Beginner's Guide to Acrylic Paint Pouring

Join us in store and learn the basics of acrylic paint pouring as you paint a beautiful masterpiece!



1 hour Class size 4 to 5 guests       £35

Create a stunning work of art with this acrylic paint pouring workshop, perfect for all skill levels. A wonderfully calming way to get creative, you’ll fall in love with acrylic paint pouring as you bring the art to life.

Whether you’re looking to brush up on your skills or you’re completely new to acrylic paint pouring, this is a great way to learn simple techniques. The workshop will involve ring pouring and flip cup pouring, showing you different ways to pour your paint to achieve two beautiful results.

The Hobbycraft Artisan will take you through each step of the pouring process, guiding you with tips and tricks along the way. Enjoy mastering the techniques and sparking your creativity as you try your hand at this relaxing, artistic activity.

You’ll come away with acrylic paint pouring masterpieces!

Please note, our workshop spaces in some stores are located in open areas and we will endeavour to minimise interruption from other crafters.

This workshop is also available as a private workshop for group bookings of 4+.

Keeping everyone safe

At Hobbycraft, we want our workshops to be enjoyable, inclusive, and safe for everyone. Some workshops are suitable for children, and where this is the case, a parent or legal guardian is responsible for supervising their child at all times unless the workshop is clearly stated as suitable for independent attendance. Our colleagues and instructors are there to guide the activity and support a safe environment, and if any concerns about safety or wellbeing arise during a workshop, these should be raised with a member of staff straight away.

What you'll get
  • Fluid Pouring Art Set 47 Pieces 
  • 4 x coasters  
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Knowledge required

Perfect for beginners!

What to bring
  • Just yourself!

Please bear in mind this is a messy craft which is part of the fun but you may wish to wear old clothes or an apron

Location

Hobbycraft Aberdeen - 8 East Terrace, Union Square, Guild Square, Aberdeen AB11 5RD

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  • 5/5 from Jacqui Armstrong, attended Jun 2026: We did this workshop for the fun of it & to learn how to use up our supplies of acrylic paints. The flip technique was super easy & the resulting canvases were beautiful. Fiona, our teacher, couldn’t have been nicer or more encouraging. Gave us loads of tips. Brilliant!
  • 5/5 from Nicola Moran, attended Apr 2026: Great session, we thoroughly enjoyed and built a new skill. Fiona was an excellent teacher. Highly recommend!
  • 5/5 from Jenny Black, attended Feb 2026: Mum and I had a brilliant class - the teacher was great, and we created both a picture and coasters - really enjoyed it!
  • 5/5 from Jennifer Lobban, attended Feb 2026: Really fun experience for both kids and adults and excellent value for money with the rest of an entire paint pouring kit to take home each.
  • 5/5 from Joanna Cruden, attended Jul 2025: The lady who ran our class was absolutely brilliant. Have never done anything like this before but came out with a lovely canvas and coaster and the know how, how to finish the others at home. Such good fun
  • 5/5 from Hazel, attended Apr 2025: We did this workshop for my mums birthday. We did the acrylic pouring workshop and it was fun for the whole family. My niece and nephew who are 8 and 5 loved it too. Kat was fabulous and really took her time to explain everything very clearly. The venue was great and really relaxed. The materials provided were really high quality and we got to take away the paints we still had left. Going back in a few days to pick up our wonderful pieces of art!
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended Apr 2025: This was for an 8th birthday party, girls all loved it as did mum. Fiona who led the class was great with the kids and at leading the session. Also get the rest of paint kit hone to do some more.
  • 5/5 from Lynsey Chapman, attended Mar 2025: Fiona was a wonderful tutor, with vast knoweldge and fun for all ages and abilities.
  • 5/5 from Sandra McKay, attended Dec 2024: Really enjoyed our acrylic pouring class today. Tutor was really helpful and knowledgeable in the media application.
  • 5/5 from Marcia Shearer, attended Nov 2024: Extremely enjoyable workshop. Teacher very helpful and happy to answer any questions. We received all the materials for the workshop and were also given a full kit to take home. Fun class, and with all the materials, certainly something that will be repeated at home.
  • 5/5 from Anne Paterson, attended Oct 2024: We both really enjoyed our class, we learned a lot. Fiona was very informative and very friendly and felt at ease to ask any questions so very good and very pleased, thankyou very much Alan and Anne.
  • 5/5 from Anonymised ClassBento customer, attended May 2024: Enjoyed the workshop, great teacher, clear instructions. A great way to celebrate end of exams. A great kit to take home, very pleased. When we return for our make we'll try and book another class.
  • 5/5 from Robert Gray Lawson, attended Nov 2023: The teacher was excellent and very helpful. I could not have wished for a better teacher. I really enjoyed the fact that I received one to one tuition. The material provided was excellent and very good value for money. I would definitely be interested in returning to Hobbycraft for another class.
  • 5/5 from Adelaide, attended Sep 2023: This was my first hobbycraft workshop and I absolutely loved it. The kit has everything you need and the hour flew by, it's so fun and relaxing. The teacher was wonderful, great at explaining and really friendly. She showed me some of her own work and it was amazing, she really knows what she's doing. I definitely recommend this workshop to anyone who's curious about trying a new craft!
  • 5/5 from Jennifer Reid, attended Aug 2023: Teacher was lovely very helpful with answering all our questions. We wer provided with a lovely beginners pack with all we needed to get started. Realy enjoyable hour xx
  • 5/5 from Heather Milne, attended Aug 2023: Great class. 2 hours would be better.! Very friendly coach and class. Is there another class?
  • 5/5 from Olive McIntosh, attended Aug 2023: Good, informative and friendly class. Can’t wait to go home and try out more paint pouring. Would recommend it to friends.
  • 5/5 from Gehan Mufti, attended Jul 2023: A complete new large set for liquid art was provided. The teacher was very nice, patient, helpful and explain everything. I loved the class. The outcome was astonishing. The class was so much fun and I loved my creations Thank you
  • 5/5 from Fiona Coopr, attended Jun 2023: Such a fun class! My teacher was great, it was easy to do and I got so much stuff to take home in my kit. This is the second time I have been in a class here and It is great to try a new craft with someone on hand to guide you through. They even offered to let me collect the work I made a few days later so it would have a chance to dry prpperly and it wouldn't ruin it on the way home! Highly recommend
  • 5/5 from Katharina Holzkamp, attended May 2023: Kat was absolutely fabulous. She took her time explaining each step and helped me during the time. Will definitely book again
  • 5/5 from Anna Swarbrick, attended Dec 2022: Fantastic class. Me and my teenage daughter absolutely loved it. The kit provided had everything we needed, Kat, the artisan was lovely and very supportive. Wish there were more art/ painting workshops available. We would definitely come back
  • 5/5 from Katherine Trill, attended Nov 2022: Really fun workshop, Fiona was really friendly and explained everything so clearly. The kit was great too, really good value.
  • 5/5 from Sheena Farquhar, attended Nov 2022: Brilliant workshop and great tutor. Very good value. Thanks would definitely recommend it Super box of all you need.
  • 5/5 from Elizabeth Webster, attended Aug 2022: Great workshop. Fiona was a brilliant host who took us through the process really clearly. Loads of fun and great results. Included kit made it good value too.
  • 5/5 from Mayar Alzahrani, attended Jul 2022: My daughter has a great time today. We want more class like this for big children.
  • 5/5 from Linda Wakeley, attended Jul 2022: The teacher is fantastic. She is so knowledgeable and so helpful. She is a delight to work with and the painting was fun. The kit was very generous as well.
  • 5/5 from Lynn Durward, attended May 2022: The course was great fun and Cat was brilliant. I was pleasantly surprised to the kit included for us to take home.
  • 5/5 from Marion Davies, attended May 2022: Really enjoyed this class. Kat was brilliant, so friendly and helpful. The materials provided were great and the whole thing was very good value for money. I will definitely look to book other classes.
  • 5/5 from Maureen Wink, attended Apr 2022: Teacher Fiona was excellent. Made to feel really welcome and put at ease. Explained what we were going to be doing and the technics used. Well set up and the kit was fantastic. I would thoroughly recommend this class. I enjoyed it immensley. Would love to do more of fluid art.
  • 5/5 from Fran Keech, attended Apr 2022: Really enjoyed the workshop. In fact I would have liked it to have continued longer and think covering more techniques would have been good. Tutor Fiona was lovely. Knowlegeable, enthusiastic and encouraging. Only one other participant so really good support for us both. I like that you get a kit to take home as well as your creations on the day. Fabulous.
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