How to do a Starburst Fluid Art Design #FluidArt #DutchPour #AcrylicPouring

I feel that I have mastered how to do Dutch Pours, so, I thought I would try my hand at Starburst Dutch Pours. The above photo is one of the ones I did. 

What is a Starburst Dutch Pour?

A starburst dutch pour looks like a burst star when you have finished blowing out the design. There are a few different techniques to get the end product, a starburst. But, the technique I used was laying down the paints from the centre and moving out towards the edge with rings of colored paint. 

You usually have a bright color in the middle , white , yellow or even black. 

Colors laid down ready to blow out.

Once the colors are set down, torch the air bubbles and blow out from the centre towards the edge until you get that starburst design.

Well, I tried 5 times to get that magical starburst. I failed mostly. Simply, I think because, my canvas was too small. I should have used a much larger canvas to give the paints more room to move.

Attempt number one above. Looks nothing like a Starburst. But, I do like the finished design. Just not what I was aiming for though.

Attempt number two above. Don't know what went wrong with this one, but, it is just one big messy chaotic mish mash of colors. But, I do like it too. But, it just is not a Starburst.

Attempt number three above.  Now, this one was starting to have that starburst look. But, as you can see on the right hand side, I had the hairdryer too close to the canvas and scraped it 😁

Attempt number four.  Nailed it.  Well, probably not the best Starburst that I have seen, but, yes, it looks like how one should be.  Problem is the centre was too big. And, ofcourse, the canvas too small. A bigger canvas would have looked far better.  The centre would have looked ok being that big. 

Attempt number five.  Back to the drawing board.... 😆   Don't know what happened with this one. I tried to save it by putting some yellow down in the centre.  Not really a traditional Starburst, but, I do like the finished product.

Will I try to do more Starbursts?? Not sure as yet. I know one thing though, I will use a bigger canvas next time, because, I do think the colors will have more room to blow out to give that Starburst look and the centre won't look so big. 

If you want to see a really beautiful Starburst, and what I was trying to achieve, check out the video below by Molly from Molly's Artistry.  Notice how her canvas is quite big. I think that is the trick to getting that starburst look. 

Will I try this technique again?? Perhaps!! This truly is a journey. But, one that I am enjoying greatly.

I also uploaded images of some these pours digitally enhanced to my Redbubble Store. They look really good on some of their products..

The first attempt on a shirt. Looks good. 

Shower Curtain  for my second attempt design.

And, the only one that truly looked like a Starburst in a clock design. 

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