#interference colors

[earthstory]

Interference patterns These shimmering colours were snapped through a microscope on the surface of a platy inclusion within a pink spinel crystal from Burma. The lighting is a side mounted fibre optic lamp combined with darkfield, in which the light is diffused from the side into the bottom of the gem. The colours are caused by reflections off cleavage planes within the inclusion, called thin film interference. The image is about a millimetre across. Loz Image credit: Loz

[toddjdreyer]

Just me, some soap film & my Monster Magnet discography.

[roxypeanut]

Feelin good about this nice 8x8 duo. Fingers crossed they dry well.

Fun fact, they used to look like this before I repoured on them 🤷🏻‍♀️

Bonus Close Ups

[lifeimitatesdoodles]

Ripe Pumpkin for Inktober

Ripe Pumpkin for Inktober

Artwork – Zebra Zensations Technical pens and PM-701 Permanent Marker on Hahnemuhle Nostalgie Postcards

It’s the last day of Inktober! I’ve had fun!

Prompts:

Inktober – Ripe

Doodlewash – Pumpkin

Happy Halloween for all who celebrate!

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[lifeimitatesdoodles]

Interference Back-to-Back

After using my new Van Gogh Specialty set on both the Van Gogh black watercolor paper and on the Stonehenge paper, I decided to do a back-to-back comparison, so I could really appreciate what the differences were.

I wasn’t looking to see which was better. That’s not my philosophy when it comes to art supplies. I wanted to see how each handled the paint, so I’d know how to get the best out of…

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[lifeimitatesdoodles]

Halloween Dreams Artwork - Van Gogh Specialty watercolor and Stonehenge Aqua Black watercolor paper. This is another painting I did, playing around with the Royal Talens Van Gogh Specialty Palette set, though I used Stonehenge Aqua black paper this time.

[lifeimitatesdoodles]

Interference Landscape

Artwork – Van Gogh Specialty watercolor and black paper.

This is another painting I did, playing around with the Royal Talens Van Gogh Specialty Palette set.

One of the problems with using only shiny colors is that it is difficult to control what the viewer sees. These colors are usually formulated to look different as the light changes, so the painting can look fine sometimes and…

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Interference Abstracts

Artwork – Van Gogh Specialty watercolor and black paper.

Recently, I picked up a Royal Talens Van Gogh Speciality Palette set which comes with a Black Watercolour Pad (A4/8.3 x 11.7 in) and 12 paints in a cool black palette. Even the interior of the palette is black. I wouldn’t like that with regular colors because it could mess with your sense of color. But These paints are all metallic or…

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