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2012-03-21, 9:51pm
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any luck with Gold and/or Deep purple implosion
Has anyone had any luck with Gold or a nice Deep purple for implosions/deep ecasement with boro glass ?
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2012-03-23, 9:11pm
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Are you looking for metallic looking gold or "golden yellow"??
I haven't found a purple that I love yet. I'm still searching. My closest is a boro stick purple (Is there a Spring Purple??--yup ... just checked my order from last April ... that is what they were called). I can't remember the name tonight and sometimes I case it in a coat of dark cobalt.
I'm curious to see what other responses you get. I've been trying every "purple" available and none have succeeded in being my nirvana yet.
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2012-03-24, 12:20pm
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When I was a newbie I made a pendant or 2 with Purple Luster that actually imploded purple. Wish I knew how I did it. I've tried and tried...... Probably not enough oxygen looking back at my setup.
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2012-03-24, 1:12pm
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I am looking for Metallic gold.
I already use Golden yellows (cadmium) and many of those colors lighten when deep encased or imploded.
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2012-03-24, 1:14pm
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Could have been that specific batch of glass too.
I will have to get a stick of Purple Luster next time I am in town and try it a few different ways to see if I can get some love from it.
Thanks
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Originally Posted by Rose
When I was a newbie I made a pendant or 2 with Purple Luster that actually imploded purple. Wish I knew how I did it. I've tried and tried...... Probably not enough oxygen looking back at my setup.
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2012-03-29, 5:28am
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Have you tried Brown Glitter? I used it in a vortex marble and it was very sparkly. (Is that a word?)
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2012-03-29, 8:13am
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Quote:
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Have you tried Brown Glitter? I used it in a vortex marble and it was very sparkly. (Is that a word?)
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I have, TAG's new Sparky is even better. it comes in two versions...light and dark. The dark has lots of shimmer and the light is quite sparkly (sparkly is the word I use )
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2012-03-30, 2:38pm
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You could gold fume the implosion and then use dark plum for the backing.
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2012-03-31, 4:27pm
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For gold sparkle, take some steel wool, mix it with clear, then pull it down into a thick rod. Coat that rod in asian amber and pull it down.
Or, a heavy fume of gold with any color (or clear) behind it will appear metallic.
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2012-04-01, 10:41am
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Cosmo
For gold sparkle, take some steel wool, mix it with clear, then pull it down into a thick rod. Coat that rod in asian amber and pull it down.
Or, a heavy fume of gold with any color (or clear) behind it will appear metallic.
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Excellent suggestion, I am going to try that.
Thanks Cosmo
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2012-07-24, 9:56am
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Purple luster
I was able to get a dark purple, almost crimson purple by imploding Purple Lustre and then soaking it many times in the kiln.
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2012-07-24, 10:48am
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For a dark deep purple use one of the blacks made from purple over white.
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2012-07-24, 11:51am
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GA grape over white
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