Easy Paint Pour American Flag With DecoArt

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$15
2 Hours
Medium

In honor of Independence Day, I am featuring American Flag and Patriotic inspired crafts and I am going to share my tutorial on paint pouring. I tried something new creating stars and stripes patterns within the pour, so let’s get going and see how my Paint Pour American Flag turned out!

Create a Paint Pour American Flag with DecoArt


  • DecoArt American Acrylic Paints – Titanium White, Tuscan Red, Bright Blue
  • USA Wooden Plaque – I found mine at Joann
  • DecoArt Extreme Sheen Metallic Paints – Pearl, Ruby, Deep Sapphire
  • DecoArt Pouring Medium
  • Chipboard – 3″ by 5″
  • Tombow MONO Multi Liquid Glue
  • Wooden Craft Sticks, Small Plastic Cups, Scissors, Ruler, Pencil, Kitchen Garbage Bags, Sanding Block
  • DecoArt Flat Angeled Paintbrush – 1″

This DecoArt Pouring Medium is the awesome-sauce magic that makes this a fun and NOT MESSY project to undertake. No need to add anything else besides paint!

STEP ONE – Protect the Workspace

Layout a protective surface on your work table. I use kitchen garbage bags. Raise both the USA wooden plaque and the piece of Chipboard on four small plastic cups each, turned upside down. This will allow the excess paint to drip off the edges.

STEP TWO – Mix the Paints

Set out four small plastic cups and mix the following in a 1:1 (pouring medium to paint ratio). The red cup with Tuscan Red and Ruby. The cup with Bright Blue and Deep Sapphire. The white cup with Titanium White paint. The pearl cup with Pearl paint. Mix each cup with a separate wooden craft stick until well blended.

STEP THREE – Pour the Stripes

Pour 3/4 of the contents of the red cup over the USA Wooden Plaque, spreading the paint pour across the entire surface with the craft stick.

Pour stripes of Titanium White across the red base. Set aside the excess for Step Four.

Pour stripes of Pearl across the red and white base. Set aside the excess for Step Four. Allow the paints to blend and mix. Add additional stripes of red into the white, if necessary. After approximately 30 minutes, wipe the edges of the USA Wooden Plaque with a clean craft stick to remove excess paint drips.

STEP FOUR – Pour the Stars

Pour 3/4 of the contents of the blue cup over the 3″ by 5″ piece of Chipboard, spreading the paint pour across the entire surface with the craft stick.

Drip dots of white and pearl onto the blue base. Using the craft stick, splatter dots of white and pearl onto the blue base.

Allow the paints to blend and mix. Add additional dots of blue into the white, if necessary. After approximately 30 minutes, wipe the edges of the Chipboard with a clean craft stick to remove excess paint drips.

STEP FIVE – Patience!

This is the HARDEST STEP! Set both pieces aside to dry.

NOTE: Don’t ask me how I know this, but if you have animals, especially cats in your home, make sure to close to the door to the room you are working in or cover your paint pour project with a large plastic tote to protect it from footprints and fur. LOL! 🙂

Paint pouring is a fun and relaxing craft project producing tons of OOHS and AAHS along the way as the paints blend and mix to reveal the final finished project. No two paint pours will ever be the same! Find the rest of the step-by-step tutorial for my Easy Paint Pour American Flag with DecoArt on my website.

If you enjoyed this patriotic tutorial, I think you will like my Painted American Flag Jean Shorts with DecoArt, I know my niece LOVES them!


Thanks for stopping by!

Creatively, Beth

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  • Woodpeckers Crafts Woodpeckers Crafts on Jan 30, 2023

    It turned out so neat!

  • Leslie Leslie on Jun 22, 2023

    Hi Beth, This came out so interesting and dare I say it is beautiful. I am one of those people that have a REALLY BIG soft spot in my heart for our Flag and I have gotten upset seeing some of the interpretations and uses people have done with one of our countries most beloved symbols. But the technique you used and how you applied it made me do a double take and my artistic side is now fighting with my inflexibility with how our Flag should be displayed and portrayed. I think my artistic side is winning with your portrayal. Thank you for sharing :)

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    • Leslie Leslie on Jun 23, 2023

      No problem Beth I didn't want to sound as if I was attacking so please don't feel as if I were. BTW my artistic side won lol.

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