1 is by itself heated very gently for quite a while to really make it pearlize as much as it was going to.
2 is the same bead with dark silver plum scrolls. The plum predominates on the visual impact and this is the real difference.
3 is encased, and the pearly effect was lost, with no surprises all around.
4 is with copper green red and this is a beautiful bead. The color is like a moon on the water or something equally poetic. Just plain pretty.
5 is on top of Effetre intense blue. I still have some kinks to work out on my lentil press. Pressing the bead does accentuate the pearly process, which is what I was trying to find out.
6 is with triton and 7 is with aurae. They are supposed to be brother and sister and they seem to be on these beads. On 6 you have steel and on 7 you have purpley gold. On both beads, the pearl effect is extinguished where it comes in direct contact with the silver glass.
8 is with opal yellow stringer because the plain ivory was buried under a pile of other stringer. This says a lot about my worktable and something about the colors. The two aren't all that much alike, are they? Interesting zoo effect, though.
9 is with sis and all I can say about this bead is that it is prettier in real life. What was I thinking?
10 is on Effetre sedona as stringer. Getting the metallic black to do its thing while not devitrifying the sedona was no mean feat, and I like this color combination. A sucessful bead, all in all.
11 was with EDP stringer, and all I can say in my defense is that the EDP struck nicely. Getting the metallic black to go all pearly and not devitrifying the EDP is something I dare anyone to try.
Will I buy this glass again? Yes, when my current stock runs out. How much will I use? I don't know.
I think this might be the first time seeing this color used lol. Looks like fun and I like how it looks by itself a lot, might order it with our next order. I think it was Gunmetal that people were talking about on LE about the shiny finish coming off if using soap to clean the beads but I might be wrong about the color. Anywho your tests look great!
ReplyDeleteThank you for the input. I am so new to this any encouragement is a godsend. I think it was gunmetal that the finish might come off on, but this is actually a physical, textural change on the surface of the bead, like with Effetre dark silver plum. I haven't tried, but I think the only thing that would take the finish off it is etching. I've been wearing a bracelet with dark silver plum to the point where the pewter plating is wearing off the clasp and the only change to the beads is a bit of dirt around the holes (sound of washing jewelry) ;-)
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