510 Cobalt Lite
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: Cobalt blue tint.
Properties: Low color saturation, transparent, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Extremely easy to work.
Tips: Use instead of clear to encase beads and marbles. Great sculpture color gathered up.
511 Cobalt 1
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: Cobalt blue transparent.
Properties: Low color saturation, transparent, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Extremely easy to work.
Tips: Gathers well to make shapes such as dolphins and hummingbirds. Great bead color.
512 Cobalt 2
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: Medium cobalt blue.
Properties: Medium color saturation, translucent, will reduce.
Working characteristics: Can be either thinned or gathered to provide a wide range of blues.
Tips: Popular for beads and sculpture work.
514 Cobalt 4
Available in 4mm & 7mm.
Available in 4mm & 7mm.
Color Description: Dark cobalt blue.
Properties: Medium high color saturation, translucent, will reduce.
Working characteristics: Cobalt is an infrared emitter. At this concentration and higher the glass starts working a little stiffer.
Tips: This color is strong enough that it can be pulled into stringers or coil potted and blown out. It retains a strong Cobalt color.
515 Cobalt 5
Available in 4mm, 7mm, 12mm & frit.
Available in 4mm, 7mm, 12mm & frit.
Color Description: Very dark cobalt blue.
Properties: High color saturation, translucent/opal, will reduce.
Working characteristics: Requires more heat than surrounding colors to maintain similar viscosities. Neutral flame a must.
Tips: Sometimes used to outline other colors in murrini. Makes great stringers. Use for blown vessels.
516 Cobalt 6
Available in 4mm, 7mm & 12mm.
Available in 4mm, 7mm & 12mm.
Color Description: The darkest cobalt available.
Properties: High color saturation, translucent/opal, will reduce.
Working characteristics: Requires more heat than surrounding colors to maintain similar viscosities. Neutral flame a must.
Tips: Use when Cobalt 5 is not dark enough.
5186 Blue Passion
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: Develops a wide range of blue hues, neon-blues, greens, neon-greens and purples. Copious amounts of nuclei are added to this color for your enjoyment.
Properties: High color saturation, transparent/translucent, luster.
Working characteristics: Works like Triple Passion: work hot. Cool, allowing orange glow to fade and place into back of flame and reheat to dull orange, count to three, pull out.
Tips: The cobalt tint can create neon highlights.
5188 Caramel Blues
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: 5188 is the product of adding cobalt to 388 Caramel Luster. When used with a neutral-to-oxidizing flame, the result is a spectacular play of color with rich earthy undertones.
Properties: High color saturation, translucent/opal, luster.
Working characteristics: A reduction flame works well. Work as you would other silver colors to strike.
Tips: Unique earthy tones give this silver color a different look.
5192 Bibidibobidiblue
Available in 4mm & 7mm.
Available in 4mm & 7mm.
Color Description: Remarkable sky blue.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Work further out in the flame (like Crayons).
Tips: Great for stringers and murrini work. To heighten the intensity encase with Cobalt Lite or change the hue by encasing with other tints.
5195 Lapis
Available in 4mm & 7mm.
Available in 4mm & 7mm.
Color Description: Same as 5192 Bibidibobidiblue with the addition of more cobalt to create a dark, midnight blue.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Work further out in the flame (like Crayons).
Tips: Great for stringers. Lay Lapis down with its compliment Orange Crayon for a dazzling color effect.
Color Description: Equal portions of blue and green.
Properties: Medium low color saturation, transparent, will reduce.
Working characteristics: Must be worked in a neutral to oxidizing flame to avoid red streaks from copper.
Tips: A great bead and sculptural color. Color is weak when used in thin stringers.
Color Description: Blue that glows as light enters it.
Properties: Medium color saturation, translucent, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Easy working. Neutral flame best.
Tips: Goes well with Crayons. Well suited for surface work.
546 Peacock
Available in 4mm, 7mm, 12mm & frit.
Available in 4mm, 7mm, 12mm & frit.
Color Description: Opal blue-green, creamy and smooth to work.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Work in a neutral flame. Do not garage in kiln at temperatures over 1090ºF
Tips: Vibrant and works well with all the Crayon colors.
548 Twilight
Available in 4mm, 7mm, 12mm & frit.
Available in 4mm, 7mm, 12mm & frit.
Color Description: A dark blue, Twilight is named for the blue shadows that surround you as the sun drops past the horizon.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Work in a neutral flame. Do not garage in kiln at temperatures over 1090ºF
Tips: Vibrant and works well with all the Crayon colors.
5486 Peacock Chameleon
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: GA added silver to the Peacock base formula resulting in 5486. This opal silver color allows the artist to develop a wide range of blues, purples and unique green colors.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, luster.
Working characteristics: When the silvers strike to purples, blues and greens, this color becomes very interesting.
Tips: Great for making frogs, snakes and salamanders.
5488 Twilight Chameleon
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: GA added silver to the Twilight base formula resulting in 5488. 5488 is so dark that the silver creates subtle differences in shade and hue, providing a very organic look.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, luster.
Working characteristics: When the silvers strike to purples, blues and greens, this color becomes very interesting.
Tips: Great for marble making, especially vortex and universe.
552 Aquamarine Sparkle
Available in 7mm & 12mm.
Available in 7mm & 12mm.
Color Description: Translucent sparkly blue. A favorite as an overlay for other colors, an artist can work this color with ease and little risk.
Properties: Low color saturation, transparent/translucent, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Work in a neutral flame. Do not garage in kiln at temperatures over 1090ºF and avoid extended garage times.
Tips: Try diluting or lensing to intensify sparkle effect. See User Manual about platelets.
555 Jupiter Sparkle
Available in 4mm, 7mm & 12mm.
Available in 4mm, 7mm & 12mm.
Color Description: Luminous dark, deep blue color with a heavy dose of sparkle.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Work in a neutral flame. Do not garage in kiln at temperatures over 1090ºF and avoid extended garage times.
Tips: Try diluting or lensing to intensify sparkle effect. See User Manual about platelets.
556 Atlantis Sparkle
Available in 4mm & 7mm.
Available in 4mm & 7mm.
Color Description: Its color is similar to that of the Aegean Sea, one possible location of the lost island, Atlantis. This color shimmers and is loaded with sparkles.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Work in a neutral flame. Do not garage in kiln at temperatures over 1090ºF and avoid extended garage times.
Tips: Try diluting or lensing to intensify sparkle effect. See User Manual about platelets.
558 Teal Sparkle
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: Green-blue translucent glass with sparkles. This color is easy working and subtle in nature.
Properties: Medium high color saturation, translucent, sparkles.
Working characteristics: Work in a neutral flame. Do not garage in kiln at temperatures over 1090ºF and avoid extended garage times.
Tips: Try diluting or lensing to intensify sparkle effect. See User Manual about platelets.
Color Description: Luminous dark, deep sea green color with a heavy dose of sparkle.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Work in a neutral flame. Do not garage in kiln at temperatures over 1090ºF
Tips: Try diluting or lensing to intensify sparkle effect. See User Manual about platelets.
587 Amazon Lagoon
Available in 4mm, 7mm & frit.
Available in 4mm, 7mm & frit.
Color Description: Highly saturated opal blue that works well with reduction techniques. The most playful of the Amazons.
Properties: High color saturation, opal, heavy luster.
Working characteristics: Designed with well disbursed nuclei—this color needs oxidizing flame to maintain metal free surface.
Tips: This color is great for reduction techniques. Will yield great creams and metallic surfaces.
592 Brilliant Blue
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: Transparent cobalt blue with a very high reflective index.
Properties: Medium low color saturation, transparent, WYSIWYG.
Working characteristics: Easy working.
Tips: Very popular for sculptural work. Pieces are very “bright.” Works well with Disco Sparkle. Mix together or coat over disco.
597 Blue Luster
Available in 7mm.
Available in 7mm.
Color Description: Transparent cobalt color with low silver content.
Properties: Medium high color saturation, translucent/opal, luster.
Working characteristics: Work hot in neutral to oxidizing flame. Let cool, strike in back of flame.
Tips: In neutral flame will retain transparent nature; in a reduction flame can become translucent.