Plaid has been debuting some really gorgeous special finish paints over the past few years, so it might be difficult to keep them all straight! To help you understand which product is best for your creative project, I have put together this post to show you the difference between Dragonfly Glaze and Color Shift. While both have stunning color shifting properties, each product has special features that will make your next craft project shine!
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRAGONFLY GLAZE AND COLOR SHIFT PAINT?
WHAT IS COLOR SHIFT PAINT?
The FolkArt Color Shift acrylic paint creates a metallic luster with colors that shift in changing light. This means that the paint has a metallic finish that appears to change color as light hits it from different angles. Color Shift is a water-based craft paint that can be used for both indoor and outdoor projects. FolkArt added three new colors to the Color Shift line this year, bringing the total number of colors up to 15.
Buy FolkArt Color Shift metallic paint (left to right):
- Raspberry Flash (new)
- Pink Flash
- Red Flash
- Orange Flash
- Yellow Flash
- Dragon Flash (new)
- Aqua Flash
- Blue Violet Flash
- Plum Flash (new)
- Purple Flash
- Blue Flash (not pictured)
- Green Flash (not pictured)
- Emerald Flash (not pictured)
- Orchid Flash (not pictured)
- Black Flash (not pictured)
WHAT IS DRAGONFLY GLAZE?
The brand new Dragonfly Glaze’s “extraordinary pigments create an iridescent finish allowing multiple colors to be viewed from different angles.” This means that Dragonfly Glaze allows you to add a shimmering, color-shift effect over light and dark base colors. The true color change shows up the best when you apply thin layers over a black basecoat, however. Dragonfly Glaze is a glaze, not a paint, so the base color will show through the layer (or layers) of Dragonfly Glaze.
Buy FolkArt Dragonfly Glaze (left to right):
WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DRAGONFLY GLAZE AND COLOR SHIFT PAINT?
Watch this video to see me work with both Dragonfly Glaze and Color Shift paint, so you can see the differences for yourself! I have lots of fun, creative videos on my YouTube channel, so be sure to check them out! Hopefully, this video will help you make a decision about which of these beautiful specialty paints is right for your next project!
You might like these tutorials using these fun paints:
can you use these products on cement projects?
I’m not sure! I will look into it, and update this comment when I find an answer.
I use on my painted cement rocks. Works great.
I’m missing the youtube link to the video in which you compare colorshift and dragon glaze. The only link that I could find was the one to your channel.
The video itself is embedded in the post. It might have shrunk down to fit in your sidebar as you scrolled down the page.
Can Color Shift paints be used with a pouring medium without changing it’s properties?
I haven’t tried this, but I would guess that the Color Shift paint would work just fine with a pouring medium. I wouldn’t recommend it with the Dragonfly Glaze because I think it would dilute the pigments too much to have them still shift colors.
Would you say these would look nice on a white/cream background? I’ve only seen swatches on black. I’m planning to paint a PU leather jacket then seal it with Angelus acrylic finisher. Hopefully, it doesn’t crack!
The shimmer is much less noticeable over light colors. You can see it, but it would be very subtle.
I love both these products but having tough time finding ! I want all the colors ??
can you apply color shift with your fingers? I’m applying to metal table legs.
Technically you can but I don’t think you would get very even coverage.
I love this stuff I’d love to buy it in bulk.can I send a picture
Can this be used on glass that I bake in the oven that can be washed in wine glasses, coffee cups, vase
If you cure it in the oven it can be hand washed.
https://plaidonline.com/Plaid/media/PlaidLibrary/PDFs/faq/folkart-dragonfly-glaze-faq.pdf