NOTES ON SILICONE PAINTING:

- Silicone painting involves 3-4 elements

1. Solvents/NAPTHA. These include: panel wipe, lighter fluid, low odor white spirit, pure naptha.

2. Silicone. Mix A and B to catalyse. Alternatively, buy pre catalused products such as, '1 hour shower'. Can freeze the silicone is needed. Must be mixed to a runny/syrup consistency with the naptha.

3. Pigments. These include: silicone pigments (techno-vent/factor 2) or oil paints. 

4. Silicone oil. This makes the silicone and pigment blend easier.

 

Process:

1. Clean brushes with naptha/clean mould to remove oils.

2. Mix the naptha and silicone.

3. Pour equal measurments of the mixture into a painting palette and add pigments to each section of the palette.

4. Build up layers of transluscent colour

5. Begin with the darker colours and gradually go lighter.

6. Powder between layers to absorb excess solvent. Products such as baking powder and icing sugar can be used for this.

NOTE: It is important not to use a latex sponge as it stops the silicone from curing.

7. Begin with deep purple/blue to capture skin undertones.

8. Stipple red colouring over areas that would typically redden. To remove areas that become too opaque dab a cotton bud over to remove excess.

 

Stippling/Flicking method:

1. Cut a chip brush at a diagonal angle.

2. Thin down the mixture with more naptha.

3. Load brush with product and flick product onto silicone.

 

CLICK THE LINK TO SEE MY EXPERIMENTATION WITH SILICONE PAINTING ON THE 'PT FLEX FINGERS' PAGE