interference paints

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funnymouth

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i know this has come up before, but i saw a few in the local art store today, and they had a \"cherry coat\" quality - a tinted glaze. has anyone had experience working with an interference paint? are there any examples out there?
here is a link to some liquitex stuff

what do you think?

interesting...it says \"non-permanent\" i dont like the sound of that...
 
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skeeve

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This type of paint is known well to.... car- and car-modelling fans. They know them as color-shifting paints - a type of paint that change colors depending on the angle of incident light.

Here

http://www.duplicolor.com/products/mirage.html

I tried it. While it looks interesting for about 5 minutes and generate fair number of questions the palete is limited and it impossible to work on a small scale. It works great on tanks, but again, you have to settle for this paint only, because if you try paint it over the whole effect is lost.
 
No Such Agency

No Such Agency

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Hmm, this might be what I need for my \"Great Race of Yith\" Call of Cthulhu figure. The book describes them as \"iridescent\", I was rather at a loss for how to render that.
Liquitex® Interference Colors are non-permanent/fugitive and should not be used for work that is meant to be permanent.
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Perhaps someone could email Liquitex and find out exactly what \"non-permanent/fugitive\" means... :D
 
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funnymouth

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Originally posted by supervike
Originally posted by Ritual
Cheeba used interference paints on the armour of this mini...

http://www.coolminiornot.com/134110

The photo probably doesn\'t show its full effect, but pretty cool nonetheless.
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It is very cool....I\'d imagine in real life it would be a jaw dropper!
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i agree, it is quite nice, and \"in the flesh\" the effect is probably much more impressive. ill have to try. do you think this would work well on the dragon wip i posted? i am so very tempted....
 
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funnymouth

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Originally posted by supervike
Originally posted by Ritual
Cheeba used interference paints on the armour of this mini...

http://www.coolminiornot.com/134110

The photo probably doesn\'t show its full effect, but pretty cool nonetheless.
Click to expand...

It is very cool....I\'d imagine in real life it would be a jaw dropper!
Click to expand...

i agree, it is quite nice, and \"in the flesh\" the effect is probably much more impressive. ill have to try. do you think this would work well on the dragon wip i posted? i am so very tempted....

i think ill shoot them an email about the permanency comment.

i like the liquid gold brand range, they have more colors available, and for much less (about $5).
 
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emopainterguy

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Originally posted by funnymouth
do you think this would work well on the dragon wip i posted?
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I think it would work quite nicely as long as you don\'t overdo it. Worth a shot for sure, but make sure to try it on something else before the dragon. Might be an idea for the wing membranes...
 
Einion

Einion

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http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=10360
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=11809
http://www.coolminiornot.com/forums/viewthread.php?tid=12962

Einion
 
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dauber22

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Originally posted by No Such Agency
Perhaps someone could email Liquitex and find out exactly what \"non-permanent/fugitive\" means... :D
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\"non-permanent/fugitive\" means that the paint will fade in a relatively short period of time when exposed to light. Its a pretty common term; familiar particularly to those who work with watercolors or markers.
 
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Rastl

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Or you can do what the folks in polymer clay land do and get the PearlEx powders. They have a range of interference colors and you can add them in a varnish layer to control just what you want to do.
 
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