Scented Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 If black is the inclusion of all colors, and I must be blind not being able to find it on the Select Shade chart, then why does equal parts of each color look seaweed green? Has anyone made a black with this type of coloring? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 nope, but my attempt at rich brown with SS came out vomit beige...ETA: oh, and WHITE is the sum of all colors, BLACK is the absence of all colors (and thus of light) ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 4, 2007 Author Share Posted May 4, 2007 But not in mixing otherwise black would happen naturally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CareBear Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 yea, that almost makes sense, but other things contribute to the color - you have base color to contend with.but thinking waaaaaay back to when I was a kid, if I mixed all my paints together (as I was wont to do, being quite contrary) I ended up with shit brown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crying Moon Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I don't have any experience with select shades, but here's a wacky little story for ya.......I work in a place where we have a Slush Puppie machine. If you're not familiar with a slush puppie, it's basically like a mister-misty from dairy queen. If you have no idea what a mister-misty is, you really need to get out more and drive on down and order one.Ok, back to the story. The girls and I used to play around and see what different slush puppies we could come up with. Sounds like tons of fun, right? Well....my concoction was called a "Black Betty" Of course I had to sing the song from the 70's. Bam-a lam, ohhhhhhblack betty. This confirmed just how nuts I really was. Anyway, the colors I mixed to get the black slushie were, (RED) cherry, (BLUE) blue raspberry, and (GREEN) lemon lime. Give it a whirl, little girl!Feel free to sing the song while you mix. No one will hear ya. Go ahead on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I don't have any experience with select shades, but here's a wacky little story for ya.......I work in a place where we have a Slush Puppie machine. If you're not familiar with a slush puppie, it's basically like a mister-misty from dairy queen. If you have no idea what a mister-misty is, you really need to get out more and drive on down and order one.Ok, back to the story. The girls and I used to play around and see what different slush puppies we could come up with. Sounds like tons of fun, right? Well....my concoction was called a "Black Betty" Of course I had to sing the song from the 70's. Bam-a lam, ohhhhhhblack betty. This confirmed just how nuts I really was. Anyway, the colors I mixed to get the black slushie were, (RED) cherry, (BLUE) blue raspberry, and (GREEN) lemon lime. Give it a whirl, little girl!Feel free to sing the song while you mix. No one will hear ya. Go ahead on.Out West it's called a Slushy but I get the idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 5, 2007 Author Share Posted May 5, 2007 LOL!! Oh chica I love that song actually! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 I HATE SS :lipsrseal !! I sold mine a couple of months ago and don't regret it at all!BTW down south we (or at least my family) calls'em slushies. I think that's what they call them at Hess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 Get yourself come activated charcoal for a true black in soap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 Where could I get the activated charcol? I've seen it in other people's soaps but thought it was foreign. BTW, Black Betty has played a lot this weekend lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 6, 2007 Author Share Posted May 6, 2007 I HATE SS :lipsrseal !! I sold mine a couple of months ago and don't regret it at all!OK why? Although I can see that getting a light purple isn't possible with the color I picked and black isn't a feature and neither is a dark purple or a dark green that went brown. hmmm ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maryann Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 I ruined a few batches w/ color morphing. Plus the same things you mentioned- not being able to achieve certain colors. I've never had an oxide or ultramarine appear as one color at a pour and turn to another after unmolding. I know I'm in the minority here not liking SS, I'll stick w/ oxides or ultramarines. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecandlespastore Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Where could I get the activated charcol? I've seen it in other people's soaps but thought it was foreign. BTW, Black Betty has played a lot this weekend lol.Let me check my receipts. I get it from a company that sells a pound of it for $14 and that includes shipping. Be back later with the info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 black oxide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scented Posted May 7, 2007 Author Share Posted May 7, 2007 black oxideI'm referring to the SS and not black oxide I have plenty of that but a load of trouble lately with it specking, so I was hoping I could achieve it via another medium. Although I am trying an overnight soak in oil to see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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