If you've ever seen Colour Shift Watercolours before then you already know they're not your average paints. Made from light reactive pigment powders, these shades will shift in colour right before your eyes... but not all Colour Shift Watercolours are made equally.
In this post, we break down the content of our recent YouTube Video "Comparing Colour Shift Watercolours" where we explore the different types of pigment powders and compare four blue-ish shades from each of our CVArtColours Special Fx Sets:
🤍 Ghost Chameleon Colour Shifters
To demonstrate the qualities of each Colour Shifter we begin the Youtube video by showing the process of making the paint itself, then moving onto the swatch test for a final comparison.
The results? Here we go.
PASTEL COLOUR SHIFTERS: Vibrant, yet ethereal. These Pastel Colour Shift Watercolours are ideal for highlighting and glazing over finished pieces. The intense shimmer and strong shift in colour gives that 'under the surface' glow that replicates light glittering off a waters edge.
HYPER COLOUR SHIFTERS: Super bold & Super reflective. These high impact watercolours are designed to stand out, even in low light. What these colours lack in sparkle, they make up for in pure opaque reflectiveness and offer a strong colour pay-off.
CHAMELEON COLOUR SHIFTERS: These were one of the first forms of this new pigment technology, and while being a great cheaper alternative to a Pastel or Hyper Shifter- they still hold their own value. These colours range from 2-3 shades and a jam-packed with dazzling sparkly effects.
GHOST CHAMELEON COLOUR SHIFTERS: Almost invisible on white paper, the Ghost Chameleon Colour Shifters offer an extra-ordinary surprise when viewed under different angles of light. What was once invisible front on, is a bright coloured detailed that you almost missed. The kind of detail that ties a whole painting together. And don't even get us started on how these colours look applied to black WC paper!
From Top to Bottom: Wizard (Hyper Colour Shifter), Calm (Chameleon Colour Shifter), Opal (Pastel Colour Shifter), Casper (Ghost Chameleon Colour Shifter)
You can watch the full comparison here on Youtube:
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