digital garden

Tried mixing the transparent silicone with white acrylic paint. Spread flat. I assumed either the silicone would not mix with the paint, or i would get murky white silicone. However, the fabric that i created is softer and more spongy than the unadulterated rubber, much more flesh-like and less smooth, as well as less shiny. Most excitingly, the fabric is quite porous, which become visible when stretched - looking almost like the grain on leather. I think i have managed to synthesise milk-flesh fabric.

The main downside of the fabric is that it is much less strong than the rubber, and breaks if placed under too much strain. To combat this, i may want to try to bond it to a white lycra or viscose jersey, which could then be allowed to flow from underneath the "skin". The other downside is that this fabric can only be created in the necessary thickness when flat, meaning that i probably cannot sculpt this substance to the body. I could have many under layers of silicone, and have the paint-silicone as the upper layer, but this would eliminate the strange, flesh-like hand. I am really excited about this fabric, as i have been trapped for a few days.

I wonder what would happen if i used actual milk instead of paint?