Re: [FT] Another painting question

Liquitex (www.liquitex.com) makes an Irridescent/Pearlescent medium 
that can be used alone or mixed with paints.  Here's the info from the
web page:

Fine Grade - Formerly Painter's Pearl
Medium Grade - Formerly Iridescent Tinting Medium

Attributes 
 Medium viscosity. 
 Available in Fine and Medium Grade. 
 Produces a range of iridescent or metallic colors when mixed into
acrylic
colors. 
 Opaque when wet, transparent - translucent when dry. 
Will not oxidize 

Directions 
 Mix with small amounts of color, gradually adding more color until
desired
iridescent quality and transparency is achieved. 
 Transparent and translucent colors work best. Opaque colors can also be
used. 
 Color will become more transparent as percentage of medium increases. 
 Colors increase in their iridescent quality and become much more
reflective upon drying. 
 For Mother of Pearl color, use directly from container. 
 For use on fabric, thin 50% with water. 

I've never tried it, but if you can find an art/craft store that has it,
it might be worth a try.  They also make interference colors that can be

painted over another color.  You see the original color unless the light
hits the paint a certain way, then you see the interference color.

Brian Keenan

>On Sun, 5 Dec 1999 JDoch226@aol.com wrote:
>
>> Does anyone know how to get an opalescent black finish?