tigerfire Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 I was wondering what happens when you mix hi lite powder. What happens if I mix blue hi lite and red hi lite? Do I get a plastic bait that has purple hi lites or do I get a plastic bait with blue and red hi lites? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 (edited) I was wondering what happens when you mix hi lite powder. What happens if I mix blue hi lite and red hi lite? Do I get a plastic bait that has purple hi lites or do I get a plastic bait with blue and red hi lites? It should be virtually the same as mixing colors. Blue and red highlight should give you a shade of purple. It may not look the same as a "color mix" but it may look purple in the right light. The only way to know for sure is to try it. Use 4 oz plastic with one or two drops of black as your base. The smoke color will give you a background so the highlight can be easily seen. You will have to play with combination of the two colors.(how much of each such as 1 to 1, or 1 to 2 ,etc,) Be sure to keep track of what you do with pen and paper as you do it. www.novalures.com Edited March 13, 2010 by nova Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bass100 Posted March 13, 2010 Report Share Posted March 13, 2010 Nova is correct again. The powders will not stand alone when mixed. They will combine to make different colors although not as drastic as liquids. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojon Posted March 14, 2010 Report Share Posted March 14, 2010 Nova is correct again. The powders will not stand alone when mixed. They will combine to make different colors although not as drastic as liquids. Nova has it right.I have a bunch of different Hi Lite powders,and Ireidecent powders.I used these in the past when I painted my wood carvings of birds,and water fowl.I made my own color wheel by painting a foam plate flat black,then applied,when dry, the different powders using a Q-TIP as a applicator.Then labeled them.Used the rest as a pallet to mix the powders.The flat black base really helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerfire Posted March 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Thanks for the info! I was hoping that they would keep their own colors without mixing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nova Posted March 16, 2010 Report Share Posted March 16, 2010 Thanks for the info! I was hoping that they would keep their own colors without mixing. They will somewhat until you add the liquid; in this case plastic. I've tried mixing highlights together in laquer thinner and spraying them with an airbrush. It works ok but atomizing laquer thinner is not a good thing for a number of reasons. www.novalures.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
