The ULTIMATE Inexpensive Cell Activator Test!!

Looking to make a cell activator without Australian Floetrol? It’s time to have a showdown between the most common inexpensive recipes!

A “cell activator” is a component of the SheleeArt bloom technique. It creates lacing when swiped or blown across other colors, but it usually requires Australian floetrol to make it, which can be very expensive if you don’t live there! So today I’m exploring different cell activators - testing them not only with a “bloom” recipe, but also on paints mixed with US floetrol!

My three cell activators were:
1. 3 parts US floetrol, 1 part Amsterdam Titanium White paint, 1 part Elmer’s Glue-All, and 1-2 drops Minwax pre-stain wood conditioner per ounce of mixture
2. 9 parts US floetrol, 1 part Amsterdam Titanium White paint
3. 2 parts Amsterdam Titanium White paint, 1 part water

Here’s how I mixed the mica pigments for the “bloom” recipe:    • Painting With Mica Powders? ✨ How To ...  
And here’s how I mixed them for the floetrol recipe:    • Mixing Mica Powders With Gloss Gel Me...  

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My paints for the bloom recipe were mixed with a 2:1 mixture of untinted semigloss house paint and polycrylic, until they reached the right consistency.
My other paints were mixed with US floetrol (about 2:1 floetrol to paint) and thinned water to a thick-but-flowing consistency. Paint-mixing video is here!    • Mixing Paint for Acrylic Pouring - ST...  
Phthalo Blue (Master’s Touch Acrylics)
Sky Blue (Creative Inspirations)
Spring Rain (Alexes mica powder)
Hot Chocolate (Alexes mica powder)
Light Magenta (Master’s Touch Acrylics)
Titanium White (Creative Inspirations)
Tumbleweed (Alexes mica powder)
Brilliant Green (Alexes mica powder)

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Intro Music: “Good Days” by Yung Logos