You're doing cells all wrong! How to get cells with silicone
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Published 2021-06-26
One of easiest way to get cells in your acrylic pour is by using silicone. Silicone is a very lightweight substance the floats in most acrylic paints and as it rises to the surface it catches and surfaces the different color paints it comes in contact with.
The three most important part of getting cells with silicone are (1) paint consistency, (2) heat application, and (3) the amount of silicone used.
In this video I show multiple examples of acrylic pours with cells and do a demonstration of how to get cell with silicone in an acrylic pour.
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00:00 Intro to cell with acrylic pouring
02:07 Different types of silicone oil
04:28 Why use silicone?
07:40 How much silicone to use
10:35 Example pour with silicone
11:20 When to torch your acrylic pour with silicone
16:13 Critiquing my acrylic pour
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All Comments (21)
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Your tutorial for doing cells in pour, your tutorials are 100% better than all the others I have seen on utube. I am your fan from now on, thanks so much. I am in UK.
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When you said the heat breaks the surface tension, it finally made a lot more sense. Thank you
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I know I’m 3 years out from this video but I love the way you explain the science of the ingredients
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Yes finally a video that is instruction on how to get cells. It drives me crazy not getting cells I hate them I hate the paints and it's a big mess for nothing .thank you
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Omgoodness! You are my hero! I couldn't make a cell to save my life, now I make so many.. no big ones yet, but that's next... Thank you so much... Your amazing!
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I cannot express how informative this video was! Thank you so much. This has made my creativity just go nuts. Thank you thank you thank you😊
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Great info. Not only how, but why. Much appreciated. Greetings from the UK.
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This is by far the BEST channel for explaining all the nitty-gritty of acrylic pour! So glad I found your channel!
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You are the best teacher I have ever seen on YouTube!!! Thank-you!!
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Sooooooo helpful!!! Thanks for spelling it out simply for a beginner. :cat-orange-whistling::face-blue-smiling::face-red-heart-shape:
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Figured it was time to rewatch this. I remembered the contents from when you'd first posted, but it never hurts to refresh. Thanks!
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You are one of the first people that helped me begin paint pouring. I love your website on ratios of paint to canvas. Thank you and keep at it!
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By far the BEST video that explains so well the process of creating silicone cells . So many videos out there pretending they offer knowledge and good explanation for creating cells but instead they only trying to attract ppl with the title. Thank you so much for making this video for us. Plsssss do more :) All the best and much success with your work! ❤
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I love how descriptive your videos are. I’m so grateful to you for sharing your knowledge with us,
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I love how you’re expanding all of this - thank you so much!
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Thanks for another informative video. Appreciate you doing these for us. I really like the one with the caterpillar cells, beautiful colors. I look forward to the Saturday morning videos. The base coat is a pretty color, and this turned out really awesome.
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Your presentation is so very helpful. I love understanding the whys behind the "action" of paint, silicone and heat (and tilt!). Thank you for this - very helpful.
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Best tutorials on the web! Thank you!!!!
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Thank you David! Brand new to pouring! Really brand new and haven't even poured my first! I love watching your videos and I'm accumulating so much knowledge from you! Thank you. In the process of getting all my supplies and anxious to get started! A new project for my 3 year old granddaughter and I!
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In this video you covered the areas, adding silicone, how much and paint consistency that was my focus for today. Thank you so much for your willingness to teach us and share your knowledge.
