Anyone else mess around with shimmers?

[scripturess]

I've added some very fine mica to my pilot ink cartidges and they turned out very well. They're very easy to see in my Pilot Parallels.

I used a different kind of mica in the red ink that had larger particles- it made it not so much a shimmer but gave an occasional sparkle which I still thought was nice.

The bottom ink I decided to use Noodler's black in a China cheapie with a different kind of gold but also a smaller amount.

 

I'm excited to try more! I think I might add some more to the red and the Noodler's.

[A Smug Dill]

50 minutes ago, scripturess said:

I've added some very fine mica to my pilot ink cartidges and they turned out very well.

 

https://www.pennonia.eu/pennonia/shimmer-powders-at-pennonia-make-your-own-shimmering-ink/

[scripturess]

20 hours ago, A Smug Dill said:

 

https://www.pennonia.eu/pennonia/shimmer-powders-at-pennonia-make-your-own-shimmering-ink/

Cool! Thanks!

I really wanted to find some holographic glitter but they don't have it in nano sized particles- well I couldn't find any on the internet anyway.

[Sailor Kenshin]

I used to formulate mine with eye shadow.  🤣

[txomsy]

Cool!

[Sailor Kenshin]

Black with gold works really well.

[scripturess]

1 hour ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

I used to formulate mine with eye shadow.  🤣

That's a great idea- I wonder if there's holographic eyeshadow or something!
How'd it work out for you?
 

1 hour ago, txomsy said:

Cool!

It's a lot of fun!

[Sailor Kenshin]

12 minutes ago, scripturess said:

That's a great idea- I wonder if there's holographic eyeshadow or something!
How'd it work out for you?
 

It's a lot of fun!

 

 

My Dollar Tree eyeshadow worked out exactly as well as the expensive artist pigment I later bought.  

[scripturess]

1 minute ago, Sailor Kenshin said:

 

 

My Dollar Tree eyeshadow worked out exactly as well as the expensive artist pigment I later bought.  

Lol that's amazing. I'm definitely going to do some testing!

[mail_snail]

I have been wondering about DIY shimmer for some time, as I have an indecent amount of Jacquard Pearl-Ex powder. What kind of mica powder did you use, exactly, @scripturess? And do you remember how much you added to a certain amount of ink?