What's the Best Pouring Medium for Acrylic Pouring?

Liquitex Pouring Medium

• Glossy.
• Can trust that your painting will dry with a perfect finish.

• Sticky! Like, REALLY sticky. This stuff is super hard to get off your hands and arms, and if the medium drips anywhere it's really hard to clean off. 
• Can be relatively expensive, unless buying the gallon bottles. 
• If you definitely want cells, you'll likely need to add some silicon.

Golden GAC 800

• Has a nice glossy finish. 
• Like Liquitex, you can trust that your paint will dry nicely with no cracks.

• Pretty pricey, especially in comparison to the others. 
• More opaque so it lightens your paint colors.
• If you definitely want cells, you'll likely need to add some silicone.

Floetrol

$0.19/fluid oz. when buying the gallon bottle from Amazon. 

• Great value.
• Guaranteed cells.

• Gets clumpy and needs to be strained.
• If you let you the Floetrol and paint mixture sit for too long, the paint starts to clump. 
• While Floetrol is great for cells, not everyone wants cells in their work.

Vallejo Pouring Medium

• For those who prefer a more fluid and quick-moving pouring medium, this one is for you. 

• This one was my least favorite of the bunch! 
• It has a strong odor, almost like rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover. 
• Relatively expensive.
• Needed a lot more paint than the other mediums.
• Very watery and caused a ton of air bubbles.

2 parts Elmer's Glue-All, 1 part distilled water

A gallon of Glue-All is about $20 on Amazon, and when added to distilled water, prices out to be a few cents per fluid ounce. 

• Definitely the most cost-efficient option. 

• Pours are unreliable as they're more likely to crack. 
• If you want cells, you'll have to add silicone. 
• Colors dry a bit flat and lack a glossy finish.