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Please note that this is a "newer" Crystalina particle size of 0.015" x 0.15". The supplier stopped carrying the 0.008" size, except for 1 last jar of 0.008" in yellow/violet and I snagged it. The manufacturer may have also changed because the newer sizes (only available in a 0.015" size) have a subtler effect, more like the Pearl Ex "interference" colors than the Pearl Ex "duo" colors. This subtlety makes these flakes quite different than the other "Crystalinas" that I see online. They have bolder, stronger colors and look more like typically very bright "glitter". Bold reds, blues, greens. If that's what you're after these are not for you. This is more muted, and has a softer interference effect, with double colors (and sometimes triple colors). It would behoove you to check out all 4 pictures (one for each size offered), because you may see some additional colors in one that aren't evident in another. I've labeled these in the listing titles with the color pairs the supplier has printed on the jar lablels (see below, #421 through #424), but I think a couple have colors that differ from the labels. Where that occurs, I'll supply how I think the color pairs appear (I think it's possible the supplier just mixed up the labels and color numbers). The newer size of this color I would not agree is a "yellow/blue". What I see is predominantly "yellow/violet/blue-green", or perhaps "yellow/red/blue-green". I've added a new size of 5 grams of this material for only $1.00, so you can try it out before sinking much money into it. Multiples will have shipping that would be the same as for one color.
This listing is for a small yellow/blue (yellow/violet/blue-green, see above) iridescent flake that looks somewhat like a coarse version of Pearl Ex. Since it works by the interference effect it's extremely lightfast and essentially never fades. You could call this "glitter", but that really doesn't do it justice. What's the difference between this and glitter?
#1) The colors exhibited by this are achieved by the "interference" phenomena (similar to the way Pearl Ex interference powders work). You get a double-hued effect depending on the angle of view. There is also a transmitted/reflective light effect going on. The subject is complicated and I don't fully understand it, but one of the best explanations I've found is on the Daniel Smith site, here:
http://www.danielsmith.com/content--id-108
There is also a more technical Wiki article here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film_interference
#2) These flakes are small (0.015" x 0.015") and very thin 0.00045" (note that this is one size above the smallest that you can find out there, usually 0.008"). There is glitter that's small from other manufacturers but I haven't seen it with the "interference" color effect. There are also various flake glitters that are called "Crystalina". They're described as multicolored but I think several different manufacturers are producing them, although I don't know how one varies from another. I've only worked with this and some of the 0.008". It's described in sizes that hover around 0.025" to 0.028" and in differing shapes. This 0.015" size is almost 1/2 those sizes.
#3) The combination of #1 and #2 creates a product that's between a "flake" and a "powder". Perhaps "dust" would be a good description. Note, though that the size that's one step smaller than this is more like "dust" than this, although this is still a pretty small flake size. In certain movies you might see some substance being sprinked to represent something magical like "pixie dust". If you hold a very small amount of this between your fingers and let it drop it will fall slowly and fan out as it falls, similar to the "magical dust". I think it does that because it's a flake so it drifts slowly down like falling leaves. Also it's made from a very thin plastic film which means it's very lightweight. Because it's so light it gets airborne easily. Although that doesn't make it a health risk (the size is too large), it's easy to get this pixie dust on your surrounding work area and on yourself. And because it's so reflective, when you're at the right angle single flakes will be visible from several feet away, not appearing as flakes, but as single points of colored light.
"A rainbow flake whose appearance varies/fluctuates with point of view/light interaction. Along with a white base color, there is a transmitted or background color, and a reflected color. Use Cristalina in any clear medium to create iridescent paint and coatings. Consisting of 0.00045" (0.011 mm) thick acrylic/mylar, this flake is 0.015" x 0.015" (0.38 mm) and is lightfast."
They have it in these color pairs:
Red/Yellow,
Red/Green,
Yellow/Blue,
Yellow/Violet.
The flake in this listing is the, yellow/blue (yellow/violet/blue-green, see above).-
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Tim Ward
Apr 1, 2019
It's really difficult to find glitter with true blue or violet interference. This stuff is amazing!
Mariyah Allard
Oct 29, 2018
My customers say they love it, so I think that's the best recommendation you can give.
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