The Dirty Pour Technique

 Doing one of those "paint pours" you've probably heard of....What is the "dirty pour" you may ask?

This is a very popular approach to painting pours that involves mixing all of the colors then pouring them all into the same cup in layers. Due tot he addition of oil, the different color layers will sit on top of each other. 

Be sure you have all of your matorrals before getting started, refer to my list here for some good ideas about substitutes for things that are less expensive.

Now we are going to choose our color palette and start missing our colors. Since I am creating this work specifically to hang in the master bedroom which has lots of cool tones (the walls are a light purple/blue color) I have chosen "cool"" colors like green, blue, and purple. I also thought I would aadd a little metallic balck for good measure. Yes you can add metallic or gold paint too, it will add a nice classy look. 

This post goes into depth into mixing the colors with the apinting medium and oil.Be sure your work space is well protected with newspapers and something plastic to catch the drips

You can see where I have got my notes ready.....

Now we're going to pour all of the colors into one cup but to do this we'll tilt the cup at a angle and pour the colors at such an angle that it will run down the sides and the colors should form a layer without mixing into each other (you definitely do not want that)

Prepare your canvas with thumbtacks on each bottom corner to prop it up and allow the paint to go over the edges. Set it (while still upside down) on top of the cup. Now being careful to hold the cup and the canvas simultaneously, (hold them tightly) and flip them over at the same time.

Remove the cup slowly from the canvas....

and you should have a puddle of color in the middle. Let it flow now, but tilt it in different directions to get the effect you like.

Voila!

Now you have performed the "dirty pour" technique.