What's Imitation Metal Powder

With the recent rise in the price of pure gold, there has been much demand to substitute gold powder that is made from other metals, such as brass powder, aluminum, and copper. This is a special article about Shizendo's specialized product gold powder.

Imitation Metal Powde

Imitation or substitute metal powder is a more affordable replacement for gold powder rather than pure gold, platinum, and silver. Generally, the usage of this powder is the same as the real one such as in paintings and maki-e, or just like gold leaf for paintings and crafts.
There are three types of substitutes for pure gold powder.
In terms of color, the red brass powder is reddish, the blue brass powder is blueish, and the shine closest to pure gold is yellow brass powder, which has a color similar to pure gold powder 23K
In terms of usage, the yellow brass is particularly suitable for watercolor painting and maki-e.)

新金泥消粉色 (Yellow brass Powder)	本金紛泥 (Red Brass Powder)	準金泥 (Blue Brass Powder)

Recently, the easy-Kintsugi Kit has also been a popular purchase, this kintsugi kit is prepared with imitation gold powder (eg. brass) instead of real gold powder.
However, we do not recommend it to be used as tableware, If you only consider them for display, the color variety of the metal powder is rich, so you can choose your favorite color to match the ware as this is the unique feature of the other metal powder.
(eg. Oxidized Silver Powder)

Anti-Discoloration metal powders

The copper, zinc, and silver will oxidize and change color as they are because the metal itself changes over time. In contrast, we also have an “anti-discoloration” metal powder that has been specially manufactured to prevent discoloration.

耐変色性　銅泥 (Resistant to Discoloration Copper Powder)	耐変色性　準金泥 (Resistant to Discoloration Blue Brass Powder)	耐変色性　銀泥 (Resistant to Discoloration Silver Powder)

Here is the discoloration test result (a certain amount of time has passed after applying the sulfur sheet)

It's good to use different kinds of imitation gold powder or other metal powder, such as brass, silver, and aluminum, depending on your usage or their unique luster and color to complete your projects.

2024.01.31