This video accompanies my blog post on how to make shimmering, metallic watercolour paints using just mica and gum Arabic. You can also add a drop of glycerin for a paint that is less likely to crack and rewets more easily.

About 4 minutes in, there's an example of how mica powders and gum arabic form a nonNewtonion fluid as they only turn to liquid when you hit it or slam it down on the table.

Please visit my blog post for a lot more information. https://www.craftmehappy.com/2021/04/...

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Chapters or Timestamps

0:00 Introduction
0:16 Image of all of the materials needed to make shimmering, metallic watercolour paints
0:42 Weighing out the mica powder
1:31 Adding the gum arabic
2:38 Stirring the mica powder and gum arabic
4:15 Demonstrating that mica powder and gum arabic form a NonNewtonian fluid
5:02 Making a colour sample sheet of all of the colours
5:48 painting a card with shimmering watercolor paints
6:16 The finished card made with home made shimmering watercolour paints