how does a color changing glass piece get it's color. the one i bought a couple months ago is still pretty clear. ive never boughten one that was clear to start with, but what they showed it as looking eventually looked really cool.so i bought it.
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how does a color changing glass piece get it's color. the one i bought a couple months ago is still pretty clear. ive never boughten one that was clear to start with, but what they showed it as looking eventually looked really cool.so i bought it.
Mercury i believe... blown with the glass.
You have to let resin build up. I'm not a glass blower so I can't explain how it's done, but if you look at it under a bright light under a black surface, you could see what colors it will change to.
cool, ill just start smoking more out of it than my other stuff.
"ALL glass pipes are fumed with Silver or Gold
this is how you get the color-changing appearance, however some glass artists will "fume too heavy" for the colors to change
It requires a skilled lampworker to apply to proper amount of silver or gold to make the piece "color-changing" without becoming opaque or milky, but instead producing a iridescent array of colors including blues, greens, pinkish-reds, purple, orange and more."
- from http://www.iblowglass.com/
Basically when the glass is blown, it's fumed with certain materials like Silver,Gold or Mecury. Different materials...give different colouring.