red copper green

[flowerjasper]

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

[Mary]

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.

[Shirley]

Ordinary copper green is wonderful on a hothead. Just about my favourite actually. Enjoy playing!

[*rowanberry*]

Oh I LOVE red copper green! Try some silver blue frit with it - woooooooooah!

[flowerjasper]

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

[mariag]

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

[Mary]

Dark silver plum is good on a Hot Head too!

[Shirley]

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.

[flowerjasper]

 
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

[dinah46]

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.

[Les]

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

[glassworks]

yep, that'll be my advice too - the colours can devitrify on the surface, and the coke "eats" that up!!..

[dinah46]

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.

[flowerjasper]

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,

[Katiequiggle]

OOOh nice,  love the colours in there.