Shimmer and Shine: Using Metallic and Pearlescent Mediums
We love playing with our favorite metallic, pearlescent, sparkling, shimmering mediums!
In this demo, artist Karen Elaine uses metallic gansai watercolor, Niji Pearlescent watercolors, gold and silver inks, silverpoint, and metallic gel pens on washi paper, watercolor paper and mineral paper.
Items used in this demo (roughly in order of appearance):
- For the swatch card: Niji Artist Watercolor, Essential Set, 12 colors (NWS12)
- For the swatch card with the black lines: Traditional Japanese Gansai (WC211)
- The metallics on the swatch card: Traditional Japanese Metallic Gansai:
- Pale Gold (WC216-58)
- Reddish Gold (WC216-59)
- Silver (WC216-60)
- You can also buy a 6 color gansai set that includes all 3 metallic gansai, in smaller quantities: Metallic 6 Piece Traditional Gansai Set (WC220)
- Recommended wax mediums
- Judikins Microglaze (or Distress Glaze by Ranger)
- Gamblin Cold Wax Medium
- Dorland's Wax Medium
- Black Liquid Sumi Ink:
- Traditional Chinese Ink, Gold Black (CG18)
- Traditional Chinese Ink, Silver Black (CS18)
- Washi papers
- Niji Artist Watercolors, Essential Set, 12 colors (NWS12)
- Niji Watercolor Paper Pad, Cold Press (NCP-5)
- Fusion Brush series (FS series)
- Pearlescent Watercolor Set, 21 colors (NPWC21) - also available in a 16 color set (NPWC16) - these sets are not sold on our online shop, but check your favorite art supplies retailer to see if they carry them!
- Y&C Gel Xtreme R2 (KGX2007R)
- Silverpoint Drawing Tool (MPC-SP1, MPC-SP2)
- Mineral Paper (JMP series)
- Detail Master Pigment Liner Pens (DMPL)
- For stencils, here is the link to Karen's Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/Karenelainecreative
Find Karen online:
- Instagram: instagram.com/karenelainecreative/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/karenelaines
- More: https://linktr.ee/karenelaineaz
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