in a cup with enough water to make it flow off the craft stick when you pick it up out of the cup.

I eyeballed it, but I’m guessing I used 3 parts paint, 1 part water, and 1 part floetrol for this pour.

For my last pour, I only used water and I don’t really see a difference in result. So, either would work.

It’s hard to tell exactly how much paint you need. But too much mixed up is always better than not enough. You want to have enough paint that it can be moved across the canvas with a blow dryer.

After the first pass of my main paint colors.
After spreading the paint to the empty spots with a craft stick, I poured the darker accent colors for this DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring.

Step Three

Prop your canvas up off the table top, and make sure it’s flat.

Now, on to the fun part of this DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art Idea. Pour the main colors, that you mixed the most of, in random circles, lines, drips, etc. across the canvas.

Follow that up with the accent colors, that you mixed less of, adding some wherever you feel like it should go.

Use craft sticks when necessary, to spread the paint into any spots still missing paint. Work fast so that the paint doesn’t start to dry.

Step Four

Once the surface is full of wet paint, you’re ready for the blow dryer. Turn it on high and blow across the surface from any direction to find a look you love.

You can see how I did it in the video. 🙂

Step Five

Let your new masterpiece dry for 36 to 48 hours. When it’s completely dry, set the paint with a matte mod podge. And, you’re done!

I have to say that canvas is flexible and paint pours leave a thick layer of paint on the canvas.

That flexible canvas and thick paint can sometimes make hairline cracks in the paint.

A close up of a DIY paint pour using acrylic paint. Click to see steps and how to video. #AbbottsAtHome #AcrylicPaint #AcrylicArt #Canvas #ArtIdeas #WallArt #DIYDecor #HandmadeArt
A close look at how the paint blends and breaks into cells with this technique.
A close up of a DIY paint pour using acrylic paint. Click to see steps and how to video. #AbbottsAtHome #AcrylicPaint #AcrylicArt #Canvas #ArtIdeas #WallArt #DIYDecor #HandmadeArt
You can see a crack here. You don’t really notice it when you’re looking at the art as a whole. It’s just part of the beauty of this kind of art.

Even with a few cracks the art still looks beautiful, but I think using 1/4″ plywood works best for avoiding any cracks.

The mod podge helps hold everything in place on canvases, long term.

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Each of these turned out beautiful and unique.
Make your own stunning art for less than $20 with this pretty DIY Paint Pouring Wall Art Idea & Tutorial. I love this DIY Art Project, guys! Anyone can do this. #AbbottsAtHome #WallArt #PaintPouring #PouringPaint #AcrylicPaint #DIYDecor
But, using the same colors turns them into a set that can be hung together.

Check out my DIY Simple Wood Frame to see how I framed these canvases.

Image of a blue, pink, and gold DIY acrylic paint pour.

That’s it for this DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art Idea & Tutorial. Good Luck on your pour. 🙂

DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art

Make your own stunning art for less than $20 with this pretty DIY Paint Pouring Wall Art Idea & Tutorial. I love this DIY Art Project, guys! Anyone can do this. #AbbottsAtHome #WallArt #PaintPouring #PouringPaint #AcrylicPaint #DIYDecor

Make your own stunning art for less than $20 with this pretty DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art Idea & Tutorial. I love this DIY, guys!

Materials

Instructions

Step One

  1. Prep for this DIY Paint Pouring Wall Art Idea by applying a base coat of paint. White acrylic will work fine on a canvas. Wood needs a coat of a good latex primer to protect it from water. Let that base coat dry.

Step Two

  1. Pick 4 to 8 paints to use in your pour. Use more of the colors that you want to see most and less of the accent colors. Mix each color in a cup with enough water to make it flow off the craft stick when you pick it up out of the cup.
  2. I eyeballed it, but I'm guessing I used 3 parts paint, 1 part water, and 1 part floetrol for this pour. For my last pour, I only used water and I don't really see a difference in result. So, either would work.
  3. It's hard to tell exactly how much paint you need. But too much mixed up is always better than not enough. You want to have enough paint that it can be moved across the canvas with a blow dryer.

Step Three

  1. Prop your canvas up off the table top, and make sure it's flat. Now, on to the fun part of this DIY Paint Pouring Wall Art Idea. Pour the main colors, that you mixed the most of, in random circles, lines, drips, etc. across the canvas. Follow that up with the accent colors, that you mixed less of, adding some wherever you feel like it should go.
  2. Use craft sticks when necessary, to spread the paint into any spots still missing paint. Work fast so that the paint doesn't start to dry.

Step Four

  1. Once the surface is full of wet paint, you're ready for the blow dryer. Turn it on high and blow across the surface from any direction to find a look you love. You can see how I did it in the video. 🙂

Step Five

  1. Let your new masterpiece dry for 36 to 48 hours. When it's completely dry, set the paint with a matte mod podge. And, you're done! I have to say that canvas is flexible and paint pours leave a thick layer of paint on the canvas. That flexible canvas and thick paint can sometimes make hairline cracks in the paint.
  2. Even with a few cracks the art still looks beautiful, but I think using 1/4" plywood works best for avoiding any cracks. The mod podge helps hold everything in place on canvases, long term.

Notes

I used peach, pale peaches, pale pinks, greyish blue, blue, and golds in this pour. I custom mixed these colors to go together.

I recommend always mixing all your paints and holding the craft sticks you mix them with together, in the light, to make sure the colors work.

They can look a bit different inside those colored plastic cups I use for the pour.

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50 thoughts on “SUPER EASY DIY Acrylic Paint Pouring Wall Art With Steps And Video”

  4. Wow! These turned out perfect. I love how you made them.
    Happy fall,
    Kippi
    Ps. Please share this post over on my site at the YTS blog hop (kippiathome.com)

  16. Those came out great! My boys and I have tried pour painting a few times on smaller canvases and we just love the unpredictability of it all. We work outside on our lawn though so I don’t have to worry nearly as much about making a huge mess. We’ll have to try a set using a hair dryer. Pinned.

  17. Beautiful! I have been wanting to try paint pouring but have been a little afraid of the mess! But your tutorial makes it much less daunting. I’m going to have to give it a try!

  22. seriously about to do this in our new vanity drawers! I love this because pouring paint is about as “artistic” I get so it’s easy but looks SO unique!! pinning this bad boy for later

  24. Absolutely incredible job! Very impressive, for sure. You make it look so easy.
    Each piece looks professionally done.
    Thanks for sharing.

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