Uploaded January 2018 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Sometimes, our paintings don't come out quite like we hope. Not terrible, but not awesome. If you have an amazing talent you can paint designs or images on top of the poured backgrounds and I am constantly blown away by the talent we see in our facebook group. I don't have this talent so I've been working on a few ideas for how to use poured backgrounds.
In this one, I'm taking an old painting and just quickly testing out an idea. I'll be using a stencil and some black spray paint I have hanging around and just seeing what that might look like. I'd suggest you give this a bit more thought and planning than me and get a nicer stencil. Maybe a mandala pattern, something that would fit better onto the size and shape of your painting. I only had a choice of one stencil in my local art section, but there are some awesome ones that would look cool. Check out some that have lettering or mottos or seasonal slogans. Or trees and other organic shapes you can easily add without painting them by hand.
Read the full blog post that accompanies this video: acrylicpouring.com/using-stencil-add-sprayed-design-poured-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: acrylicpouring.com
Supplies I Used:
An old poured painting you aren't totally in love with
A stencil - try some of these I love in the blog article - wp.me/p8BzWk-158
Recommended - temporary and repositionable spray adhesive - amzn.to/3HGVh0P
Spray paints (or acrylic paints & brush) - amzn.to/3bgINR3
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Sometimes, our paintings don't come out quite like we hope. Not terrible, but not awesome. If you have an amazing talent you can paint designs or images on top of the poured backgrounds and I am constantly blown away by the talent we see in our facebook group. I don't have this talent so I've been working on a few ideas for how to use poured backgrounds.
In this one, I'm taking an old painting and just quickly testing out an idea. I'll be using a stencil and some black spray paint I have hanging around and just seeing what that might look like. I'd suggest you give this a bit more thought and planning than me and get a nicer stencil. Maybe a mandala pattern, something that would fit better onto the size and shape of your painting. I only had a choice of one stencil in my local art section, but there are some awesome ones that would look cool. Check out some that have lettering or mottos or seasonal slogans. Or trees and other organic shapes you can easily add without painting them by hand.
Read the full blog post that accompanies this video: acrylicpouring.com/using-stencil-add-sprayed-design-poured-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: acrylicpouring.com
Supplies I Used:
An old poured painting you aren't totally in love with
A stencil - try some of these I love in the blog article - wp.me/p8BzWk-158
Recommended - temporary and repositionable spray adhesive - amzn.to/3HGVh0P
Spray paints (or acrylic paints & brush) - amzn.to/3bgINR3
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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