Bullseye "shift"

[dogsrlove]

Hi Folks!
I would like to try some Bullseye (on a HH). I noticed in their catalog and Arrowsprings, there are a couple colors with "shift" in the color label. So, what is "shift" and do I have to treat it with care -like the reducing and striking colors ala Moretti? Also, any Bullseye colors that would scare the heck out of a beginner ( stay away from- for now)? Thanks.

[ValorieCox]

The shift colors are not fussy, no special treatment. It's how they react to different lighting situations (sunlight/florescent/incandescent) missing the spellcheck terribly...counting the days until it comes back.

The neolavender shifts are wonderful from a blue-violet to pink-violet. The rhubarb/pink shift, I hate. A green to redish brown, awful in both shades (ok, I know some may love it, this is my opinion only).

Fussy colors to avoid? Hmm, not really. Stick to the Schott clear instead of Bullseye clear. I'd avoid the black--it bleeds...use #1128 Deep Royal Purple instead. (black in stringers are wonderful however).

Get plenty of French Vanilla, you may want to avoid the Dense White if you're on a Hot Head--it is quite sensitive to propane and will turn a dark brown quickly if you're not working with a neutral flame.

It's a stiff glass, I've never recommended it for Hot Head users...be patient, it will melt slowly. Bullseye is my glass of choice from day one, great consistant colors.

Val

[Lara]

Hi:

I use BE on my HH a lot and have been using more lately. Now I make small beads, so I don't really notice the slowness of it. It is a bit slower than the Moretti, but I personally don't think it is that much slower, but other disagree.

I agree with Val, the dense white is tough on the HH, it turns all icky grey/burnt looking. I really love the French Vanilla (thanks to Val for sending me my first piece of that). It is nice and creamy and doesn't really get too scummy. The green/red shift is different. I saw one set of beads made with it (by Peggy Rose) and they were super pretty, I have not been able to make pretty ones by myself. The lavendar blue mentioned above is very very pretty, if you like purple, which I do.

I have also been using BE stained glass for beads on my HH. For some reason it seems to melt fasting for me in this form. I'm thinking behaps it is because there is a larger surface area hitting the flame, but I may be crazy.

Here is a picture of a set of beads on the HH with the stained glass.

http://www.wetcanvas.com/Community/images/02-Feb-2004/10029-Pink_swirl_sm.jpg

Lara

[ValorieCox]

Lara, that's Bullseye stained glass on a Hot Head? Wow, I'm impressed! They are gorgeous! (nice photo too! :) )

Valorie

[Adriana_S]

A green to redish brown, awful in both shades (ok, I know some may love it, this is my opinion only).




AND HOW :p

That was one of the first bullseye colors I tried. . totally unimpressed! I've tried few others to date however if you're patient enough to work with lauscha on a hothead I didn't notice much of a difference between the two. :)

[Tink]

Absolutely DELICIOUS beads, Lara!!!!

[Lara]

Hi ya'll, thanks for the compliments. I just love using the swrily glass to make a bead, little effort with a lot of payout.

Lara

[saucy]

It's a stiff glass, I've never recommended it for Hot Head users...be patient, it will melt slowly. Bullseye is my glass of choice from day one, great consistant colors.

Val

I worked BE with great ease on my HH. In fact, it seems stiffer once I moved to my Bobcat. I love the BE colors and the pinks can't be beat. Val is correct on Dense White. It's horrible if it doens't get enough oxy rich flame.

Give it a try. I really liked using BE on my HH.