I haven’t tried pour-painting before but it was a technique that I’ve been hearing for a while now. I’ve seen a couple of projects that have been painted this way but this is the first time that I’m going to do it on my own.

It’s also a good thing that this video tutorial by One Little Project on YouTube chose terra cotta pots to decorate because I’ve also been preparing my garden for a while now. This is one of the best crafts I’ve ever done in a while and I loved making it!

Materials for Pour-Painted Terra Cotta Pots:

4½-inch medium clay pot
White acrylic paint
Acrylic pouring paint, multiple colors
Paintbrush
Painter’s tape or masking tape
Small plastic cups
Popsicle sticks
Drop cloth or tray

How to Pour Paint Terra Cotta Pots:

Easy Pour Painted Terra Cotta Pots Tutorial — Image credit: One Little Project via YouTube

Step 1

Paint the outside of the pot with white acrylic, then allow it to dry completely, and then place a piece of tape on the inside of the pot to cover the hole at the bottom.

Step 2

Plan and choose the colors that you want to combine, then pour a generous amount of paint on a disposable plastic cup starting from the lightest color, and keep adding paint alternately as you prefer until the cup is full.

Step 3

Prepare your work surface, you can use a cloth or a tray and cover it with plastic, then once ready, place the pot upside down on the prepared work surface, and begin pouring the layered paint over the pot.

Step 4

If the paint starts pooling at the top, gently push them over the side using the edge of a popsicle stick, then allow the pot to dry completely untouched overnight.