The bottom row shows how the same pigment looks when you stamp with a water-mark style pad and then dust the powders over the top using a fluffy brush. Glaze swatches on the top, stamping bottom row. Since the Matte Medium is translucent, you get a vibrant, creamy glaze that pops on dark surfaces. I used a little scoop of pigment on the end of a Q-tip and just mixed it up. Tinting paint, artist medium, and texture gel- all with the same pigment.įirst up- I made a glaze mixing some of the Majestic Blue Primary Elements into a collage/ artist medium to make a glaze. I did notice that some of the colors- like Snapdragon- seemed to have a slightly coarser particle. Some of the colors are iridescent (like Dragonfly Wing) while others are just a straight-up metallic pigment. Luminarte Artist-Pigments TM, mixes with ease in gum binders, any acrylic medium, water-based polyurethane acrylic glaze or gel mediums.Īt first blush, Primary Elements look like many other powdered pigments on the market. This is product is unique in the industry it is our color technology that makes this possible.

Primary Elements Artist-Pigments are created by hand blending bright clean high quality pigments with our proprietary blend of mica’s (sic) and other minerals. With these handy powdered pigments, you can make….well…. (Please note- these used to be by Luminarte, but it seems that the company has been through some changes since my original review.) With all of glazes, shimmer sprays, paints and inks out there, don’t you ever just want to have everything match? Guess what- when you own Primary Elements Artist Pigments by ColourArte, you can. Enjoy!ĭisclosure: sample provided for review. NOTE: Originally published on April 20, 2012, I updated this post with new swatch photos and also a video demo.

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