These notes are in tended for those who attended my workshop and not as a stand alone guide.

Equipment

• cups / paddlepop sticks / small measuring cups

• Floetrol or other pouring medium

• silicone oil

• water

• acrylic paints - do not need to be good quality

• leveller

• cup hooks

• canvases

• rubber gloves

• palette knife / wooden skewer / straw

The mix!

2:1 Floetrol : acrylic paint

+ water - a smidgeon or a good splodge depending on the thickness of your paint so that your mix is the consistency of warm honey. It should stretch but not drop and flow evenly back into the container without forming a mound first.

+ 2 - 3 drops of silicone oil and barely stir

How much paint???? Here comes more math +x=

The genius calculator can be located here https://olgasoby.com/acrylic-pouring-paint-calculator/ convert to ml then divide by the number of colours you are intending to use.

Colour Palettes - some suggestions

• analagous + black and/or white

• monochromatic - one colour + black and white

• general guide - dark / medium / light and a colour that pops

The Pours

• Dirty pour

• Open cup

• Dutch pour

• Swipe

Remember: preparation is key

1. level your canvas - cuphooks are good for that - spray the back of your canvas with water and allow to dry to tighten it

2. protect your work surface

3. have some objects or small canvases ready for the overflow to avoid waste

4. prepare all paint cups

5. pour away - use heat gun/blow torch or hairdryer to encourage your cells to reveal themselves