Color Mixing Chart 1
Unless otherwise specified, all colors/recipes are Moretti/Effetre 104 COE and were originally found on Wet Canvas & Lampwork Etc.
Chart 1-Solid Mixes Chart 2-Layers Chart 3-Enamels
I'm quite often asked what the numbers that follow the 'x' mean. They're how you measure out the mix. You pick the units of measure (oz, gm, in, cm, mm) and then add the number to it. For example: in the first mix pictured and if the units of measure are oz, it would be 1 oz 456 Rubino, 6 oz 068 Pink, and 2 oz 016 Dark Topaz.
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Charcoal |
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Smokey Blue |
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 Julie Blue
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064 Black x1 220 Periwinkle x1 004 Clear x4 -- 064 Black x1 220 Periwinkle x1 |
This mixture results in a really creamy black to work with - not stiff. |
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Lt. Rose Pink
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 Coral Mix 1 |
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 Coral Mix 2 |
Same as Coral Mix 1 except use only x1 of the 438 Purple-Red and x1.5 of the 422 Orange. | |||
 Coral Mix 3 |
Same as Coral Mix 1 except substitute 204 White x2 for the Ivory. | |||
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I used the pinkish shade of coral for this one. | ||
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 Peach |
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 Uranium Yellow Stringer: When I hold this up next to 265 Uranium Yellow, It looks like the same color. The trick to getting this recipe to work for you is to get it hot enough that 076 Red unstrikes. |
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 Soft Yellow |
409 Translucent Yellow x1
264 Ivory x1 |
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Shrek |
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The Striking Orange keeps the Ivory looking Ivory instead of white. |
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Supposed to be a non-reactive Ivory. Would have turned out if it hadn't been for the Pink areas that appeared as I was pulling it. | ||
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 Cocoa |
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Transparent |
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 Blueberry |
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 Grape Kool-Aid |
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 Burnt Sugar |
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 Java |
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 Blushing Honey |
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Aventurine |
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 Aventurine Mist |
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Click on this picture to see the sparkle. |
 Black Diamonds |
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I added clear to Mike's recipe to help bring out the Aventurine Sparkle, though it doesn't show much in this scaled down picture. If you click on the picture, you'll be able to see it full sized and with more of the sparkle. |
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 Notice
in this cross-cut of a Blue Aventurine rod that there is a lot of
clear and only a little bit of color. Mixing up the layers of the
Blue Aventurine Rod lightens the color and brings out the sparkle. |
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In order to avoid muddying the Rubino and frying the Aventurine, be sure to work this one way out in the flame. |
| All of these were made with a half and half mix with Effetre 069 | |
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Misc. Notes - Depending on the degree of translucency you want, you may have to add more clear/white till you get the results you want. |
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To turn
a transparent color into a translucent one, mix transparent with an
equal amount of 204 White.. 060 Cobalt Blue |
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To turn
an opaque color into a translucent one, mix with an equal amount of
004 Clear. I mixed 1 part 436 Dark Red |
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If you want to make a color pastel try mixing it with 268 Pearl Gray. |
For more color mixing recipes, check out Torchworked Marbles, Vol. 1 by Drew Fritts.
You can contact Kitty by emailing her at kay@listen-up.org
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