The grown-up's guide to paint pouring with kids : 20+ fun fluid art and messy projects for adults and kids to make together

The Grown-Up's Guide series features how-to projects, creative prompts, and crafting activities that will inspire you and your little ones to spend hours of fun together. Now you can learn the fun, trendy paint pouring technique—and teach your kids to do it too! Paint pouring, also known as fluid art, uses acrylic paint and a variety of everyday tools to create colorful, abstract art poured on canvases and other surfaces. With The Grown-Up’s Guide to Paint Pouring With Kids, prepare to get messy—some techniques require touching or even hitting the paint—but that’s half the fun! Kids will love the tactile nature of paint pouring, while you and the other grown-ups in their lives will feel good knowing that your children are exercising their creative and artistic playful side. The book opens with an introduction to the affordable tools required to pour paint, from cups and canvases to stir sticks, paper, reusable straws, and more. Older kids--with the help of their parents, of course--might even learn to use a heat torch to create the cell-like structure typical in fluid art. Techniques are outlined so that you and your children can read about the pouring process before getting started. Then there are chapters on color mixing tips, instructions for finishing paintings with varnish and other materials, and much more. The step-by-step projects that follow are fun, easy, and easily customizable by color, surface, and skill level. They can even be done on surfaces other than canvas, such as coasters, pieces of wood, gift boxes, and much more. Kids of all ages will love pouring paint. You can help too, ensuring family togetherness for hours as you and your children learn to create colorful, abstract art together with The Grown-Up’s Guide to Paint Pouring With Kids. The Grown-Up's Guide series features how-to projects, creative prompts, and crafting activities that will inspire you and your little ones to spend hours of messy fun together. Now you can learn the fun, trendy paint pouring technique—and teach your kids to do it too! Paint pouring, also known as fluid art, uses acrylic paint and a variety of everyday tools to create colorful, abstract art poured on canvases and other surfaces. With The Grown-Up's Guide to Painting With Kids, prepare to get messy—some techniques require touching or even hitting the paint—but that's half the fun! Kids will love the tactile nature of paint pouring, while you and the other grown-ups in their lives will feel good knowing that your children are exercising their creative and artistic playful side. Consider doing the projects outside, where it's OK to make a mess! The book opens with an introduction to the affordable tools required to pour paint, from cups and canvases to stir sticks, paper, reusable straws, and more. Older kids—with the help of their parents, of course—might even learn to use a heat torch to create the cell-like structure typical in fluid art. Techniques are outlined so that you and your children can read about the pouring process before getting started. Then there are chapters on color mixing tips, instructions for finishing paintings with varnish and other materials, and much more. The step-by-step projects that follow are fun, easy, and easily customizable by color, surface, and skill level. They can even be done on surfaces other than canvas, such as coasters, pieces of wood, gift boxes, and much more. Kids of all ages will love pouring paint. You can help too, ensuring family togetherness for hours as you and your children learn to create colorful, abstract art together with The Grown-Up's Guide to Painting With Kids. Discover the popular art of paint pouring with projects for the whole family! The Grown-Up's Guide series features how-to projects, creative prompts, and crafting activities to inspire hours of messy fun for you and your little ones. Now you can learn the trendy paint pouring technique—and teach your kids to do it too! Paint pouring, also known as fluid art, uses acrylic paint and a variety of everyday tools to create colorful, abstract art poured on canvases and other surfaces. With this book, prepare to get messy—some techniques require touching or even hitting the paint—but that's half the fun. (Consider doing the projects outside, where it's OK to make a mess!) You'll find: An introduction to the affordable tools required to pour paint, from cups and canvases to stir sticks, paper, reusable straws, and more Techniques to familiarize yourself with the pouring process before you start Color mixing tips Instructions for finishing paintings with varnish and other materials Step-by-step projects, easily customizable by color, surface, and skill level—with options for non-canvas surfaces such as coasters, pieces of wood, gift boxes, and more Tips on how older kids—with the help of their parents, of course—might even learn to use a heat torch to create the cell-like structure typical in fluid art Kids of all ages will love the tactile experience of pouring paint—and you can participate too, enjoying family togetherness for hours as you learn to create colorful, abstract art together . Prepare to get messy as you learn the fun, trendy paint pouring technique -- and teach your kids to do it too! Featuring step-by-step instructions for paint pouring -- also known as fluid art -- as well as for painting crafts, home decor, and more, this book will inspire you and your little ones to have tons of fun together. And you don't need a lot of stuff; paint pouring uses affordable tools, such as stir sticks, cups, string and more It's time to get messy with your art! Featuring easy step-by-step painting projects, tips for how to have fun with the process, and lots of creative inspiration, The Grown-Up's Guide to Painting with Kids is the must-have fluid art book for adults and children of all ages