i have been on glassworks and seen that Q has Red copper green, whats this like?
do i stand a chance with copper green or black nebula on a hot head?
sandy
Red copper green is a pretty terracotta colour. It goes back to minty green under some conditions, sometimes you'll get a mix of both colours, and it goes pink under clear. The red is the reduced colour, so you should be fine on a HH. Ordinary copper green might go reddish or silvery for you, but I like it like that too.
Ordinary copper green is wonderful on a hothead. Just about my favourite actually. Enjoy playing! :)
Oh I LOVE red copper green! Try some silver blue frit with it - woooooooooah!
thanks ladies,
some of each me thinks!!
anything else you recommend for hot head??
been having fun with twisties this week, love the depth you get with clear
s x
Quote from: *rowanberry* on February 13, 2008, 05:51:44 PM
Oh I LOVE red copper green! Try some silver blue frit with it - woooooooooah!
I second what Claire said......I got some lovely beads using this combo ;D
Dark silver plum is good on a Hot Head too!
I use tons of silver leaf - base bead, wrap with leaf, burn in and then roll in frit. You can get some great silver effects.
;D
took your advice ladies, red copper green with silver blue frit, looked pretty,
but what a difference when they came out of the kiln,
beautiful deep pink, sooo pleased i had done a set of 8,
any other great combos ??
sandy xx
Quote from: flowerjasper on March 08, 2008, 10:41:03 PM
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took your advice ladies, red copper green with silver blue frit, looked pretty,
but what a difference when they came out of the kiln,
beautiful deep pink, sooo pleased i had done a set of 8,
any other great combos ??
sandy xx
Sandy, I tried this a couple of weeks ago and the result was a bit blah, did you put your beads straight into the kiln? I batch annealed so I'm wondering if that makes a difference. ???
Did you get any problems with a dull greyish surface on the beads ?? Sometimes the turquoises and copper greens come out looking a bit manky. This can be resolved by soaking the annealed beads in coca cola over night ... I think some other bathroom cleaning products can do the same job too....
Twas just a thought....
xx
yep, that'll be my advice too - the colours can devitrify on the surface, and the coke "eats" that up!!..
;)
OK - just searched the fugly pot for it and dunked it in cola. I'll have another bash with the combo, thanks Les and Q.
I do love red copper green on ivory though.
here are the beads, totally different than when they went in the kiln, they were batch annealed,
odd pic but the light was fading, i hope it shows the colours,
(http://i251.photobucket.com/albums/gg313/flowerjasper/redcoppergreen002.jpg)
OOOh nice, love the colours in there.
Must find my rod and give this a go! Thanks ;D
Sandy, I stumbled upon this and thought you might like to see it http://www.phoenixartsupplies.com/red-copper-green.php
Jo x
wow jo,
my rods look pink, if i make a bead they are pale green, if i put those beads in the kiln they come out pink,
maybe i have copper green not red copper green,
not complaining nice beads !
sandy xx
Maybe you could try them out in a more reducing flame? I have some "red" looking red copper green rods that I got recently from tuffnels, do you want to trade a couple?
Jo x
hi hun,
think we have rods from the same batch!
mine were from martin .
do you think those beads i made should have changed so much in the kiln?
sandy x
Could be the same batch then if our came from the same supplier. I got mine early November last year but it doesn't look pinkish at all.
In all honesty I haven't tried the red copper green out yet and don't know if it will kiln strike at all. I am itching to see the pics of your beads ;D
hope we get good light tomorrow and i will post a pic,
am hoping to put them and a few others on ebay , first ones ever! keep putting it off..
s x
Fingers crossed for ya Hon xx
I got red copper green from martin too 5 rods were red and 1 was green ::) ;D
just to confuse you .
i have tryed both and still got poo i tryed it with raku frit as i didnt have silver blue frit .
xxcatxx