OPAL AND OPAK

Opal glass has a thin layer of white opal flashed on one side of a clear or colored base glass. This "flash" gives the sheet a semi-transparent or veiled appearance. Opak is similar to Opal, except that the white Opak glass is denser, producing a translucent, but non-transparent sheet of glass. When looking through a sheet of Opal glass, outlines of objects and light and dark areas are discernable. A sheet of Opak glass on the other hand, will reveal only its color and shading, while nothing beyond can be seen.

The thin flash of white on both Opal or Opak sheets allows this glass to reveal its color without back lighting, unlike transparent glass. This ability to hold their color even in poorly lit spaces is especially useful to artists and designers when dealing with such spaces.

Opal and Opak glass can be used to soften the harsh qualities of direct sunlight. When used in combination with transparent colors, the illusion of depth can be created with the Opals and Opaks as "figure" and the transparents as "ground."

OPAL FLASHED ON CLEAR

Part No.

Description

Price Group

FA-375

Gold Pink Opal on Blue

GOLD PINK OPAL

NA-5105

Opal Blue on Clear

OPAK ON CLEAR

NA-5110

Opal Aqua (Greyish)on Clear

OPAK ON COLOR