Google
 
PDA

View Full Interactive Version Of This Page : R211 iris light blue powder

meadowesky
2006-03-09, 5:19pm
anyone have any suggestions for color combos on this? I bought the powder and read that it will give a blue metallic look if reduced. Kindof an all over effect since it is a powder.. any other fun stuff? Maybe the mad scientist will have to strike again! Thanks!
meadowesky
2006-03-09, 5:54pm
well here is what I could get in the few minutes I had

The top is over clear. When I reduced it without melting it in with a neutral flame it turned an ugly burnt gray, then I put it in a neutral flame and then reduced it and this is what I got. It cracked cause I didnt bother to keep it warm...

The bottom was ivory with the iris blue, reduced that it turned gray, neutral flame then added silver leaf, dots of clear, then dots of turquoise and then melted it in and put it in a neutral flame. It does have some color variations in it but they are minor and there is no "metallic blue luster" to be found..:sad:
19946

excuse the cottonelle background it was white and available! LOL
meadowesky
2006-03-09, 7:17pm
anyone tried this stuff?
meadowesky
2006-03-11, 9:13am
bump lol
rosiescreations
2006-03-11, 9:15am
I'm sorry I haven't use it.
Try it on Ivory and see what you get.
meadowesky
2006-03-11, 9:19am
heres what it is supposed to look like!

20073
ukiacat
2006-03-11, 3:34pm
That's pretty! Is that picture posted on the website where you got the powder? Maybe they would have tips. I have found that my reduction glass all seems to turn colors that are different from the name. I haven't had luck when I melt them into the glass. edited to say that it does look like they rolled the bead only very very lightly in the powder...maybe you are getting too much on the bead.
firedwired
2006-03-17, 11:12am
I bought some of the same stuff...from the same person. Here is a link to another thread, not powder, but same R211 frit or rods. I tried the tips on that thread with powder and got a neat steel blue color. The bead is in the kiln but will try to post a pic soon.

http://www.lampworketc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=9836&highlight=r211
firedwired
2006-03-17, 7:25pm
Oh...I made light ivory bead rolled in silver and then the powder with clear over it.