: Yep, I know Bill. Seems to me that Roy might be onto something
: though. I will try to embed the metal flake he suggested in a
: test patch of epoxy to see if opacity is a problem. I want the
: flake to appear translucent and the blue/yellow colors to show
: through clearly. If it doesn't work, then I will work with a
: clear coat mixture on TOP of a layer of epoxy. I want the colors
: to show brilliantly for the wedding pictures. I have imagined
: the pics of me in my tux sitting in the kayak with the
: brilliance of vari-hued reds, oranges, yellows and blues on the
: deck. I still have 4 months to bring this idea to reality.
: Sadly, the real maple leaves I onlayed under the fiberglass two
: years ago are not looking very good...some have lifted in whole
: and others in part. I have already sanded 3 of them off the deck
: and Linda thinks I should sand off the rest. I am thinking of
: replacing them with paper versions because I still love the idea
: of trailing fall-colored maples leaves along the deck.

: Robert N Pruden

you can also mix the flake into a dyed epoxy of the chosen color and use the mix to draw with

http://www.eagerplastics.com/7701.htm

so that there is blue flake in blue dye...let it cure some then clear coat over the entire graphic
Best Wishes...lots of fun when you start with graphic possibilities and artsy stuff
Roy