Sorry, I should have been a bit clearer, I meant that I found they were chalky in that they rubbed off really easily - I guess that makes them no better or worse than other patinas but the big bonus I suppose is the lack of odour.
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Sorry, I should have been a bit clearer, I meant that I found they were chalky in that they rubbed off really easily - I guess that makes them no better or worse than other patinas but the big bonus I suppose is the lack of odour.
Actually, I'm going to take back my comments about the chalky/rub off-ness of the Swellegant stuff. I've just dug out my test piece and given them a rub and there's going to have to be some heavy duty emery paper action to get the colours off. So, I am hereby a fan of Swellegant patinas! I think my issue was that shortly after applying I found I could run it off with my fingers - but three weeks later there's no shifting it, so thanks for the push to make me go and test it Sheena :)
That's so brill to know! That's the the one issue i was wondering about, i thought maybe i hadn't quite applied them right as on my piece it seemed as stable as if i'd used acrylics. They do mention the stuff has a curing time on the internet so that looks to be crucial. Did you use the swellegant sealant on yours also? That was the next thing I was going to try.
For anyone else interested in the range you can find out about them here
https://www.firemountaingems.com/res...erm=swellegant
No, I hadn't used a sealer on them and I found the blue in particular came off on my fingers but as you've rightly pointed out there is a curing time.
Metal Clay sells them in the UK, it's where I got my pack of minis from.
I got mine from alchemy and ice :) if they've set really well without the sealer, super excellent news.