Materials: Diffusant and Antifusant
Diffusant, when added to paint makes it bleed and run more smoothly on
the silk, thus enhancing the rock – salt effect. Each silk paint brand
has a pre-mixed diffusant in its range; or lyogen can be bought
separately from craft suppliers and substituted. Lyogen usually
needs to be diluted with water, at least 50:50.
Antifusant is most commonly 10 percent gutta mixed with white spirit or
Shellite. When painted all over your silk and allowed to dry, any paint
you then put on top of it will not bleed so far: it becomes like
painting on paper.
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