Jacquard Pearl Ex Pigments 14g. Jacquard Pearl Ex mica powders create a pearlescent effect or a metallic look without being metal and they won’t fade or tarnish. These fine powders may be incorporated into any viscous medium such as varnish, glue or acrylic paint to produce a very high lustre and iridescence or they can be applied dry and then sealed or dusted on top of a tacky surface, such as unbaked polymer clay. The particle size is so small (6 to 50 microns) that the powder can be used in silk screen printing.
Pearl Ex can be combined with Jacquard Colourless Extender, Gum Arabic or Ormoline Metallic Paint Medium to create liquid metal to paint on most surfaces or used as a calligraphy ink or watercolour! As the powder has a high heat resistance, it can be brushed onto the tacky surface of polymer clay prior to baking.
The Pearl Ex colours indicated with a single asterisk will withstand temperatures generated in a glass kiln – between 1100-1700°F / 593-927°C.
Download PDF to find out more about how to use Jacquard Pearl Ex or check out this colour chart from The Blue Bottle Tree (an excellent website which demonstrates polymer clay techniques) showing a comparison of how the colours perform on both white and black backgrounds.


















