CBS dichro transparency
Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:05 am
Hi,
A few weeks ago I made a pendant by capping a piece of rippled dichro with a piece of dichro on clear (dichro up) and then a piece of regular clear. I like the look and have been trying to replicate it and haven't had any success. I thought the piece I used for the cap was candy apple red, but in the other tests I have done using c.a. red, it has come out too dense after firing to really see much of the bottom layer. I know some CBS dichros come out really dense after firing (like the silver) and was wondering if anyone could suggest colors that stay fairly translucent after firing? I'm rapidly working my way through my collection of dichro and not having much success.
Thanks!
Michelle
A few weeks ago I made a pendant by capping a piece of rippled dichro with a piece of dichro on clear (dichro up) and then a piece of regular clear. I like the look and have been trying to replicate it and haven't had any success. I thought the piece I used for the cap was candy apple red, but in the other tests I have done using c.a. red, it has come out too dense after firing to really see much of the bottom layer. I know some CBS dichros come out really dense after firing (like the silver) and was wondering if anyone could suggest colors that stay fairly translucent after firing? I'm rapidly working my way through my collection of dichro and not having much success.
Thanks!
Michelle