Enkaustikos Wax Snaps- Interference Paints
Interference pigments are transparent platelets of mica pigment covered
with highly refractive metal oxides. When light strikes the surface of
these pigments it is refracted, reflected and scattered by the layers
that make up the pigment. Because they are transparent they are
influenced by the colors from the surface below. Colors mixed with
interference medium will change (“flip”) when viewed from different
angles. Over a white or light background the color is subtle and the
“flip” more obvious. Over a black or dark background the color is more
obvious and the “flip” less noticeable.