How to use Coliro Pearlcolors - Under the Rowan Trees

How to use Coliro Pearlcolors

Danielle Stanley
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Coliro Pearlcolors are top-quality artist paints that blend easily with water and can be applied with a brush or dip pen. They offer a smooth texture and rich colour.

These Pearlcolors have been handcrafted in Germany since 2005 using mica pigments and gum arabic, both natural ingredients.

The Pearlcolors palette goes from shiny gold to glittery pink to shimmering or clear shades meaning there is a colour for every project or colour scheme. Colour Chart: Pearlcolors 

Pearlcolors work on multiple surfaces like paper, wood, stone, and plaster. They are great for calligraphy, painting, decoration, and hobbies. The pigments used in Pearlcolors are lightfast, ensuring they won't fade.

While most pearlcolors are opaque, there are also 'shimmer' pearl colours that almost disappear on white paper, but come alive in stunning hues on dark backgrounds.

Discover magical shades in the range that show different colours on both white and black paper!

Application

To achieve the perfect colour result, add a few drops of water to the paint and wait until the colour pigments have dissolved. Then mix well with a brush until a creamy consistency is achieved. Have a look at the video below to see how important patience is at this point (not my strong point!)

You can use the colour straight away with a brush or spread it on both sides of a nib for calligraphy. For new nibs, make sure to rinse off the oil film with water and a bit of washing-up liquid before the first use or the colour will remain on the nib and not on the surface.

Experiment with layering and blending colours as well as using shimmer and glitter on different colour papers.

No animal ingredients are used in the production of Pearlcolors - the colours are vegan. Coliro also donate part of their annual profits to animal welfare organisations.


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