Hello, I was just wondering if any of you lovely folks could point me in the direction of the best holographic pigments for watercolour making. Preferably smooth and not chunky glitter.
I would love to make myself some for personal use, not to sell as I know they are very expensive!
I would love to make myself some for personal use, but not to sell as I know they are very expensive!
Many thanks, Lara
My dear Lara, we are still try to source the best holographic pigments ourselves, however the cheap ones are the chunky type (I don’t like them very much) and the smooth ones are about a kidney and a half. I’m so sorry not being able to help you, we are kind of on a search ourselves and my friend Laura is scanning every seller she can find!!!
Don't apologise at all! I think I may just buy a half pan from another maker, as I doubt I would use it that often, and it seems to be quite an investment to buy the pigment! Thank you for your help, as always. 💚
Hi loves - the holographic pigment is super duper expensive. I recommend you type into your search engine - holographic powder car or similar. I have sourced some BUT I am yet to try it so I don't want to recommend it until I know it is the real deal. I don't want anyone wasting their money. Sorry for a vague response but once I try it out a bit more I will know for sure. ALSO - please note that holographic pigment requires a base pigment along with it so when you do decide to order it, you will need a complementary colour to go with it too.
@gill-taylor Hiya, It was chunkier than expected so I have ordered another one but it is super expensive. It should arrive in 2 weeks.
I have found a .008inch .2mm 200 micron holographic glitter that blends well with my micas. The company also makes a .004inch .1mm 100 micron size I plan on trying. I am experimenting with ratio an I think I have narrowed it down. I do find I have to add just a few more drops of binder to make sure the glitter doesn’t rub off the paper when dry. I make very small batches I start with a 1/2 tsp of pigment. And then I bought the tad,dash, smidgen measuring spoon set and I add one scoop of the tad size of glitter. they also have black holographic , copper holographic, silver +gold holographic , blue silver holographic,bronze holographic , gold holographic , gun metal holographic,lime green holographic, pink holographic, purple holographic, red holographic, rose gold holographic, turquoise holographic As well as numerous other glitters. The link for the glitter is here
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07D99MDPB/
here is the link for the smaller size https://www.amazon.com/Hemway-Craft-Glitter-Microfine-Holographic/dp/B07KM79FKQ/
https://tkbtrading.com/products/holographic-glitter-microfine?variant=18792892101
They only have the sample size and 1lb in stock currently but you can request restock notification
They also have red planet, water in the stars(green), life on Mars(orange), orbiting(pink),and first kiss(gold) and a luminosity .002 glitter
https://tkbtrading.com/products/holographic-glitter-microfine?variant=18792892101
They will let you choose your currency to determine pricing. They have a 1g, 10g, 50g,200g,500g and 1kg sizes
200 grams was only $28 which seems pretty good pricing from what I have seen.
1kg is $78 and 1lb at TKB was $50.58 USD
This one has 12 color choices in 5g size to try
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/33012293771.html?algo_pvid=be3bc91c-e38d-443e-b0e1-e3fd8dfcb377&algo_expid=be3bc91c-e38d-443e-b0e1-e3fd8dfcb377-2&btsid=75db0e08-5ff2-46bf-9ebf-466682d8fb3f&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_53
https://www.aliexpress.com/item/32576467471.html?algo_pvid=be3bc91c-e38d-443e-b0e1-e3fd8dfcb377&algo_expid=be3bc91c-e38d-443e-b0e1-e3fd8dfcb377-51&btsid=75db0e08-5ff2-46bf-9ebf-466682d8fb3f&ws_ab_test=searchweb0_0,searchweb201602_,searchweb201603_53
200 g 21.82(24.79 when not on sale)
https://www.glitterartynails.co.uk/product-page/002-holographic-glitter-cosmetic-grade-5g-bags
This one has .002 and is in the UK
Not sure why the links are such light grey color but they are in the post
Found the .oo4 hemway here as well ships from Leeds, UK https://www.ebay.com/itm/Glitter-Dust-Sparkle-Nail-Face-Body-Eye-Shadow-MICROFINE-1-256-004-0-1mm/143030123177?_trkparms=ispr%3D1&hash=item214d427aa9:m:m1Ul4GVdw0L4O4ACXrrGZ7Q&enc=AQAEAAACQBPxNw%2BVj6nta7CKEs3N0qWpntwpu1DwywYFlHly%2BSM1BkoZmp6GIJP8nx2fLi9ER6laQNsV1orsL9teQT7SnG4UVlClMaX7Xp%2FF%2Br2z5O5Go2wmA9hy9FS8BoyoYfV2Ldqww32e2%2Bwz5Mil8uyW%2Bsy279doRRYxCKVz7MCOZg1WHr20gIzjw7haidwumnNWQvbhBl6Rkaw%2F%2F2BkeTctbjdEL2cwrq%2BODQji%2Bli5jh2BGjaQnjgxGx4xXkmx9UY8gpdg3cLust2vRhEidcFPXgtoM1%2FUBIgv78Lr%2BOVAx%2B0vQWTRQApdK%2Brvw6FCHR%2BtVxZXOTacIy0t6CWv4dVYSq%2BXeHpGORKgjhFSCsOv%2B7Rz%2FWS6%2Bgc3hdUGRoX3catllsKXE0nsB1vGVJAmyTJJz%2F%2B3gXTXfdriqO9PEDO4mrgYWyli%2FMBhUnyvBFxbx2RKqq0%2BYKU0ugKw6%2FvUZv8457Lqmwzg8xXjeb6NAGvfTdQpixLsxcr%2B6gXJL8fiDzeqQXWvuDSMxD6KW%2Boj6959tTSzsfhKQWMbALvAXcUuAIJOM7%2FtsMGZ0pZn%2FFIgM%2FOJJYszoo7cUVSzVb5viCrHOPALwNmcolKm9hPiHFBOIA2sQi2C8fR6X1Fa2FN9cZHH3dyHdCOCWpqEHrTI%2FUo4ASFP6CsMA4Bjabpvs9OP5MDP9RtQqkn42JNir3V3rwGfw3k3wT1BFnLaVx9woBnvaqV%2FnywDOYfSi%2F%2FcZiJ3AJaZoBGPT89jl1iy1lCmhDj79g%3D%3D&checksum=1430301231776a5a1de108774568b011a158f7960ba0
They currently also have a buy 2 get one free sale
@gill-taylor that is so maddening that you are that close and they won’t ship to you.
@gill-taylor I found the listing on Etsy but messaged the seller to see if they would combine shipping if ordering multiple colors as it is $12.83 shipping for me for one color.