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Lampwork => Lampworking Tip n Tricks => Topic started by: lemon kitten on March 14, 2012, 10:31:04 PM

Title: Faux boro effects
Post by: lemon kitten on March 14, 2012, 10:31:04 PM
I have been using iris gold melted onto straw yellow and swirled onto turquoise or sometime now to get wonderful faux boro effects.  But today I was wondering are there any other recipes to produce other colour effects?

Can anyone give me any tips please?

Janey x
Title: Re: Faux boro effects
Post by: Redhotsal on March 14, 2012, 10:39:48 PM
I find that it makes a big difference if you change the relative proportions of straw yellow to iris gold. I tend to use about 2/3 Straw to 1/3 Iris Gold and I often play around with how I mix them up. Personally I haven't had a huge amount of joy using it over different colours but I always encase it with clear.
Title: Re: Faux boro effects
Post by: mel on April 10, 2012, 06:13:54 PM
I read somewhere that a mix of Cim Hades, silver foil and CiM mojito produces faux boro. I was so excited that I tried it. I did get hints of the lovely blue-green opaque streakiness but the rest was as the recipe hints-a mess of black and trans olive green which wasnt nice at all. If you do try this and have some success, I'd love to know the proportions that work. 
Title: Re: Faux boro effects
Post by: jammie on April 10, 2012, 08:04:02 PM
I love these Sue! :)