{"id":846,"date":"2023-09-14T14:13:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T12:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/?p=846"},"modified":"2025-07-07T07:33:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T05:33:54","slug":"lime-green-crystallizer-and-candy-custom-paint-on-tank-by-imbry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/lime-green-crystallizer-and-candy-custom-paint-on-tank-by-imbry\/","title":{"rendered":"Lime green crystallizer and candy \u2013 Custom paint on tank by @imbry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2970 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_20230811_104618_322.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"641\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Crystal effect paint creates an effect of depth. This optical illusion effect is reinforced as soon as a colored transparent varnish is applied above. The Candy color varnish intensifies the relief impressions produced by the crystals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">The painter Sandro Cucuzza, alias @imbry shows us here an interesting demonstration of the Crystallizer effect&nbsp;:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nydXXM2WMfQ\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Create two color zones using adhesive masks<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">With the Crystallizer, it is easy to create areas of crystals. The painter can freely choose to start with the crystallized background, or on the contrary to achieve the effect last.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2971\" style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18.6667px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_20230811_104623_209.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"344\" height=\"422\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">In the custom painting highlighted in this article, the painter <b>Sandro Cucuzza <\/b>chose to use an area in <b>chrome paint<\/b> and an area in <b>crystalized effect <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">It is particularly interesting to reinforce the trompe l&#8217;oeil effect, by creating a shadow which follows part of the masking, to give the impression of an opening in the tank.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s a simple and effective technique that can be done with a mini spray gun or an airbrush and a little <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/156-graphic-paints\"><u><b><span style=\"color: #ffcc00;\">black paint<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/a>. To be successful, the shading must be very light and subtle without trying to be too blatant: the best technique is to spray a regular line freehand, targeted on the masking adhesive, rather than aiming directly at the limit between the masking and painting.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>Candy colors on the crystal effect&nbsp;:<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">There are two possibilities when preparing a custom painting project with the Crystalizer&nbsp;:<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Either choose a so-called dark color, such as blue, red, Chloro green, or even black&nbsp;!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Either choose a light color, such as yellow, orange or lime green.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">In the first case, we obtain a discreet and barely visible effect, which is revealed when a ray of sunlight hits the bodywork,<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">In the second case, Candy gives a bright, intense and energetic color.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-2969 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/100_1164-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"847\" height=\"635\"><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>The undercoat for the Crystallizer<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Any pearl or metallic color can be used, as long as it is reflective and clear. For example, we can use a pearly white color, or gold, or chameleon, or even chrome!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Likewise, the shading color can be chosen freely, but remember that its purpose is to cause maximum contrast with the background color&nbsp;!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/IMG_20230811_104559_554.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"728\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><em><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><b>To contact the painter, author of the creation&nbsp;:<\/b><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Creator Sandro Cucuzza<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Insta: @imbry<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">Facebook : @sandro.cucuzza.3<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\">TikTok : @imbry68<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Crystal effect paint creates an effect of depth. This optical illusion effect is reinforced as soon as a colored transparent varnish is applied above. The Candy color varnish intensifies the relief impressions produced by the crystals. The painter Sandro Cucuzza, alias @imbry shows us here an interesting demonstration of the Crystallizer effect&nbsp;: \ufeff &nbsp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1081,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[25,21,73],"class_list":["post-846","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-products","tag-candy","tag-candy-colours","tag-crystalizer"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=846"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1082,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846\/revisions\/1082"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=846"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stardustcolors.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=846"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}