The result can be a luminous and magnifying effect not unlike peering through ice or a laboratory slide.

These enable skin to hold water and give cohesion to the dead surface skin cells, providing a flat, luminous effect.

Multiple reflections on the shining steel interior spread a liquid luminous effect across the whole building.

Light penetrates the transparent paint layers, striking the pure-white gesso panels (made of chalk and glue) and reflecting back at the viewer, creating a luminous effect.

If this view is startling under gray London skies, the 22 opulent tent panels inside create an even more luminous effect.

Even multiple layers of watercolor do achieve a very luminous effect without fillers or binder obscuring the pigment particles.

On the brighter sections within otherwise dark paintings Vidović created intensive luminous and colourful effects.

Susan Sloan's dramatic arrowhead "Brooch" is made with epoxy resin and gold leaf, yet its luminous effect is similar to enamels on metal.

His palette in any one painting was limited but intense - his technique often giving a luminous or shimmering effect.

With washes of transparent color, the artist is able to capture light and atmosphere, achieving luminous effects that suggest immediacy and freshness.