Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Trying something new today. I've made paintings with the 'Butterfly Technique' in the past where I have dipped one canvas on top of another and made two near-identical paintings and I love those. See previous examples here and here. But today something a little bit different, where I will do a similar technique, but using only a single canvas. This is called a 'dip'.
Read the full blog post that accompanies this video: acrylicpouring.com/painting-garden-plastic-sheet-dip
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Supplies I Used:
DecoArt Americana acrylic paints in - Primary Yellow, Sour Apple, Festive Green, Dioxazine Purple, Blue Bird, Bubblegum Pink and Titanium White - amzn.to/2FwhoKk
Floetrol - amzn.to/3n0FLTZ
Treadmill silicone oil - amzn.to/3HLoRSQ
Economy canvas - amzn.to/3QAfXeD
Plastic sheet (old ziploc bag) - amzn.to/3HFG8N3
Small paint mixing pots with lids - amzn.to/3HLpzQ0
Polycrylic protective finish - amzn.to/3beUoAr
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Trying something new today. I've made paintings with the 'Butterfly Technique' in the past where I have dipped one canvas on top of another and made two near-identical paintings and I love those. See previous examples here and here. But today something a little bit different, where I will do a similar technique, but using only a single canvas. This is called a 'dip'.
Read the full blog post that accompanies this video: acrylicpouring.com/painting-garden-plastic-sheet-dip
Learn and improve your acrylic pouring with the biggest community of pouraholics in world. Claim your free copy of the "5 Fundamentals of Acrylic Pouring" course here: acrylicpouring.com
Supplies I Used:
DecoArt Americana acrylic paints in - Primary Yellow, Sour Apple, Festive Green, Dioxazine Purple, Blue Bird, Bubblegum Pink and Titanium White - amzn.to/2FwhoKk
Floetrol - amzn.to/3n0FLTZ
Treadmill silicone oil - amzn.to/3HLoRSQ
Economy canvas - amzn.to/3QAfXeD
Plastic sheet (old ziploc bag) - amzn.to/3HFG8N3
Small paint mixing pots with lids - amzn.to/3HLpzQ0
Polycrylic protective finish - amzn.to/3beUoAr
I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.
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![Starburst Swipe Technique for Acrylic Pouring [Tutorial]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u1_cgatPGJo/mqdefault.jpg "Starburst Swipe Technique for Acrylic Pouring [Tutorial]
I usually swipe in a straight line, dont we all (mostly), but I have done one wavy swipe in the past on this one. Im still swiping in a straight line but instead of from top to bottom or left to right, on this one, I lay out the paints in a circle and then swipe out from the center. Im conscious that the yellows and the orange are transparent paints and Ive had trouble in the past trying to swipe transparent over opaque so I wondered at the time what this would look like when it dried.
Read the full blog post that accompanies this video: https://acrylicpouring.com/starburst-exploding-swipe-painting/
Learn and improve your acrylic pouring with the biggest community of pouraholics in world. Claim your free copy of the 5 Fundamentals of Acrylic Pouring course here: https://acrylicpouring.com/
Supplies I Used:
12-inch economy canvas from multi pack - https://amzn.to/3QCJy7l
Blick Student Acrylics - see blog
Art Alternatives Acrylic paints - see blog
Floetrol - https://amzn.to/3OzxDWd
Treadmill belt lubricant - https://amzn.to/3HEfpAC
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