[Jewelry making - Article 00018] - Re: [Orchid] Heat Patina on Copper

[Roseann Hanson]

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    Hi Stephanie - there was a great thread on this in the summer. I was
    also asking about preserving colors on copper, and got lots of great
    answers. 

    What I've since found is that you really have to draw out the colors
    multiple times -- draw with heat, quench in water, dry it, draw
    again, quench, dry, draw -- to get them to "stick". If I just do a
    light surface coloration (drawing just a little bit of the color to
    the surface), it disappears upon quenching or with spray acrylic. I
    can now bring out the colors I want - blues, purples, rich oranges. 

    I will look for the answers I got as there are some that didn't post
    to the whole list. I know there are some really good copper artists
    out there with lots of experience, who know more about the properties
    of color-drawing than I. 

Roseann

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