Tonight, I decided to do something much needed. Give a good, thorough, blacklight testing of UV makeup. Photography of the true results is, sadly, nearly impossible due to white balance issues. With that said, this photo is a good representation of the pure, unmixed, colors.
The butterfly at top is made of Wolfe FX makeup. The body is UV clear (NOT really clear unless applied VERY thin). The wing is a neon rainbow cake.
the bottom set of swatches are Kryolan AquaColor UV-Dayglow colors. From left to right: blue, purple, pink, orange, yellow, light green, and green. Light green is a pointless color for blacklight work. A pale, but much less intense green. Mix normal green with white - I'd expect the exact same result.
As you can easily see, the Kryolan makeup is much brighter, more colorful more intense. The pink is disappointingly orange, but you can mix it with a bit of blue to get a wonderful hot pink glow. True white can be achieved most easily with a mixture of purple and a tiny bit of yellow. (2/3 or more purple, 1/3 or less yellow). Remember that blacklight makeup is fluorescing light, thus it is an additive mixing model (vs the subtractive model of normal painting). Mixing colors together makes brighter, lighter colors - not darker colors. It's like mixing different colored lights.
Unfortunately, under room light, the blacklight makeup reverts to a normal, subtractive color model. Your bright intense mixed colors are muddy, dark shades in daylight. Play, play, play...
In conclusion, the Kryolan is a much better product for use under a blacklight (the Wolfe is somewhat better in daylight) and I strongly recommend it - and learning HOW to use it! Happy painting :-) Mark
Friday, March 5, 2010
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