Video #720: These beautiful powders will take on different looks depending on the background color they are brushed onto.
In this video I am going to talk about how Jacquard Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments can be used as a surface treatment for Polymer Clay.
In a previous video I had showcased an acrylic organizer by Melody Susie, where the middle drawer was filled with Pearl Ex Powders. So I figured that now would be a good time to talk more bout those beautiful powders… specifically about how the different colors look on samples of both white and black polymer clay.
A viewer who saw how I stored the Pearl Ex containers in the previous video, had a great tip I’d like to pass along. She said to turn your Pearl Ex containers upside down so that the colors are more visible at a glance. Seeing all of my 24 jars of sparkly colored powders in the clear acrylic drawer looks very pretty and makes me happy.
I have only two of the sets of Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments made by Jacquard – Series 2 and Series 3. I’ve listed all of the colors from all of the Pearl Ex series, with links to where you can find them on Amazon, just below the video lower down on this page.
The square cutout clay samples that you’ll see in the video, were made by butting two sheets of polymer clay up next to each other, one white one black. Then, right where the two sheets met each other, I used a square cutter on the diagonal, to create the black and and white clay chips.
Each black and white polymer square was rubbed with one color of the Pearl Ex powder and baked… to show you how the same powder will look different on a light vs a dark surface.
Pearl Ex powders will bond very well to raw polymer clay and will be permanent when baked.
Although the baked on powders are quite durable and tough to scratch off, they should be protected if your piece is going to be used in a high abrasion situation (like beads on a bracelet). You can use finishes like PYMII, Renaissance Wax, Golden Varnish or any other polymer clay safe finish you may have on hand. Perhaps the Pearl Ex Vanish will be good too, but I haven’t tested it yet.
If the piece is not going to be exposed to high wear (like a sculpture) than the Pearl Ex powder doesn’t need to be sealed or protected at all.
Pearl Ex can be mixed into liquid polymer clays, solid polymer clay, varnishes, gel mediums, paints and more. I’ll show you more about that in future videos.
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Related Resource: Pearl Ex Series 2 On Amazon
658 Aztec Gold
661 Antique Copper
662 Antique Silver
682 Duo Green-Yellow
683 Bright Yellow
684 Flamingo Pink
685 Spring Green
686 Turquoise
687 True Blue
688 Misty Lavender
689 Blue Russet
690 Sparkling Copper
Related Resource: Pearl Ex Series 3 On Amazon
640 Carbon Black
641 Pumpkin Orange
642 Salmon Pink
643 Pink Gold
644 Reflex Violet
645 Grey Lavender
646 Mink
665 Sunset Gold (also in Series 1)
692 Duo Green-Purple
Related Resource: Pearl Ex Ser 1 On Amazon… I Don’t Have This Set Yet
650 Micropearl
652 Macropearl
654 Supper Russet
655 Super Copper
656 Brilliant Gold
657 Sparkle Gold
663 Silver
664 Super Bronze
665 Sunset Gold (also in Series 3)
673 Inference Violet
674 Inference Gold
680 Duo Red-Blue
Related Resource: Pearl Ex 8 Set On Amazon… I Don’t Have This Set Yet
630 Citrine
631 Scarlet
632 Magenta
633 Shimmer Violet
634 Sapphire Blue
635 Apple Green
636 Emerald
637 Dark Brown
Related Resource: Pearl Ex 32 Set On Amazon… I Don’t Have This Set Yet
658 Aztec Gold
670 Interference Red
683 Bright Yellow
651 Pearl White
659 Antique Gold
671 Interference Blue
684 Flamingo Pink
652 Macropearl
660 Antique Bronze
672 Interference Green
685 Spring Green
653 Red Russet
661 Antique Copper
673 Interference Violet
686 Turquoise
654 Super Russet
662 Antique Silver
674 Interference Gold
687 True Blue
655 Super Copper
663 Silver
680 Duo Red-Blue
688 Misty Lavender
656 Brilliant Gold
664 Super Bronze
692 Duo Green-Purple
689 Blue Russet
657 Sparkle Gold
665 Sunset Gold
693 Duo Violet-Brass
691 Solar Gold
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