Do a Youtube search and you’ll find a ton of amazing art created with different types of paint pours. The only problem with duplicating most of these pours, particularly with a large group of students, is the amount of paint you need. Here’s how our group did homeschool art with modified paint pours.
Supplies
- Squeeze bottles (or small clear plastic cups)
- Clear glue
- Tempera paint
- Canvas boards (or heavy white paper)
- Craft sticks or pencils to drag and manipulate the paint
Directions
Preparation: Mix 1 part glue to 3 parts paint plus a small amount of water in squeeze bottles. I used 12 oz. squeeze bottles that had measurements marked on the side – so 2 oz. glue, 6 oz. paint, and 1 T water in each.
Note: When I did this demo video, I was trying to save the good supplies for our students 🙂 so I used card stock, plastic cups, and some poor quality black paint for my background.
Steps
- Paint background with undiluted tempera paint (not your squeeze bottle paint).
- Allow to dry.
- Squeeze paint in puddles or lines and tip canvas to allow paint to move.
- You can use single colors or layer.
- Use pencil or craft stick to guide flow of paint.
- When finished, set aside to dry for about 24 hours.
The squeeze bottles work well, particularly for a large group of students. However, you can mix the paint in small cups as I did in the demo video with equally great results.