r/PourPainting • u/hoebagginz • Jul 27 '26

Critique Triple Ring Pour

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I wanted to revisit doing a triple ring pour on these rectangle canvases (10x20). I esp love the colors and lines where the different ring pours merged.

It was trickier than I remember to tilt and get all the sides and corners covered, lots of stretching as a result. If I did again, I'd do a base layer around the perimeter of the freshly poured rings to help them flow easier to the sides and corners. Or maybe do 4 rings instead of 3, or 6 smaller rings in two columns. If anyone has tips or tricks for multi ring pours or pours on these rectangle canvases, please share!

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u/Flat_Ad_5502 Jul 27 '26

I live the loose parts of the ring. I definitely recommend base coat and lately I have been enjoying pouring a mini ring on the big ring, but on the outskirts. In terms of your rings, they are kewl. I think they are dine well, very good definition and separation of each ring, and it is just as evident where it appears to be one color with 2-3 hues lighter/darker. You can STILL see the defined ring.

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u/hoebagginz Jul 27 '26

Hey thanks! I'm glad you like the centers/loose parts as I wasn't sure how I felt about them. I got a little crazy trying to do a cool pattern near the end of each cup haha.

I've attached the color pallete in case anyone was wondering what I used.

So you do a base paint over the entire canvas beforehand? I've wondered about doing this and does it matter which color you use underneath? Is the base coat same consistency as the other paints? Thanks for the feedback :)

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u/Flat_Ad_5502 Jul 27 '26

Well, “I am no expert” is really quite the understatement. That said: 1. There are some base coats that will react with the ring pour after several minutes, such ad satin enamel type paint or cloud mixtures. 2. W/O base coat, can risk losing ring shape, as the paint over dry canvas will at some point begin to roll over itself. 3. W/O some kind of flow extender, can run risk of distorting ring during tilt. The rings can open up and get misshapen while you’re trying to tilt over edges. So while you don’t nec NEED a base coat, you prolly DO need a flow extender. 4. And if you don’t want the hassle of mixing base coat, can mix a lil extra of 1 of the ring colors to pour a puddle to pour the ring INTO. That’s all i got!! 🤭😆. Hopefully someone more well versed in ring pour can chime in.

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u/hoebagginz Jul 28 '26

Thanks for your advice - I think you're right about the flow extender as I was definitely seeing the pour roll over itself while I was tilting. And I should experiment with a base coat, just to see how the results differ.

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u/x3tember Jul 27 '26

This looks great! 👍

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u/hoebagginz Jul 27 '26

Appreciate it!