Spin Art

[RedAngie]

The Crayola Experience thread reminded me of something from long ago.

Many carnivals and fairgrounds had a booth for Spin Art. You poured small amounts of different colored paints on a piece of white cardboard in a cylinder. The cardboard rotated quickly and voila!!! Instant “art.”





I did this a handful of times in my youth and was always so proud of my masterpieces.

 

[Cannot_Wait_4Disney]

Well if Pollock can become a master by flinging paint at a canvass, you should be able to do so with spin art. BTW those were fun. It sure beat having to play time and time again to end up spending 15 bucks for one of those horses all the girls wanted that ended up being worth $3.95.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Spin Art is amazing, so simple and fun.

 

[amcnj]

We used to do that. We even had an at home version!

 

[Meriweather]

My grand kids had an at home version. Not sure they still do.
It was great fun when I was young

 

[Imzadi]

There is a new generation of painters doing this. The very fluid process is called "acrylic paint pouring." It can be done with or without spinning. And there are more techniques involved to lay down and move the paint around besides just dripping it.

Here is one technique to make a flower utilizing a marbleizing technique before spinning it:

 

[mumto3girls]

I loved spin art as a kid. Our local amusement park always had a stand doing it. My kids had the “at home” version and it worked really well.