Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments 3-grams (view colors)

Pearl Ex Pigments are non-toxic, lightfast and archival. Ideal for fine arts, craft, fashion, interior and architectural applications. Mix into any medium for bright lustrous metallic colors: oil mediums, acrylics, polyurethane, varnish, cold waxes, alcohol inks, watercolor and encaustics. Makes beautiful calligraphy ink! Mix Pearl Ex with Gum Arabic and water.

Jacquard’s most versatile product yet, Pearl Ex Powdered Pigments may be used any time a metallic or pearlescent effect is desired: mix them into Piñata Alcohol Inks, acrylics, oils, printing inks, encaustics, epoxy, glues, casting resins, clay, varnishes – the list goes on!

Try it mixed with Gum Arabic for a DIY metallic calligraphy ink or watercolor, in the Pearl Ex Varnish for working on non-porous surfaces, or mixed into one of Jacquard’s colorless extenders for use on fabric.

Pearl Ex is a safe, inert pigment that exhibits extreme colorfastness and stability.

The different particle sizes produce different effects, from a smooth pearly luster, to a highly metallic sheen.

Pearl Ex creates a metallic effect without being a real metal, it will never tarnish or fade!