CiM: Messy Color™ Rapunzel Ltd Run, An opaque lavender pink.

Messy Color™ Rapunzel Ltd Run

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An opaque lavender pink.

"Well, Rapunzel is prettiness, isn’t it? CiM wanted to make an opaque version of Crocus. Rapunzel is an opaque lavender with a touch of pink to it, but it doesn’t have the vibrant purpleness of Crocus. Rapunzel is a richer, slightly pinker version of Heffalump and it’s ever so lovely. More saturated than Effetre opaque lavender [which is barely a colour at all], Rapunzel is a beautiful pastel colour that would look amazing with soft yellow or pale seafoam green. These photos were taken indoors in natural daylight." Read more at Laura's tumblr. – Laura Sparling

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Hillary Lawson

CiM Rapunzel & Enchanted along with Dark Violet

Kandice Seeber

Melanie Graham

Trudi Doherty

Caroline Davis

CiM Rapunzel as the base for a heart with silvered ivory and Effetre Blue Ink

Janet Evans

CiM Tester Feedback

Rapunzel was engineered in response to requests for a bright opaque purple, such as an opaque version of Crocus. It is a unique addition to the 104 glass palette.

"I was looking through my glass stash and I was hard pressed to find a really similar colour." – Trudi Doherty

"Here is Rapunzel with CiM Gelly's Sty, CiM Heffalump, Effetre Lilac Dark Dark, Effetre Lavender, and Reichenbach Soft Violet. Rapunzel sits directly between Gelly's Sty and Heffalump, hue-wise, and is a very pretty colour." Read more at Melanie's blog. – Melanie Graham

"Rapunzel is similar to Gelly’s Sty. It’s on the cooler end of the pinky spectrum." – Janet Evans

Some testers reported that Rapunzel color shifts depending on the lighting.

"Like other lavender shades, Rapunzel will color shift under different kinds of light. Instead of going more bluish like Heffalump and Effetre Lavender, Rapunzel actually washes out a little more on the pink side. In sunlight, the lavender is more pronounced." Read more at Kandice's blog. – Kandice Seeber

"I didn’t experience any color shifting." – Heather Sellers

"Some people are reporting colour shift in different types of lighting, but I'm not seeing anything significant." – Dwyn Tomlinson

"It will colour shift to show more blue shades under different light sources." – Trudi Doherty

Special thanks to Trudi Doherty, Kandice Seeber, Melanie Graham, & Janet Evans for providing the photos in this section.

Join Trudi Doherty's FB group Lampwork Colour Resource Sharing Information for a catalogue of color study.
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Browse Serena Thomas’ color gallery.
Check out Miriam Steger’s CiM color charts.
Consult Jolene Wolfe's glass testing resource page.

"Rapunzel looks more purple or more pink, depending on the color of the light. I was thinking of it as a pink but there is a light purple vibe for sure."

– Dwyn Tomlinson

"Rapunzel is a lovely soft pinky mauve opaque. Here shown as spacers and encased in DH Clio."

– Janet Evans

"Rapunzel is a lovely pinkish purple. Not shocky and no issues with bubbling or scumming. Played nicely with dichroic and silver glass on the surface."

– Terri Herron

"Rapunzel is a beautiful soft pink with lavender undertones. I find this color to be very useful for floral designs. It has a good deal of opacity to it although it is more translucent than Italian glass of a similar color. I found it to have some yellowing/orangey tones that appeared while being worked. I find this to be a feature rather than a bug because I enjoy color variation in my glass especially when making flowers. This may not be for everyone’s projects if you’re looking for a total consistency. I use a Hot Head for all of my glass."

– Alexis Berger

"With Rapunzel, the frit [DH Triton] held it's blue in the reduction flame and also fumed the base glass to a slight golden tint." See more at Darlene's blog.

– Darlene Collette

"A glass colour study in purple looking at pairs of colours layered up together. From left to right: CiM Primrose with Enchanted petals, CiM Rapunzel with Enchanted petals." Read more at Kitzbitz Art Glass' blog.

– Jolene Wolfe

"Rapunzel melted like butter with no shockiness or bubbles. It is a new color to the 104 palette. It was similar to Heffalump, but a bit more pink. It is a beautiful color."

– Paula Schertz

"Rapunzel is a very pretty opaque lilac which looks like a pinker version of Heffalump. These little bird beads show the difference between the two, Heffalump bird on the left and a Rapunzel bird on the right. These beads have been photographed in natural daylight." Read more at Kitzbitz Art Glass' blog.

– Jolene Wolfe

"Some people are reporting colour shift in different types of lighting, but I'm not seeing anything significant. From the left, Rapunzel, Crocus, and Gelly's Sty on top. With maybe a blob of something else. Yes - the old, wonderful Gelly's Sty. Gorgeous, n'est pas?" Read more at DragonJools blog.

– Dwyn Tomlinson

"I did find that Rapunzel needed to be warmed gently to reduce any shockiness in the glass. Once it was warm it flowed smoothly and evenly." Read more at Darlene's blog.

– Darlene Collette

– Laura Sparling

"Rapunzel is a pretty pinkish purple more similar to Heffalump than Crocus in my opinion. It melts like a dream. I used to use a hot head torch and colors like this always seemed to burn, but I had no problems with burning, scumming or boiling."

– Caroline Davis

Daylight

Left to right:

Heffalump, Rapunzel, Crocus

– Claudia Eidenbenz

Indoor lighting

Left to right:

Heffalump, Rapunzel, Crocus

– Claudia Eidenbenz

Daylight

Left to right:

Effetre 260, Rapunzel, Lauscha 420

– Claudia Eidenbenz

Indoor lighting

Left to right:

Effetre 260, Rapunzel, Lauscha 420

– Claudia Eidenbenz

"Where Rapunzel really shines is when you pair it with silver. Silver leaf on top of it fumes the Rapunzel immediately surrounding the silver to a rich brown colour. When the silver is reduced and encased it gets a dark pink and bluish haze to it." Read more at Melanie's blog.

– Melanie Graham

"Rapunzel is a sweet shade that is just a little bit more pink and a touch brighter than the other opaque lavender CiM has called Heffalump. I would also say that Rapunzel is a touch more dense - meaning it's more opaque and tends to hold it's color without going as 'ghostly' as the Heffalump does. We're not approaching the translucence of an opal color yet, but any lavender I have ever worked with is less dense than, say, the chalkiness of the pale opaque greens like Dirty Martini. However, Rapunzel is the densest of any opaque lavender I have worked with. That makes it really wonderful for layering with transparent purples and pinks!" Read more at Kandice's blog.

– Kandice Seeber

"Rapunzel is a blush opaque pink with a hint of lavender. The glass melts very similar to Gelly's Sty, but with a hint of Heffalump. I didn’t experience any color shifting. The glass is much more durable in color than Crocus which tends to want to lose its lavender color during long annealing cycles. No shocking or bubbling occurred during testing." Read more at Heather's blog.

– Heather Sellers

"Formulated by CiM after requests for an opaque version of Crocus. Crocus is one of those special colours that stands out and I'm not really sure you can make it as any other version. Rapunzel has more pink in it than Crocus and is a welcome addition to the 104 palette. Rapunzel melted with out any pre-heating required- it also melted with no sign of striation. It will colour shift to show more blue shades under different light sources."

– Trudi Doherty