Acrylic Pouring Techniques

With Barbara Tudek

This pouring workshop is designed to explore various techniques used in pouring acrylic paint to create exciting backgrounds. You will learn two different methods of pouring acrylic. One using pouring extender products the other is pouring with acrylic and water using canvas and yupo paper. The goal of this class is to learn new techniques that inspire your creativity.

Acrylic Pour Product Recommendations

Pouring medium Floetrol sold in Lowe’s or Home Depot                         

GAC 800 Golden gives a more professional finish but more expensive.

Any Craft paint such as Apple Barrel, Folkart. Createx is best for pouring with acrylic and water.  I love metallics.

Oil: Silicone oil, Demco or 3 in one silicon other products are fine.

Tips- I like to us one dark color with lighter colors white is a must.

Black is nice but be careful using black because it can take over.  

Supplies:

 Pouring medium

Acrylic paint (liquid)

Silicone oil (I will have oil available}

Small Plastic or paper cups

Stretched Canvas and Yupo paper (yupo paper will be available for $2 if needed)

Disposable gloves

News paper and cardboard a cardboard box cut down for pouring

Popsicle stick or coffee stirrers

Proppian torch optional

Tube of black watercolor paint or a dark color.

Barbara Ann Tudek

17106 Falconbridge Road

Lithia, Florida 33547

This is a brief description of my background.

I attended the Ridgewood School of Art (Ridgewood New Jersey) and studied fine arts.  Among my studies were oil painting, life drawing, surface anatomy, sculpture, pottery and silk screen.  Studied oil painting under Helen Van Wyk author and well-known oil painter; her television program is called Welcome to My Studio.  

I moved from New Jersey to Vermont where I lived for several years and continued my very traditional oil painting and watercolor.  I was an organic gardener and worked for Vermont Public Schools.

I returned to New Jersey where I continued my education and became a School Business Administrator.  I continued to paint and serve the State of NJ as a School Administrator for the next 25 years. 

My husband and I moved to Florida in 2010 where I continued to study art.  Since I am now retired I am able to dedicate my time to my first love (art) without the restrictions of a very demanding career.   I have been studying experimental water media at the Art Center of Manatee and I have been a member of the Brandon League of Fine Arts since 2013.  I have broken away from my very traditional style of paint to a whole new world of creativity.

I have been painting with air brush paint, acrylics, liquid watercolor, various dyes, yupo and masa paper and enjoying every minute of it.  I have been giving small group art instruction in my home studio and started an Art Circle at my Church.  I currently teach mixed medium classes at Creative Junk Therapy in Brandon.

I Illustrated and published a children’s book with Author Sherry Skovggard titled Habika Learns the Hula.