Elayne began acrylic pourings using 5" x 7" canvases, first at the Woburn Public Library then at home after purchasing a stack of 12 at Michael's in Burlington, MA.
This size canvas is great for beginners to see what they might create with the various paints. There are several issues, however, that Elayne has discovered for the long haul and salability:
Elayne used Liquitex clear gloss varnish to finish and protect the paintings, however sometimes the paintings warped a little. it might not have done that with Krylon acrylic clear coating spray but it would require a lot of ventilation before, during, and after and it might not be worth doing for one or two small canvases.
Because paint pourings tend to leak onto the underside of the canvas, it needs to be covered with some type of plain backing to look better and to imprint the artist's name, date and title of the artwork.
They are too small to be hung on a wall unless grouped together.
They are too bulky to insert into a 5" x 7" photo frame for sale.
Other than the basic process outlined on the Title Page called "Acrylic Painting & Pouring," Elayne did the following:
Cut white acrylic painting paper to size and glued it to the back of the canvas with Elmer's glue after which she wrote her name, date and the title of the artwork with a black Sharpie fine-point permanent marker.
Elayne originally stacked the canavases with copier paper inserted between them but several of the canvases stuck to the paper. Elayne managed to remove the stuck paper with a damp sponge. Because of that she inserted each canvas into a plastic sandwich bag to protect it.
Note: Many of these small canvasses were either destroyed or donated.