About Orange-Red Crayon, 208

Orange-Red Crayon is a highly saturated, fiery opaque cadmium orange-red borosilicate glass that sits between Orange Crayon and Red Crayon on the palette.

It reads as a vibrant red when paired with darker colors, making it a strong choice for contrast work and warm color transitions in lampworking.

Dense and smooth in the flame, it performs reliably across both solid and blown applications, with or without encasement.

When stretched thin or sandwiched between clear, it shifts toward a softer orange, offering added range within a single color.

Part of the Glass Alchemy Crayon collection, designed to work seamlessly across the full warm Crayon palette.

Working Tip: Pre-heat in outer flame. Avoid rapid heating.

Artists Description by Mike Shelbo:

"This opaque color is right in-between the Orange Crayon and Red Crayon. Orange-Red Crayon, 208 works well whether you encase it or not and prefers to be worked in the halfway point of your flame, or a bit further out.  It can handle close exposure to a sharp hot flame when the piece is moved around lightly to avoid overheating your color.

Orange-Red Crayon, 208 works smooth and can be used in solid and blown work that calls for bold dense color.  If sandwiched between clear, you can eventually thin out the color by blowing or stretching which will result in a diluted milky orange." - Mike Shelbo