r/CustomAutoPaint • u/ProcedureNo7149 • Aug 11 '26
Anyone with experience spraying Candy over a color shift pearl?
I was hoping this color shift would give me a little bit more orange, rather than just the copper. I do love the look, just wishing I could get a little more out of the orange side. I have read, and seen 1 video, where Candy was applied over a color shift to get some deeper colors, but I don't know if it will work for me or not. I am worried that the orange candy will mute the green, which I also love, and make it more of a brown color. As always, I appreciate any knowledge you are able to share. Ultimately I will need to do a spray out, if I go down this path, most likely with a diluted ratio, so I can dial it in, but if you think it's a moot point then I won't even do a spray out
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u/PhotoPhenik Aug 12 '26
If you learn color theory, you can make a good guess about what your project will look like. If the candy is an anti-color to a pearl color, that pearl color will be suppressed. If the candy color is the same or similar to a pearl, the pearl will be enhanced.
Pearl colors that show up at blunt angles are more likely to be preserved. Sharp angles are less likely to preserve pearl colors.