Opposites

[DurocShark]

I've touched on this concept in the past, but never really explored it. I swirled blue resin with clear. Reverse painting the holes different colors results in DRASTICALLY different results. One pen I did black, the other white.

I love this idea, as I can now have a stock of just a few colored blanks, and modify the colors to fit the kit/customer.

Here they are together. The black and blue pen is a modified chrome slim with Silver Mine for the center band. The white and blue pen is a Diva with blue crystals:


opposites by DurocShark, on Flickr

Here they are on a black background (separate photos):


slimblublkchr01 by DurocShark, on Flickr


divabluwht01 by DurocShark, on Flickr

The best part of this is you get huge depth in the swirls since the contrasting color is clear. So a three dimensional swirl is seen. Amazing in hand!

 

[sbwertz]

Wow! What a difference! I am just beginning to turn more acrylic, and this really illustrates the effect of the color you paint the inside of the blank.

They are both gorgeous.

 

[DurocShark]

Here are some comparison shots of the blanks I used. And a backlit shot to show its transparency:


cyoc01 by DurocShark, on Flickr


cyoc02 by DurocShark, on Flickr

 

[thewishman]

Sweet sassy molassy! Those are nice looking pens. Love the centerband!

 

[DurocShark]

Thanks, that CB is a scrap off a Silver Mine blank.