How to Swipe Pour a Frosty Window by Kat he r i n e Fren ch - Ewi n g 1. Get excited about your creative adventure and gather your supplies!
You will need a covered flat surface (I recommend a bottom layer of cardboard and then newspapers on top), 8x10” stretched canvas, four small cups, four stir sticks, Flood Floetrol (it must be latex-based), acrylic paint, folded paper towel, water bottle to mist, gloves, and silicone 32
(my fave is OGX coconut milk hair serum from Walgreen’s.) I am budget conscious and like to stock up at the Dollar Store and Hobby Lobby. You can find Floetrol generally online or at Home Depot. 2. After covering your space, you’ll want to mix up your paint. I use enough paint to cover the base of the cup. Then I add about three times that much Floetrol and 1-2 drops of silicone into each color except your white. Mix very well and remove any clumps of paint you find. For this kind of pour, you’ll want your paint on the thicker side (think warm honey consistency.) 3. Next, make sure your white is on top and slowly pour horizontal stripes of paint all the way down your canvas, ensuring that the colors are touching. No worries if it doesn’t look just like mine – each piece is unique and beautiful, just like people. 4. Use your squirt bottle to just mist your paper towel (don’t over moisten). Take a nice deep breath and place the paper towel evenly at the top of your canvas. You will dip its folded edge into the white and will slowly pull the towel down towards the bottom of
