Vitreous Enamel Flux Comparison with what is on the market today. This test is showing flux enamels for silver and transparent enamels. Enamels are reactive to metal, not all but 90% I would say. So flux coats on metal before enameling is usually necessary, and there...
Foil for Enamelist By Coral Shaffer Foil for enamelist is something we all need to examine to be able to use them successfully in our jewels, and Coral has written a great article here for us! Enameling foils, heavier than leaf but thinner than aluminum foil, are...
Enamel colors, some of my favorites enamel colors. Yellows B15 B30 …these two are true yellows H24 N26 N27…these three are green yellows Orange 109 Shippo Red B8 L19…Medium L20…Dark L21 very dark Pink N14 N16 L96 True Greens N36 N37 N48 N39 Water...
Properties of Opalescent Enamels. Okay, get ready for this. Most modern day opalescent enamels are not truly opalescent but rather semi transparent. A true opalescent is a mixture of two immiscible enamels. (Immiscible Definition Immiscibility is the property where...
Enamels on Different Metals-What A Difference. What a difference in the brilliance of the color. You can use foils to your advantage to get the enhanced color you are looking for. Gold foil makes colors have more yellow. Copper will warm colors up. Silver will make...
Demo for the Week! Making Color Test Plates of Enamels How to make a test a plate of enamel. Necessary to see the true enamel color once fired. What you see in the container un-fired is not what it looks like when fired. First big reason I go about it this way, is...
