Penny Copper - Eye Candy Pigments
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Penny Copper. Copper / bronze with the sparkle of graded mica.
Penny Copper is a beautiful sparkling wine-red pigment with a light, large-particle structure, ideal for a variety of art and craft projects. This popular mica powder suits a wide range of DIY applications, including epoxy resin, wooden products, acrylic painting, candle making and more. Penny Copper gives projects a subtle red sheen with an elegant tone, making it perfect for both artistic and decorative use.
One pigment, four crafts.
Mica doesn't argue with the material — the same jar colours epoxy, soap base, wax and lacquer.
Resin: river tables, jewellery, pen blanks
0.5–1 g/kg for a translucent effect, ~3 g/kg for a full pearl. 200-700 μm particles stay evenly dispersed in the mix.
Soaps & candles
CP soap: 2 teaspoons per 450 g of oils. MP base: ½ teaspoon per 450 g. Candles: 5–10 % of the wax weight.
Car paint & custom
The brand's DNA comes from the tuning scene: peelable film 50 g/gal, clear 25 g/gal, nozzle 1.2. Dark base = richer colour.
How much pigment for your project?
Doses from hands-on practice — start at the lower end, you can always fine-tune.
📋Dosage for other applicationsSoaps and candles, acrylics, car paints and cosmetics — the applications the manufacturer lists for this pigment, in one table▼
| Application | Dose | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Soap — cold process (CP) | 2 tsp / 450 g of oils | mix into part of the oil |
| Soap — MP base | ½ tsp / 450 g of base | disperse without lumps |
| Candles | 5–10 % by weight | according to the pigment's heat resistance |
| Acrylic pouring | ~1 tsp / batch of medium | disperse in varnish first |
| Car paint — candy | 50 g / gallon | 1.2 nozzle; dark base coat |
| Car paint — clear | 25 g / gallon | can also go into the base |
| Cosmetics — eyeshadows | 15–80 % by wt. | according to the pigment's FDA status |
| Cosmetics — nail polish | 5–25 % by wt. | — |
Values from the Eye Candy Pigments data sheet. For epoxy, our tested doses in the calculator above apply.
What the pigment may — and may not — be used for.
The manufacturer's FDA classification for this specific shade — with Eye Candy the statuses differ from colour to colour, so we state them honestly for each one.
- External cosmetic use (FDA)
- Eye area — shadows, liners (FDA)
- Soaps, candles, epoxy, acrylics
- Lips and general ingestion
- Bath bombs
What goes well with Penny Copper?
Exactly this set is in the photo next to it — a real casting from the manufacturer's studio. Layer from the darkest to the lightest.
Penny Copper is one of 307 colours.
Pearls, colour-shifting chameleons, glow-in-the-dark pigments, neon UV, flakes and pastes — we stock the entire Eye Candy range, sorted into 13 effect series with a guide that helps you pick the right one.
- Eye Candy effects guide — what each series can do
- All Solid Pearls pearlescent pigments — 198 shades
Penny Copper in real projects
The manufacturer has 18 reviews · ⌀ 5.00★. We translate the quotes from English; the photos come directly from customers.
The only pigment I use — „My tables are turning out amazing.“
EyeCandy CustomerGorgeous — „I can't praise enough how beautiful every single colour is — and the quality of the packaging and the nice little extras. I bought the purple, red, green and blue swatch sets.“
E. EarleyPenny Copper in action
Frequently asked questions
How much pigment should I add to epoxy?
From our hands-on practice: 0.5–1 g per kg of mix for a translucent effect (river, sea water), ~3 g/kg for full colour, 5 g/kg for opaque coverage. Always mix it into a small amount of resin first, then into the rest.
Will the pigment sink in a deep pour?
Penny Copper has 200-700 μm particles that stay evenly dispersed in the mix. Only coarse pigments with 200–700 μm particles (e.g. flakes) can sink — letting the resin thicken slightly or stirring the mix during the process helps.
Which resin is it suitable for?
Any epoxy resin. For crystal-clear castings in which the pearl stands out, we recommend the systems DIPON LuminaCast — Ocean Flow for river tables, Gem Flow for jewellery.
Does Penny Copper glow in the dark?
No — it is a classic pearl (Solid Pearl). If you are looking for a glow effect, go for the series Glow in the dark, and for a glow under a UV lamp, for the Neon UV series.
Additional parameters
| Category: | Mica Powder for Resin |
|---|---|
| EAN: | Choose variant |
| ? Color / Shade: | Copper / Bronze Shades |
| ? Category: | Effect Pigments, Solid Pearls |
| ? Particle Size: | ≤ 100 μm |
| ? Effect Type: | Pearlescence |
| ? Form of supply: | Powder |
| ? Pigment Classification: | Inorganic |
| ? Substrate: | Mica |
| ? Thermal stability: | ≤ 300°C |
| ? Series: | Solid Pearls |
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