Fun with Acrylics

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I've been fascinated with the acrylic pouring paintings on Instagram and have been working up my nerve to try them. I've watched a lot of youtube videos but there's nothing like getting your hands dirty and gaining experience. I tried a couple this past week and another today. SO FUN!!! I don't know how I could adapt this to the classroom, the mess would be outrageous, so I'm going to have to just enjoy this myself.

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