Video · YouTube
5 Tips for Dutch Pour Beginners | Why Opacity and Transparency Matter
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Beginner
- Length
- 11 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2023
About this lesson
Five key tips for a Dutch pour (blowout painting): prepping the canvas sides, how much base paint to use, composition, blow-dryer and finger-swipe control, and why paint opacity changes the result.
Chapters
- 0:00Intro
- 0:14Why paint the sides of your canvas for acrylic pouring
- 1:17How much base paint do you need for a dutch pour?
- 1:48Creating the composition
- 3:37How to use your blow dryer for the dutch pour technique
- 4:33Finger swiping tips for acrylic pouring on canvas
- 8:40Encouragement for new artists
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