Welcome to the new Ocean Textured Acrylic Pouring abstract art tutorial with new supply and ONLY 4 Colors!

In today’s fluid art tutorial, I’m doing something a little different – and I’m so excited to share it with you.

This painting, titled “Serenity”, combines two of my favorite things: the soft, flowing beauty of acrylic pouring and the tactile, sculptural quality of texture mediums. It’s a shore-inspired abstract painting, with waves and sand brought to life through a mix of fluid color gradients, delicate cells, and real sand texture gel applied directly to the canvas.

Watch the Full Acrylic Pouring Process:

See how I created textured waves and combined them with a Dutch pour-style blowout for stunning ocean movement.

Color Palette and Techniques

For this ocean-inspired pour, I kept my color palette very minimal – all variations of phthalo blue, phthalo green, and titanium white, mixed in different proportions to create a soft gradient from deep turquoise to light foam.

I poured and blew out the paints in three flowing wave sections, following the direction of the pre-textured wave ridges I created earlier on the canvas. I also added a hint of black in the depth of the ocean section to give it extra richness.

To complete the piece, I added real sand texture gel to the beach section, mixed with acrylics to give it a natural tone variation. Some sand was mixed with white for the dry areas, and some was blended with a little brown and yellow to resemble a wet shoreline.

Acrylic Pouring Recipe Used

For this painting, I mixed all my colors using my signature Soby Recipe – the same one I teach inside Fluid Art Mastery. It’s a water-based formula (around 80%) enhanced with a few artist-grade mediums that help create stunning cells, improve the drying process, and ensure the artwork stays archival, without using non-permanent additives like Floetrol, PVA, or silicone. This consistency is what allowed the soft blending and gorgeous cells in the waves to shine.

This painting was such a joy to create – and also a real challenge. Combining sculptural texture with the unpredictable beauty of fluid acrylic pouring opened up a whole new creative direction for me.

I’m already dreaming up more pieces in this style!

Let me know what you think of this combination of texture and Dutch pour-style blowout – I’d love to hear if you’ve ever tried adding sculptural elements to your own fluid art practice.

Colorfully yours,
Olga Soby