Leaky Pen

An intense transparent ink blue. Messy Color is developed and tested to work well within existing product lines marketed as 104 COE. Testing is compared against the major players within the "104" offerings (Effetre, Vetrofond, and Lauscha) using the current industry standard of the Trident Seal Test. Many users find that Leaky Pen is a saturated color that doesn't fade out when used with lighter opaques - like many of the dark transparents in 104 COE glasses tend to.

“This is my favorite of all Messy Colors. I love intense transparents that I can use layered over white to make encased beads. This color holds up to making designs over white.” – Gail Witt

“To get the blue color to look anything but black, I found that I had to put it over another color. I liked it over both white and clear. When placed over a white core, the bead took on an opaque multi-toned midnight blue color. When placed over clear, the bead became more transparent.” – Jan Whitesel-Keeton

“Silver glass loves Leaky Pen! It is very dense and needs to be thinned out by applying over a lighter color.” – Janice Laster