Yesterday, during my demo at a workshop I was teaching at the studio, I grabbed for the container of Aqua. Unfortunately, I thought I was picking the Opaque version, but instead chose the Transparent one. Not a big deal, you might think, but it can be. Most of my experience with transparent enamel over filigree beads has been one of a dark enamel where the color is barely perceptible, which is why I recommend that you apply two layers of an opaque enamel as a base coat. It provides the canvas for the transparent enamel. Yesterday I had a surprise!
The bead on the right is an example of Aqua transparent over two layers of white. The bead on the left is the one I created yesterday ... three layers of Aqua Transparent over metal! It's a deep rich color that the photograph does not adequately capture, but I think you get the picture!
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