Paper Fashion Metallics Paints

As described this adds just the right amount of sparkle to my watercolor paintings. I love how she researched it so that it’s ethically made and doesn’t harm the environment.

I bought these a while ago and just found them in my art supply drawer. I was excited to try them out, and what a let down. It's too bad she put her name on them because I truly thought this would be a quality product. I don't think she sells these anymore, good riddance. The pigments are barely there, and the sparkle is nearly impossible to notice.

I too had trouble seeing the iridescent magenta, lilac, blue and shimmering tropic on white watercolor paper. I then used a scrap of black watercolor paper, and lo and behold, they appeared. It was a good deal since I got it on sale, so I am happy with the purchase.

I’m sorry to say this, but these are a total let down. I was so super excited about these, they looked AMAZING in all her videos and the pigments looked so deep and super sparkly... I think that must have just been her special set. It looks like it comes with 4 or 5 white tones, and you can’t tell which one is what color until you hold a light to it. Once dry (and only on dark paper), you can see there’s some pigment to it if held up to the light. Total bummer though, not at all like the paints she uses and it doesn’t show up well layered on the other paints. Also, the tin these come in is beyond tiny and it’s super awful. All the paints are clipped in on the top edge and bottom edge but there’s no way to keep them in place on the sides so they wigged around, it just feels cheap. The water colors look so luxe in her videos and in person they are very hard to get to a think consistency so you can actually see the shimmer. Once you do, they are very grainy. I’ve used them in a series of cards I’ve painted to be printed and they dry VERY slowly, it’s kind of odd how slow. Once completed and layered, the originals feel like I need to sand them down instead of having that half gloss look to them that most water colors have. Anyway.. they are a total let down. 😞

Been a fan of Paper Fashion’s work for a long time. I was thrilled to work with her products. Starting with these metallics.

The perfect watercolor pan for travel and journaling or just at home fun.

The metallic adds a beautiful texture to the colors.

I was so excited to try these after seeing some very flattering images on instagram and teaser videos on YouTube. The very first pan I opened was the wrong color, the label said midnight black and it turned out to be a duplicate of the iridescent leaf green. Not a good start. After swatching them all out I see that they are not very sparkly. Unfortunately I do not think these are worth the price, since the Paul Rubens and Van Gogh sets are so much nicer alternatives. Don't be fooled by photos and video with lamp light at an angle or flash photography. The color chart photo I attached is how these look in regular direct light - barely noticeable! Sure, they look gorgeous if you look at them diagonally/at an angle where the light hits it just right.... but how often do you look at artwork that way?