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Candy Corn Paint Skin Pour

If you love paint pouring and hate how much is wasted, check out this unique fall idea! Let your extra poured paint dry, then peel from your surface. Using a knife cut your "paint skin" into shapes that you can Mod Podge into something new. Use autumn colors that you poured with and cut them into a sweet candy corn shape.

This project features these great brands:

  • FolkArt Acrylic Paint Logo
  • Mod Podge Decoupage Finishes and Formulas Logo

At a Glance:

Project #15607 Skill Level: Beginner
supplies

Plaid Supplies

FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Tangerine, 2 oz. - 627

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Hot Saffron, 2 oz. - 4660

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Titanium White, 2 oz. - 480

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Sunny Yellow, 2 oz. - 509

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Daybreak, 2 oz. - 6448

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Light Lavender, 2 oz. - 516

Number Needed: 1 $1.69
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Mod Podge ® Matte, 8 oz. - CS11301

Number Needed: 1 $7.49
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FolkArt ® Pouring Medium™, 16 oz. - 2689

Number Needed: 1 $10.99
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Other Supplies

  • 12" x 16" Canvas
  • Six (6) Plastic Cups
  • Three (3) Disposable Baking Trays
  • Wood Craft Sticks
  • Paint Brush
  • Candy Corn Template
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
 

instructions

  1. Paint your canvas with Light Lavender and let dry.
  2. Mix a 1:2 ratio of Pouring Medium and Sunny Yellow in one of your cups. Repeat this step in separate cups with Daybreak, Hot Saffron, Titanium White, and Tangerine.
  3. Pour your Tangerine, Hot Saffron, and Titanium White mixtures into one disposable pan. Swirl and tilt your pan until you get a marbled effect. Repeat this step in your other two pans with Sunny Yellow, Daybreak, and Titanium White in one and Daybreak and Titanium White in another. Let this completely dry.
  4. Once your paint skins are totally dry, remove them from the pan. Use a template to trace a candy corn design on your paint skins. Cut out the shape and mod podge them on to your canvas.
 

resources

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FolkArt Formula Guide

FolkArt Formula Guide

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FolkArt FAQs

FolkArt FAQs

Frequently asked questions about FolkArt Paint.

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Related FAQs

Cool colors are all the colors on the Green and Blue side of the color wheel. Yellow, Yellow/Green, Green, Blue/Green, Blue, Blue/Purple, Purple are all cool colors. All colors on the color wheel can be both warm and cool except Orange.
Transparent colors are thinned with medium or water to create a wash or a glaze of color that you can see through to the underlying surface.
Warm colors are all the colors on the yellow and red side of the color wheel. Yellow, Yellow/Orange, Orange, Red Orange, Red, Red/Purple, Purple are all warm colors. All colors on the color wheel can be both warm and cool except Orange.

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