Cadman

[rustedhook]

With all your experience with powder paints I thought I would ask you a question. I want a green pumpkin jig head with a purple sheen to it. Would putting a transparent candy purple over the top do it?

 

Thanks,

Rustedhook

[edgecrusher]

I reckon the candy would override it completely I use candy purple a lot and its a strong colour.

 

You could try mixing a dash of purple pearl powder in with your pumpkin (not in your main container - just do a small test) and see how that goes.

 

I have a another purple that I added some blue pearl to and it gives it a nice subtle sheen.

[cadman]

My first question to you is this. What color are you trying to match? Do you have a pic of a jig or a skirt?

 

If you are looking to make a two tone reflective paint that shifts color in light, that is going to be near impossible with powder paint. If you are looking to add purple to a jig to make the purple stand out, then that would be the last color I would put on a jig, before I would bake it. If you are looking to put candy purple over green pumpkin like mentioned, you will get an almost black look to it (depends on how much candy purple you put on). Probably not the color you want and/or not what you are looking for. If you want candy purple on top and green pumpkin on the bottom, what I would do is, do the green pumpkin on the bottom and up the sides as far as you want to go, and then come back and put candy purple over the top down and then let it fade into the green pumpkin. Note: The more candy purple you put on the darker it will be. However be warned, that the candy powder paints have a tendency to run when baked, so don't over do it. Once you find what you like, stop there and bake your jig to see what results you get. Doing it this way,  you will then definitely get purple on top. The reason your top color is last, is because when you layer colors, you should work from the bottom up, as the colors look more natural as they fall over your jig.

 

 Also some colors when put over another and then baked, do not come out as intended. Sometimes its best to bake your jig up to a certain color and then come back and put your last color on, where the last color will fade in really nice without blending into the other color.  There is a lot to process here, when  you build color over color.

 

The best thing to do is post a pic here of the color you want to achieve( if it's do-able) or PM it to me and I will give you the color sequence on how I would powder paint it with which colors to do first. I love a challenge so bring it on plus others may have some good input as well. This will be a learning experience for us all.

Edited January 14, 2015 by cadman

[JBarlow]

Like Cadman stated...putting candy purple over green pumpkin just turns it almost black.

 

I played around with this a little bit and this is what I came up with.

I took clear powder paint and added a small amount of candy purple to it.

Then I painted a head green pumpkin and then dipped it into the clear purple.

It did come out with a purple sheen on it but it is very difficult to see.

I tried taking a picture of the head but you could not see the purple in it.

 

Here is the shade of purple I cam up with though...not a great picture though.

I think it is a nice shade.  For anyone trying to lighten the shade of a color adding clear would do that.

 

Edited January 14, 2015 by JBarlow

[Basseducer]

You might want to paint your jig green pumpkin and bake it. Then put your eyes on and add a little purple hi-lite to your epoxy and coat your jig. That will give it a purple sheen and not effect the base color too much. 

[smalljaw]

Go to fishingskirts .com and buy the green pumpkin jelly, that is exactly what you're looking for because you can't do it with normal powder.

[rustedhook]

Thanks guys for your help. The more I look at the jig color I'm trying to get it appears to be just candy purple. The sheen may just be from the head not being top coated.