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Vetrofond Transparent

Colour

Properties

Reactions

1004

Clear

Colour appear lighter encased in clear

1005

Crystal clear

Good for encasing silver colours. Considered most compatible with other COE 104 glasses for encasing

1008

Yellow

1012

Light topaz

1014

Topaz

Reacts well with DH Psyche to give purples and blues

1020

Lt grass green

Reacts well with silver green furnace frit

1022

Grass green

1024

Dk grass green

1026

Teal

1028

Lt emeralds green

1030

Emerald green

1034

Lt aquamarine

1036

Aquamarine (aqua)

1038

Pale aquamarine (aqua)

1040

Lt purple

1042

Purple

1044

Dark purple

1048

Grey

1052

Lt blue

1054

Blue

1058

Intense blue

1060

Cobalt blue

1064

Black

1067

Yellow

1068

Pink

1069

Electric yellow

Striking

1072

Orange

Striking

1076

Red

1080

Pale lavender

1082

Lavender blue “alexandrite”

1084

Lt brown

1086

Med brown

1088

Dk brown

Vetrofond
Odd Lots

Colour

Properties

Reactions

1801

Cosmic storm

Avail 2007

Bleeds into ivory. Reacts strongly with silver glasses including DH black nebular

1802

Apricot jam

Avail late 2007

Looks great with fine silver

1803

Candy corn

Avail 2007

1804

Tomato soup

Avail Dec 2007

1805

Orange dreamsicle

Avail Dec 2007

Reacts with Effetre  EDP to form a dark  line where the colours meet

1806

Smoke rings

Avail Dec 2007

Use with cobalt or lapis for possible faux Kronos effects

1807

Frog pond

Avail Dec 2007

1808

Swamp moss

Avail Dec 2007

1809

Jungle twilight

Avail Dec 2007

Looks great etched

1810

Lemongrass

Semi transparent
Avail Dec 2007

Mojito green colour when well muddled. Earthy brown colours produced wit Iris gold frit

1811

Moon rock

Avail Dec 2007

Brick red in rod form, purplish white unless restruck to a purply coral

1906

Chardonnay

2005 and 2006 batches

2005 now almost unavailable

1909

Trans green odd

1910

Trans yellow odd

1911

Silk white (opal white)

Looks fantastic with Reichenback Iris orange

1912

Olive green pastel

1917

Trans Amber (streaky, antique amber)

Does not work well with fine silver decoration.
Nice effects with silver glasses including DH Terranova

1919

Pale ivory

Reacts wit SIS for organic effects

1922

Trans sage green

1925

Trans pale blue

1926

Sea green (seafoam)

1927

Ocean green

Avail 2005

1931

River rock (Brie, Avocado)

2005 and 2006 batches

2005 batch is lighter
Amazing organic effects with ivory or silver leaf.

1932

Fish pink

Avail 2007

1933

Pink No.3

1934

Pink flower

1937

Arancio perfecto

1938

Pale aqua streaky

Orange/white striking trans
Avail  2007

1939

Intense tangerine

Avail 2006

1943

Orange sherbet (free range salmon pink)

Avail 2007

Reaction with Ask lavender fields
Looks great with poppy

1940

Italian marble

1941

Pineapple yellow

Sparkles Avail 2007

1942

Watermelon  (poppy)

Avail 2007

Reaction wit Ask lavender fields.
Looks great with orange sherbet.
Reacts well with SIS. Reacts strongly with silver glasses.

1944

Tangerine

Sparkles Avail 2007

1945

New white (custard)

Avail 2007

1946

Sunshine

Avail 2007

1947

Yellow ice (lemon ice, Belgian lace)

Avail 2007

Dark line created between this colour and DH Terra and DH Black Nebular. Strong reactions with SIS and silver leaf. Earthy brown effects with silver crystal frit.

1948

Banana cream

Avail 2007

Slight pinkie tinge to this creamy colour

1949

Lemon meringue

Avail 2007

Looks creamy when encased in clear.
Reacts with copper green to form a dark outline.

1951

Trans candy apple red

1952

Violet odd (Purplicious)            

Looks great with SIS or silver leaf

1954

Cool white (odd cotton)

Dark line reaction appears between odd cotton and ASK caramel apple

1955

Seashell swirl

Great organic reactions with SIS
Perfect opaque compliment to trans Effetre 068 Pale rose

1957

Orange punch

1958

Pyjama blue

Avail 2007

1960

Lt pink

1961

Carrot red

Sparkles Avail 2007

1963

Green tapenade

Avail 2007

1964

Pale avocado

Avail 2007

1965

Olive green

Avail 2007

1966

Dk green olive

1967

Quartz grey

Avail 2007

1968

Slate blue

Avail 2007

1969

Pearl grey

1970

Trans streaky sapphire

1975

Midnight blue

Black rod with blue core

1976

Key lime green

1976 a

Key lime/Parrot green odd

1977

Parrot Green

1978

Trans crystal green

Strikes to a neon lemon yellow

1978 a

Trans crystal green

Second batch
Strikes to a lemon yellow

1980

Lt streaky brown

Avail 2006

1981

Med streaky brown

Avail 2006

1982

Dk streaky brown

Avail 2006

1983

Trans pale ocean blue

1984

Pale moss agate

Reacts strongly with silver glasses

1985

Mass agate

Avail 2007

1986

Lichen

Avail 2007

Great organic effects with SIS

1987

Dk lichen

Avail 2007

Great organic effects with SIS

1988

Pale crystal green

Avail 2007

1989

Trans odd topaz

Avail 2007

Soft sandy yellows and a touch of blue when muddled.
Reacts nicely with silver glasses.
Looks great etched.

1990

Honey crunch

Avail 2007

Fantastic organic effects with SIS (Silvered Ivory Stringer)
Similar effect with Nero intenso as ordinary ivory
Reacts well with DH Psyche to give purples and blues.
Translucent result if repeatedly struck.

1991

Marbled avocado

Avail 2007

1992

Banana

Avail 2007

1993

Sweet lime (red jasper)

Avail 2007

Makes a great base colour for faux boro stringer (iris frits with Effetre straw yellow).
Looks great with fine silver and reacts strongly with silver glasses. Lots of crawl wit Nero intenso.
Colour combination works well with rhubarb.
Reacts with CiM Thai orchid but the thai orchid will sink in to jasper base when superheated.

1994

Strawberry sweet (dark red jasper)

Avail 2007

Looks great with fine silver Reacts with Ask silver cinnamon.

1995

Jupiter

Avail 2007

Looks great with Ask silver cinnamon
Reacts with silver foil for organic effects

1996

Bloody mary

Avail 2007

Looks great encased in clear
Reacts with silver foil for organic effects. Looks amazing with silvered black stringer and reacts strongly with silver glasses including DH Black Nebular

1997

Painted desert

Avail 2007
Striking colour

Looks great with fine silver
Massive variation of streaky colours from pink to grey. Colours are more pronounced when repeatedly struck.
Looks great etched and has some interesting reactions and colour variations when superheated.

1998

Rhubarb

Avail 2007

Orangey based coral with streaks of ivory and sage when well muddled.
Reacts well with SIS
Colour combination works well with light jasper

1999

Petrified wood

Avail 2007

Fantastic organic effects with SIS (Silvered Ivory Stringer)
Reacts well with Ornela ivory

Vetrofond
Pastels

Colour

1204

White

Properties

Reactions

1206

Anise white

Melts easily
Very shocky

Preheat in kiln for less shock
Reacts with Effetre Nero intenso when superheated to make blue effects

1208

Silk

Melts easily

1212

Pea green

White rod
Melts easily

Can discolour to grey easily in rich propane flame. For best results work cool.

1214

Nile green

1216

Grass green

1218

Dk grass green

Very shocky

1220

Periwinkle

1224/5?

Lt sky blue

1228

Dk sky blue

Patchy rich terracotta reduction in propane rich flame.

1232

Lt turquoise

Stunning subtle effects with silver crystal frit. Reacts with ivory.

1236

Dk turquoise

Can reduce to black and red. Strong reaction with ivory

1240

Lt lapis blue

1242

Lapis blue

1246

Cobalt blue

1248

Lt grey

1250

Med grey

1255

Flower pink

1262

Dk ivory

Reacts strongly with SIS for organic effects

1264

Lt ivory

Earthy brown effects with silver crystal frit.

1268

Pearl grey

1272

Violet

Vetrofond
Specials

Colour

Properties

Reactions

1404

Lemon

Reacts with Ask Mediterranean olive – darker pools of green in the centre or the olive.

1408

Med yellow

1412

Dk lemon

1420

Coral

Sinks in to ivory base.

1424

Carrot red

1428

Lt red

1432

Med red

1438

Red purple

Reacts with copper colours and ivory

1444

Lt brown

1448

Dk brown

1456

Gold pink

1460

Yellow ochre (wasabi)

Possible compatibility problems between wasabi and Ask silver rattan.
Spreads over ivory.
Strong reaction with copper colours to form dark browns

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