Gold for moretti or vetrofond?

[Reenie]

Hi guys,
Hoping someone might know this...if there's an answer.
What color in moretti or vetrofond transparent or opaque, mostly resembles a "gold" color.
Thanks
Irene----who's going to try electric yellow now:-)

[shawnette]

Light Amber over silver foil or leaf.

[LavenderCreek]

Yep, what Shawnette said. I've also used light amber over paladinium (geez! how do you stop spelling this word..lol!) and that worked really well.
Here's a pic of an old set.

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[Reenie]

I'm trying to make beads with the colors of the "German" flag. I made some cool...um plunged dot beads? Transparent red, white dots with transparent yellow on top but then when I checked online, I noticed that the yellow is really more of a gold. So do you think I could make a plunged bead with silver foil and amber? I wouldn't know now to place the dots or...what if I make the red transparent bead, white dot...then take a silvered amber rod and drop a dot on top?? You think it would have the same effect???
Yea I could try now but's 2 am and I think I might fall asleep in the flame:-)
Thanks for the advice so far!
Oh hey, if you have anything that comes to you like a cool idea on some beads, please let me know...It's for a man and it's going to be on either a beadable pen or a letter opener! He's the last one I need to make for and I'm having problems getting "Manly Beads"
Irene

[LavenderCreek]

How about an opaque yellow as the base of the dot, plunge, and then cover with a light or medium amber? I haven't tried that but it sounds like if you use the right combination of yellow and amber, you'd get a more golden yellow like the German flag. I think that's what I'd experiment with, now that I know what you're looking for.

[shawnette]

That's so funny! I'm a glass artist in the German Pavilion at Epcot and one of my coworkers (German) asked me to make a heart in the colors of the German flag. I used Dark Yellow, Dark Red and Black. It turned out beautiful! (The coworker is male, btw.)

[Reenie]

Thanks Shawnette.....I just got home from work and am now going to try the silver foil and the dark yellow and see which one I like.
You have a totally cool job btw!!!
Irene