Mixing colors

[Humblegoat]

I am now mixing my own colors with mica powders using cyan, magenta, and yellow. I wanted my red a little darker, but I came close! How much mica powder do you use per ox of soap to get bold colors?

 

[Zing]

Wow! Stunning work there. I use 1/2 to 1 teaspoon mica per pound of oil.

 

[Humblegoat]

Thank you. I don’t find the hanger tool enough to get the swirl I want so I tried something new, made one pass with the hanger tool and followed with a popsicle stick swirl pass. Definite swirl improvement!

Wow! Stunning work there. I use 1/2 to 1 teaspoon mica per pound of oil.

 

[Zing]

Thank you. I don’t find the hanger tool enough to get the swirl I want so I tried something new, made one pass with the hanger tool and followed with a popsicle stick swirl pass. Definite swirl improvement!

How did you position the popsicle stick?

 

[Humblegoat]

How did you position the popsicle stick?

Started at the end of my loaf mold and did larger swirls, 1 pass I did a video that isn’t showing on my end. I’ll post it differently if it doesn’t show

 

[MrsZ]

Your swirls and colors are so beautiful!

 

[Humblegoat]

Your swirls and colors are so beautiful!

Thank you MrsZ! I’m going to try to get the red a little truer. That magenta is mighty strong!

 

[melinda48]

Wow! Stunning work there. I use 1/2 to 1 teaspoon mica per pound of oil.

Same here

 

[Humblegoat]

Your swirls and colors are so beautiful!

Thank you. I tried red again with a kaleidoscope soap, not ready to unmold yet. Hoping for a darker red.

 

[MrsZ]

Thank you. I tried red again with a kaleidoscope soap, not ready to unmold yet. Hoping for a darker red.

Can't wait to see it!

 

[Humblegoat]

Can't wait to see it!

Me neither!!

 

[Cindy D.]

I also use about 1 teaspoon ppo, but some of the red Mica call for at least 2 teaspoons ppo to get a darker red instead of pink.

Can't wait to see your red!

 

[Humblegoat]

I also use about 1 teaspoon ppo, but some of the red Mica call for at least 2 teaspoons ppo to get a darker red instead of pink.

Can't wait to see your red!

I’m using the three primary colors (magenta, cyan, yellow) to mix for red. It is magenta and yellow that make red. I want to avoid buying lots of different pre made colors of micas. I think this will be a more economical choice for me (cause I could get crazy with shopping).

 

[Cindy D.]

I’m using the three primary colors (magenta, cyan, yellow) to mix for red. It is magenta and yellow that make red. I want to avoid buying lots of different pre made colors of micas. I think this will be a more economical choice for me (cause I could get crazy with shopping).

Where did you find the pure colors to mix?

 

[Humblegoat]

Where did you find the pure colors to mix?

Amazon, different companies. The cyan was the hardest to find. I’m still practicing on the color mixes and hopefully I am getting better. I did find better information on the web about color mixing. Let me know if you want links.

Where did you find the pure colors to mix?

@Cindy D. @MrsZ here’s the unveiling. I was closer to red the first time, but not mad about the purple! Colors don’t look as good due to yellow light, hand shot is natural light.

 

[MrsZ]

@Humblegoat so pretty!

 

[Cindy D.]

@Humblegoat very pretty even if it's not red!!