As I was typing the title I couldn't resist changing the words of a well known song....now I'm showing my age!
Anyway, back to the subject in hand. I had a little play with the lovely new Gansai Tambi Pearl Colors. These are the new sister pack to the beautiful set of Starry Colors that I am already very fond of, yes, I have to say.....I love these colors (I'm spelling in the American way as that's what they are called)
I have found that adding a few drops of water into the palette first, helps to soften the paint. You can use it at any consistency, for the BrushLettering above I made the palette thinner than when I paint on parchment. (You can even thin it with water to use with a dip pen) Here's a sample of the Pearl Colors:
Bottom is on black cardstock
Middle is on Black Parchment (150gsm)
Far Right is Clear Parchment (I'm using our new 230gsm parchment here but I have used the 140 & 160gsm too)
Here's a sample of the Original Starry Colors:
Far Left is Clear Parchment (I'm using our new 230gsm parchment here but I have used the 140 & 160gsm too)
Middle is on Black Parchment (150gsm)
Right is on black cardstock
If you have received one of our business cards, you will already know that it has a butterfly on it, left purposely as an outline so you can use it in your crafting, so this is what I used for some of my test pieces.
Parchment doesn't like very much water very much, so go carefully, with very thin layers. Make sure your paint dries in between layers.
This was using the Pearl Scarlet, Red Gold and Champagne Gold
Here are a few more samples...I hope you can see the shine on them
You will find the palettes of Starry Colors here
All for now
Hilary xx
