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Pearlescent paints
Jim,
Your post made me think (or maybe it is that it is morning and my head is clearer) pearlescent paint is a great idea for this. And used very sparingly cold offer some very attractive uses.
Like painting highlights on silver, a mother of pearl comb in or a string of pearls. But, I would only use it for highlight effects since it would look strange and garish if you tried to use to much Also since when you paint it is a representation of a 3D object in 2D you would get highlights and reflection in areas you do not want them if you say tried to paint pearls completely using pearlescent paint.
I myself would first learn to get as close to producing these effects using only color first before I tried any thing that might be regarded as mimicry.
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