Super sparkly high-grade natural glitter by Stuart Semple 

This super-glitter by Stuart Semple is available to everyone except Anish Kapoor! (who won't share his black!). 

Diamond Dust is also available in 500g bulk bag here

THIS IS THE BEST NATURAL GLITTER IN THE WORLD.

The majority of glitters are made from plastics which give an artificial look when they reflect light. Diamond Dust is different as it is made from tiny flakes of glass, when these reflect light it achieves a unique diamond-like effect.

Stuart's Diamond Dust is different! Over the last decade he has been collaborating with an industrial chemical company (they normally use these glass flakes to re-enforce concrete for building coatings). There is nothing like this substance available anywhere to the art community.

Unlike normal diamond dust, Stuart's 'super-shards' are larger and in random, irregular shapes meaning they reflect more light from more angles.

Stuart has used the highest grade glass possible which means is is almost perfectly clear (99.8% clarity if you want to get geeky). When you encrust your art with it it's almost invisible! These shards are also super-flat meaning they lay down neatly on your surface. 

If you sprinkle this over your art you'll still see your art perfectly through it! 

HOW TO USE IT

Treat it as glitter, so use a varnish, PVA glue or gel medium. Sprinkle from a height to achieve an even covering. 

Can I mix it into Resin?

Yes! we recommend using Epoxy Resin.

BE CAREFUL!

Remember these are tiny shards of glass you are playing with! So please be sensible, wear gloves if you handle it, clean up after you, don't use it near food. You really don't want a glass splinter! If you have kids please supervise them and don't let them use this on their own. Use common sense please, we don't want any accidents. 

*Note: By adding this product to your cart you confirm that you are not Anish Kapoor, you are in no way affiliated to Anish Kapoor, you are not purchasing this item on behalf of Anish Kapoor or an associate of Anish Kapoor. To the best of your knowledge, information and belief this high-grade glitter will not make its way into the hands of Anish Kapoor. 

#ShareTheBlack 

THE FULL SET OF POTION COLOURS!

Contains 100ml each:

1. CRUSH - cadmium orange (orange scented)
2. DIVE - cobalt blue (blueberry scented)
3. GOSSIP - hot pink (bubblegum scented)
4. HAPPY - cadmium yellow (banana scented)
5. HAZE - medium violet (parma violet candy scented)
6. MONSTER - medium green (green apple scented)
7. RAVEN - carbon black (blackjack candy scented)
8. SAINT - titanium white (vanilla scented)
9. RAYGUN - cadmium red (strawberry scented)

ALL VERY OPAQUE AND ULTRA LIGHTFAST

POTION is a range of top quality professional acrylic paints by Stuart Semple. 

After 15 years of making his own paints, Stuart Semple has been able to formulate and release a new breed of acrylic paint. For the first time his FULL RAINBOW palette is available for all artists* to share in these incredible colours.

POTION is made in small batches in a paint factory attached to Stuart's studio in England. These are extremely special paints that only use the very best pure acrylic resins, they're mega-saturated with the finest quality pigments in the world. Stuart has also added a distinctive scent to each of his colour creations. Unlike other commercial paint brands (mentioning no names) there's absolutely no scrimping on quantity or quality of ingredients here.

Stuart has designed these paints to withstand the demands and challenges of today's contemporary painters. These are not student quality or craft quality paints, These super potent mixes are made to pack a punch on a variety of surfaces and stand the test of time. Meaning your work will stay brilliant and vibrant for centuries.

In the usual open-source spirit, these paints have been designed to play perfectly with almost any other acrylic paint or medium that you might already be using.

POTION can be used on canvas, paper, wood, plaster, fabric, masonry and almost any non-slick, non-oily surface.

• Air dry in approx 30 mins at 21 degrees centigrade, re-coat after 3 hours.
• Water resistant when dry
• Water soluble when wet
• Brush - straight from bottle
• Roller - dilute with 10% water
• Airbrush / spray - dilute with 20 - 25% water
• Outdoors - yes!
• Lightfastness - as good as it gets!
• Archival quality - of course
• Coverage - one bottle approx 2.4 x 2.4 meters (varies depending on absorbency tested on gesso'd canvas)
• Fabric - yes it sticks well to most fabrics. It will make it stiff, if you add water it might reduce the colour. When dry, it's permanent so no heat setting needed. Hand wash clothes and dry on the line. Leave for 5 days before first wash.
• Compatibility with other acrylics & mediums - plays nicely with most mediums and acrylic paint brands.
• Scents - what twisted mind makes bubblegum and parma-violet scented pro acrylic paint?
• Clean up - wash with warm soapy water, don't let it dry on your brush.

IMPORTANT HEALTH AND SAFETY MESSAGE FROM STUART!!!

"Wait stop hang on! Before you order! RAYGUN, CRUSH & HAPPY contain Cadmium pigments (I know there are synthetic versions, but I'm not buying it - I want the best paints and cadmiums win!)

SO! You need to be extra responsible with these - no eating, drinking or smoking whilst you use it. And please keep the kids away from them. No swallowing any, and none near your eyes PLEASE! Thank you, stay safe and have fun"

*YES all artists! It's time the miserable ones had a bit more colour in their life - Stuart wants to share the rainbow with them, he thinks they need it.

Since we released the original LIT you've all been asking if we could make it work with other colours. As it relied on naturally occurring earth elements to work, we weren't sure if we could pull it off BUT we've finally cracked it! 

PINK LIT IS HERE and it is a gorgeous pink toned version of the most powerful light emitting pigment on the planet!

This creation by Stuart Semple blends some of the planet's finest light emitting pigments and rare earth activators to provide all artists* with the ultimate light emitting paint. 

What does it do? 

• Unlike other glowing things, Lit can be recharged an unlimited number of times
• It's super high luminescence will often glow brighter than the ambient light around it
• After super-bright initial glow, will afterglow for up to a few hours (depending on your mix)
• Has been specially formulated to mix with superbase to create a super pigmented, mega glow paint that will stick to almost anything. 
• Mixes straight into resin 
• if you want to powdercoat things with it use STICK

Non toxic - contains no hazardous or radioactive substances. 

How do you use it?

Important - you can't just mix this with water like Stuart's other powder paints. It needs a binder and we've designed it to work with superbase to create a highly pigmented acrylic paint that will stick to almost anything. However you can also stir it into linseed oil to create an oil paint. NOTE: if you are putting it over a dark surface it's a good idea to put down a layer of white first (our saint potion is an amazing white acrylic that works well.) 

LIT MIXES STRAIGHT INTO RESIN

• Mix 1 part lit powder to 1.5 parts superbase
• if you’re having trouble try adding a tiny amount of water to lit first 
• Add more powder to achieve desired consistency
• (Feel free to experiment with ratios depending on your application)
• Optional - feel free to add a clearcoat or varnish to protect your final work
• Charge up with a light source.
• Watch it glow and share your work with hashtag #shareTheLight

• VITAL: only mix as much as you need, you can't keep LIT once it is mixed. Even in an airtight jar the chemical reaction with superbase will make it go hard.

FOR MORE INFO ON LIT PLEASE DOWNLOAD OUR LIT FACT SHEET HERE

Safety bit:

Don't eat it, rub it in your eyes, get it too near your mouth. Probably best not to let kids play with it without an adult helping.

*Especially Anish Kapoor. If you are Anish Kapoor, can prove you are associated with Anish Kapoor or to the best of your knowledge information and belief this substance is going to make it's way into the hands of Anish Kapoor, your order will be free! We want you to know how lovely it feels to #shareTheLight

We are super excited to release Stuart’s latest creation.

This is the GOLDEST GOLD.

A true metallic finish acrylic.

• Brush apply or spray
• Adheres to almost any surface
• Ultimate authentic metallic finish.
• Non Toxic

GOLD is now available to EVERYONE* (except Daniel Smith who have bought up all available Quinacridone Gold pigment and made it extinct so no other paint makers or artists can use it ever again!)

You’ve been asking for a realistic metallic gold acrylic, one you can apply with a brush or a spray. We’ve been busy in the lab concocting what we believe to be the very best on the planet. Far from a fake synthetic, glittery gold, objects coated in this high-grade potion look legit.

As always, we’ve taken the finest pigments, acrylic resins and blended them by hand with love in our little studio on the South Coast of England.

TO USE IT:

1. Shake the bottle well
2. Apply with a brush (build up several layers if required, lots of thin economical layers are most effective)
3. To spray - dilute with 30% water
4. Wash brushes with warm water

*IMPORTANT -  By adding Gold to your cart you confirm that you are not Daniel Smith , you are in no way affiliated to Daniel Smith, you are not purchasing this item on behalf of Daniel Smith or an associate of Daniel Smith. To the best of your knowledge, information and belief this material will not make it's way into the hands of Daniel Smith.

EASY KLEIN, High pigment, super-matte acrylic, 150ml

In 1960 the artist Yves Klein registered the formulation for his iconic International Klein Blue (IKB), which meant other artists couldn’t use it. 

Now, for the first time in history, we are able to share an Incredibly Kleinish Blue of our own with all artists. 

WE JUST DEMOCRATISED ANOTHER COLOR

Stuart Semple is obsessed with democratizing colors and materials and getting them in the hands of creators, so they can make better work. He has worked tirelessly with his team in the studio to crack the holy grail of blues. 

AN INCREDIBLY KLEINISH BLUE 

Like Klein’s original formula the effect of this paint is a unique, rich, and distinctive blue. Totally flat, and ultra-matte. A beautiful absorbing almost powdery tone. Unlike Klein’s formula this paint is not toxic, doesn’t smell bad and the pure pigment doesn’t clump. It’s a joy to paint with. 

We know the community has been asking for this since we started and we’ve worked so hard to make this for everyone, we really hope you enjoy it and that you make some incredible work.

EASY KLEIN

*not quite VANTA-BLUE but almost could be ;P 

• 150ml ultra-pigmented, super-matte acrylic paint
• Smells of discos
• Comes with Absolutely Nothing 
• Brush apply or spray
• Adheres to almost any surface
• Non-Toxic 

TO USE IT:

1. Shake the bottle well
2. Apply with a brush 
3. To spray - dilute with 40% water
4. Wash brushes with warm water
5. We advise not to put Coat as a top coat over Easyklein as it may reduce the matteness and diminish the colour slightly!