Paint Pouring:Pumpkins
BEFORE & AFTER
October! Pumpkins! Yay! I'm not a huge fan of carving pumpkins, the mess- the fact that you literally just throw them away after halloween. Similar feeling towards cards or flowers for any occasion- in case anyone needs to know that about me. So when I decided to try some painting during October, I figured, buy some fake pumpkins, paint them, reuse them!
Next decision was how to paint them. And like any person from my generation, I turned to pinterest. Low and behold I immediately saw what I wanted to do. An acrylic pour. They made it look easy, modern, cool, and fun! The clean-up is similar to that of carving (though less goopy), but I got to choose my colours and keep them to use again.
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3 cups
Blueberries
3 cups
Flour
acrylic paint
4 pumpkins
cups & sticks to mix
1½ cups
Butter
Pouring medium
This entire project only took me a few days. One day to buy supplies, and one to paint and let dry and another to paint on the top coat. My kind of project! So take a look below for the shenanigans that ensued while painting pumpkins, and I hope you enjoy the end result as much as I do! Any questions shoot me a message- my technique was pretty flawless. Anyone can do this I promise! Take a read of the October reflection for some do's and don'ts and hints for trying out this technique.
Canvas Acrylic Pouring
This painting was a last minute thought this month. I already had acrylic paint and a pouring medium so I decided to try my hand at it again on something different. We have a large supply of canvases in my craft room, most of which have already been painted, back when Chris and I were taking art classes. So I picked one to paint over- Chris' masterpiece specifically- and one night after Kit went to bed, headed out to the garage and went to town. It was very thick paint, as some of it was a bit old, so it took a couple of days to dry completely, but the end result is pretty cool I think. By the way- I have no place for this in my home: up for grabs if anyone wants it! haha.