I also used iridescent paint, which isn't obvious when wet. As the painting dries, the cells will change and grow, so a wet painting will look quite different to a dry one. When using silicone oil, a blowtorch is handy, yes really! It helps pop air bubbles within your paint, and also activate your cells. I picked colours that made me think of her and decided to do a style called a 'swipe', with silicone oil to make cells. She always wore a pink flowery scarf, and in the summer loved a cream silk shirt. I decided to do two paintings inspired by my Grandma. You use silicone oil to make what are referred to as 'cells', they allow paint of different densities to rise to the surface of the painting.

I bought some new supplies, Pebeo paint as it comes highly recommended and has been on sale at Hobbycraft, Pebeo pouring medium, which is mixed with the paint for a smoother flow, and silicone oil. I recently blogged about my new lockdown hobby, acrylic paint pouring, and since then I've been really obsessed with practicing and improving.

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