Overall an excellent product. The caveats:
There are eight colors, let's call them: purple, blue, green, yellow, orange, reddish, red, and white. Under pure blacklight, these colors are: purple: dim purple; blue: baby blue; green: yellow-green; yellow: yellow; orange, reddish, and red: very similar reddish shades that look about the same until you get them close together; and white: light blue.
The colors are all pretty bright — although, the purple is a bit dimmer than the others — and look pretty good in daylight or blacklight.
The usual caveat with any blacklight paints: it's goopy. It's like painting with ketchup. It doesn't want to make crisp outlines, it shows brushstrokes, it doesn't want to stay where you put it, and it doesn't even like to dry at all. Even mixing it with some starch to thicken it a bit, it's hard to do any kind of detail work with it.
It also likes to separate; a couple toothpicks help to stir it back together.
I use this over a makeup primer, with a tiny amount of starch for thickener, and dust it with a Mehron fixing powder and binding spray. It stayed more-or-less in place for a few hours, although even with fixing and binding it can be transferred (rubbed) away, and a small amount of water will remove it.
Clean-up, however, is trivial; soap and water eliminate it completely from skin, and with a little work, from fabric or hair.
The individual plastic vials look quite small (shotglass size), but I did a large “chest piece” using so little paint that I couldn't tell any was gone. If you're not doing large swathes of solid color, they'll probably last for several applications.
neon nights Glow in The Dark | Luminescent | Phosphorescent | Self-Luminous Paint - Set of 8
4 | 42,362 ratings
Price: 7.84
Last update: 05-20-2024
About this item
ACTIVATION: For a good result, these self-luminous, phosphorescent neon acrylic paints charge best under bright sunlight or UV black light (NOT UV LED) for 10-20 minutes, memorable glow that will captivate your audience.
BRIGHT DAY & NIGHT: Our neon paint glows brilliantly in the dark but can also easily be seen in daylight to make any arts & crafts project stand out.
VERSATILE: Our glow paint works on most surfaces including canvas, wood, plastic, and metal (not to be used as paint supplies on fabric, textiles, face, or body).
VIBRANT COLOR: Each glow in the dark acrylic paint set includes eight 20 mL (0.7 fl oz) bottles of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, and white pigments.
GREAT FOR MUSIC FESTIVALS, PARTIES, RAVES, AND MORE: Add an instant glow to your life. These paints are perfect for those who want to be the life of the party! (Conforms to ASTM D-4236)
BRIGHT DAY & NIGHT: Our neon paint glows brilliantly in the dark but can also easily be seen in daylight to make any arts & crafts project stand out.
VERSATILE: Our glow paint works on most surfaces including canvas, wood, plastic, and metal (not to be used as paint supplies on fabric, textiles, face, or body).
VIBRANT COLOR: Each glow in the dark acrylic paint set includes eight 20 mL (0.7 fl oz) bottles of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, pink, and white pigments.
GREAT FOR MUSIC FESTIVALS, PARTIES, RAVES, AND MORE: Add an instant glow to your life. These paints are perfect for those who want to be the life of the party! (Conforms to ASTM D-4236)
Product information
| Brand | neon nights |
|---|---|
| Color | Red, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, White |
| Finish Type | Natural |
| Size | 0.7 Fl Oz (Pack of 8) |
| Item Volume | 0.7 Fluid Ounces |
| Special Feature | Glow |
| Unit Count | 5.6 Fl Oz |
| Paint Type | Acrylic |
| Specific Uses For Product | Exterior |
| Surface Recommendation | Canvas, Wall, Wood, Plastic, Metal, Stone |
| Indoor/Outdoor Usage | Outdoor, Indoor |
| Item Form | Cream |
| Age Range (Description) | Kid,Youth,Adult |
| Package Information | Bottle |
| Coverage | Full |
| Manufacturer | neon nights |
| Package Dimensions | 5 x 4.02 x 1.38 inches |
| Item model number | 4336968584 |
| ASIN | B00X0P6MF4 |
| Customer Reviews |
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42,362 ratings
4.0 out of 5 stars |
| Best Sellers Rank | #355 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing (See Top 100 in Arts, Crafts & Sewing) #22 in Art Paints |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Item Weight | 7 ounces |
| Country of Origin | China |
| Date First Available | November 19, 2015 |
Top reviews from the United States
BRP
Bright, and glowy, with typical caveats.
Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2018
Mackenzie McClay
Disappointed in the glow? It’s your UV light, not the paints!
Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2021
Manny
Not bad for the price
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022
Manny
Reviewed in the United States on June 9, 2022
When painting directly on white canvas, you can tell the paint is a bit thin and watery, even if you do multiple coats. Plus in some areas, the white undercoat still shows through. My recommendation is apply it over a base of the same color or something similar....and apply MANY times (at least 3 coats)
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Violet Smith
They're okay "paint" and do the job, but...
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2020
Violet Smith
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2020
My biggest, BIGGEST issue is color accuracy. It has almost none. I assumed that the paint would darken a bit as it dried... What I didn't expect is my yellow to turn FLAT OUT GREEN. I thought it'd go from a hyper bright neon yellow to a more tame mustard-esk yellow. Nah, it turned like... grass green.
Kind of ruined the print I was working on because of that. Really disappointed. I don't know if my yellow is just faulted or something? I've not tested EVERY color yet. Only the ones shown. I'm not really too impressed with it. Something else to note is whoever is sealing these lids? They need to be fired. I had the lid to my purple hanging on by a thread for dear life and if it was any more loose or the package was bumped too much harder that lid would have came right off. I saw a lot of other reviews saying similar things about lids not being on the right way.
I'm kind of very upset about this yellow... Yellow is one of the main reasons I even bought these. I don't know yet.
I guess I'd say see ALL your options first. This one is pretty mediocre.
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Koren S. Butkovich
Magical! Glow Bugs Recommend
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023
Koren S. Butkovich
Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2023
Yes. It'll give you a mini heart attack when you first put it on. That's probably because the UV lights aren't doing their job. That's the problem. Then, it'll glow and you'll feel like a glow bug and never want to work a 9-5 ever again. Heck, I didn't before.
10/10
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