Sherri in Canada Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I read a post somewhere about adding a color to black color blocks to get rid of the "purplish" tint but now that I need it I can't find it anywhere LOL...murphy's law I guess. I'm thinking it was brown but i'm not 100% sure and i've done a search but I can't find it. Does anyone remember what the color was to add? TIA :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glowlite Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I add brown and sometimes a little bit of orange. HTH :smiley2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdevine Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Isn't it blue that you add to it? Portia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Candle Man Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I use liquid black to the black color chips just to be able to use up the chips. Now I only use liquid black for black because I find it is a truer black without that purple cast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatinDucky Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 This may sound odd, but I would try adding bit of yellow. I only had primary colors (red,blue and yellow) and was trying to make brown. I ended up with solid jet black. No point in asking, I lost count long before I was done...LOL. Anyway, you can make it from the primary colors. Red and blue make purple, logic (my oddball logic anyway) says if it's purplish, there's more red and blue than yellow. I hit many shades on the way, including a greenish (blue and yellow), which was counteracted by red. Maybe this'll help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I've put more brown and blue with it at times. Tend to stick with colors that are dark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDweller Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 to get rid of purple tones, you need to add the color opposite it on the color wheel (yellow). It acts as a neutralizer and does not lighten the black. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alohagirl Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I made this pillar with 1 black color chip and one forest green chip added to a pound of straight paraffin (no additives which might lighten the color). It's hard to tell from the photo, but it was a deep, dark, true black. (The swirls happened because I made it in a milk carton.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDweller Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 That is one WICKED looking candle, Devra!!Totally a Halloween pillar ...how did you pour that gave that effect, exactly if you don't mind my asking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sherri in Canada Posted August 18, 2005 Author Share Posted August 18, 2005 Well that's a combination I never would have thought of...thanks for posting the picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alohagirl Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 ...how did you pour that gave that effect, exactly if you don't mind my asking?I just poured the black wax into an empty buttermilk carton, and it came out swirled like that. I tried to duplicate it and couldn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDweller Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Awww man, that bites! lolBy chance did you try to duplicate it by pouring into the same carton? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I think we know for sure the white swirls are food grade paraffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawaiiansun Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 this was a black color chip with 1/4 of yellow I've never tried to dupllicate the color with liquid but I was thinking of doing it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scentedmoon Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 I will need to try the Milk Carton technique...awesome candle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieDweller Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 top...that's what I figured, too. I wondered if the attempt to duplicate was made in the same carton (wax would of melted off already)...or perhaps a 2nd try in another carton was not poured quite as hot to melt the wax lining.Hawaiian, that is an awesome looking pillar. Palm accepts color so well and I love the pattern! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topofmurrayhill Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 That palm wax finish really is striking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alohagirl Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 top...that's what I figured, too. I wondered if the attempt to duplicate was made in the same carton (wax would of melted off already)...or perhaps a 2nd try in another carton was not poured quite as hot to melt the wax lining.A milk carton can only be used one time. The cooled pillar won't slide out, so the carton has to be peeled off.The first one was a 1 qt. buttermilk carton. Using the same formula and same pouring temp (175 degrees) I tried a whipping cream carton, a milk carton, and finally another buttermilk carton. The weird marbling never happened again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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