Acrylic pours are one of my favorite types of art. Due to the nature of how they’re made, you will never get 2 that look exactly alike. You can use the same paints, in the same order, use the same amount of each paint, and even use the same technique, but still get a one-of-a-kind look!
Right now, I would have to say my favorite technique is doing a dirty pour, where you add all of the colors in the same cup, poured over a clean vase. When you pour it over the vase, it allows gravity to affect the way the paint lies. If you use a textured vase, it just adds to the fun!! One of my favorites so far was a pink/neutral painting I did where I poured over a spiral vase. I had no idea the spirals would change the paint pour so much compared to previous ones I had done.
One style that I have been having trouble learning is that the swipe technique. Basically you can add multiple colors on the canvas, then have a separate color (let’s use black for example) on the edge of the canvas only. They black will be mixed with silicone oil which is known to cause cells to form. If you haven’t seen it before, I can only best describe it as looking in a biology book and seeing the not so perfect circle shapes when looking at blood cells. Only when it comes to acrylic pours, there’s no inside filled in with paint. It is only the outline.
Anyways, once you are ready, you will have your black paint mixed with silicone oil on one edge and you will use something to swipe it across the rest of the painting. I’ve see people use plastic spatulas and even a piece of covered cardboard. The end result is beautiful!! It’s as if all of the other colors are just peaking through at you through the cells that were created on top.