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ELI5: In glitter paint, how does the paint color not cover up the glitter and just turn it into gritty paint?
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Paint is really translucent. In blending, layering, and with thickness (and painted over other colors in base capes and primer) is when it has an opaque quality. When flecks are suspended in the paint it’s close enough to to the surface that it’s visible. In addition it also adds the perception of depth as it suspends at differing levels within the paint.