Messy Color™ Smurfy
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An opaque turquoise blue.
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“Smurfy is amazingly well behaved. Up until now I've only used Effetre 236 dark turquoise and never saw any reason to do otherwise. Now I doubt I will use it again. There is no boiling and Smurfy is so much easier to work.” Read more at Carol Tannahill’s blog. – Carol Tannahill Click here for other interesting Smurfy discoveries.
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Messy Tester's Feedback
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Most testers agree that Smurfy is comparable to Italian Turquoise minus the metallic / silvering effect.
"Smurfy is a lovely color. It does seem to work a bit easier with a decreased tendency to go metallic. The reaction with other colors like Ivory seems to be a bit more subtle which I like. Used as a stinger for fine work, Fremen and Smurfy beat the Italian glasses hands down. They don’t melt into the surface as easily as the Italian versions. The Italian versions seem 'soft'." – Chris Haussler
"Smurfy is wonderful to melt, but thought turquoise was a bit brighter, prettier color. That said, I still wouldn’t hesitate to use Smurfy – the difference is subtle." – Donna Dorman
"It’s nice to not have a turquiose I have to worry about turning silver when I don’t want it to." – Elasia
"Smurfy has more striation than Italian turquoise which I like. This effect gives a bit of detail without having to provide a lot of extra effort." – Elizabeth Long
"I used Smurfy and turquoise in several tests and found that they pretty much acted the same. On an Ivory base bead I placed dots of each color on opposite sides of the bead. At first glance there is no difference. If the bead is placed in bright light it is apparent that the Smurfy is a much bluer color. I still get the dark rings around each dot, which happens with Italian turquoise, and can be an important part of the design." – Gail Witt
"It doesn’t devit or get an ugly grey surface like Italian turquoise does – that’s a major plus!" – Kathy Coon
"Smurfy and turquoise are nearly identical in color and consistency, with Smurfy being just ever so slightly paler in color. Both reduced to a coppery red and got grey smutz if exposed to too much propane in the flame." – Lori Bergmann
"Smurfy is a shade between light and dark turquoise Effetre 232 and 236 and behaves quite similarly to them. Italians are a little bit streakier. All the glasses react quite similarly to dark ivory, reaction is a bit stronger darker the shade. When reduced strongly, all glasses reduced to brick red." – Maija-Leena Autio
"I love Smurfy. The color is a little different and it doesn’t turn gray as easily." – Marcy Lamberson
"Smurfy is a really nice medium turquoise [but a little more blue] that isn't so prone to the weird metallic devit the Italian turquoises seem to give. I would like to see Smurfy just a tad more to the green side, because it's not quite as strong of a turquoise color as I'd like to see." – Renee Wiggins
"Smurfy is slightly more blue than a true turquoise tone." – Starleen Colon
"Smurfy does not give the 'orangey' discoloration as Effetre turquoise does which is good." – Sue Stewart
"This is the perfect replacement for Dark Turquoise! It melts nicely, can stand heat in a neutral flame, and presses well with no silvering after chilling and reheating. This color is just so amazingly brilliant." – Genea Crivello-Knable
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Special thanks to Genea Crivello-Knable & Maija-Leena Autio for providing the photos in this section.
Visit the Fritipedia Wiki CiM Page for more information about Smurfy.
See Kay Powell’s Smurfy frit testing samples.
Browse Serena Thomas’ color gallery.
“Smurfy is amazingly well behaved. Up until now I've only used Effetre 236 dark turquoise and never saw any reason to do otherwise. Now I doubt I will use it again. There is no boiling and Smurfy is so much easier to work.” Read more at Carol Tannahill’s blog. |
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| See how Smurfy fits into the 104 color palette. Read more and see more comparison beads including etched versions at Lush Blogs. |
Pantone announced turquoise as Color of the Year for 2010. "Lots of Turquoise Beads for 2010.... My favorite CiM turquoise is known as Smurfy!" Read more at Darlene's blog. |
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| "Smurfy [silvered] shards - twinkling with droplets of silver. There is less reaction between the silver infusion and turquoise base than I would have anticipated and have found when creating silvered turquoise shards from various shade of Effetre glass. I think these shards are simply beautiful." Read more at the FHF Team blog. |
"If you have ever used one of the Italian turquoises, you know that they have a tendency to pit as you work with them. The Italian dark turquoise turns black /gray on the surface the more you heat it in the flame and is such a frustrating color to work with, that I stopped using it 15 years ago. The good news is that both Fremen and Smurfy are wonderful creamy pastel turquoise colors that don’t pit or turn black." Read more at the Frantz Art Glass blog. |
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