Hey guys, I'm trying to make a mirror, in a silver color. I have silver pearl dust, but Im not thinking that its going to do the trick. I'm using GP by the way. I've not seen silver color paste before and was at hobby lobby today, with no luck.
Any thoughts here?
May I ask how is the mirror going to be used? If you have time enough to get what i used it may help....I bought "Mirror on a Roll" ...not a name brand but thats the description....its flexible and you can cut it to whatever size you want....IYou just peel it off like contact paper and stick it to whatever you want... used it on the jewelry box cake i made(in my gallery)...worked great!!!
Why not try making a gelatin sheet and paint the side that will be the bottom with silver pearl dust diluted in alcohol? That's essentially how real mirrors are made; glass painted with silver on one side. I have used the gelatin to make lenses in my GP glasses and it works great (have to pour it real thin). PM me if you need any more info.
On second thought, the gelatin would probably melt from the liquid but maybe try dry dusting it on. You could probably try it with the liquid if you used blotted the brush on a paper towel so that your brush is barely damp and put a very light coat, let it dry and then add another light coat, etc. Don't know if it would work or not but it could be worth a try as the gelatin is easy to make and very inexpensive.
Okay, I had a left over gelatin sheet from my last set of eyeglasses I made so I tried painting on it with the diluted luster dust. I used some silver highlighter dust that I had previously diluted. It had been sitting for a while so a lot of the alcohol had evaporated and the paint was kind of thick. I used a small amount (didn't glob it on the brush) and painted on the gelatin sheet. Worked great. Didn't melt the gelatin at all. Not sure it gave the effect of a mirror though because the gelatin sheet was so thin that it was hard to see after it was painted and the silver paint didn't have any reflection to it like a real mirror would.
Make a clear sugar shape, oval, round, etc. like a lollipop. Then put the silver past behind it.
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