Shiny Gradient silk PLA combines metallic tones in a single strand that transition gradually along the filament length — as the spool unwinds, the color blend sweeps from one tone to the next, producing a flowing gradient across the print surface. This is different from the dual-color strand in the Silk Dual Color pack: where dual-color filament rotates two fixed colors transversally through each layer, the shiny gradient shifts longitudinally along the spool, so the gradient progression reads directionally across the print rather than cycling in alternating bands. The AMOLEN Silk Shiny Gradient Variety Pack gives you three metallic gradient configurations to sample at 200g each before committing to a full kilogram of any single blend. Four spools per pack, 800g total — useful for testing how each gradient reads across different geometries and print orientations.
Silk Shiny A — Red Gold / Blue Silver / Red Silver / Blue Green (4 spools × 200g)
Red Gold 200g — warm red transitions into metallic gold as the spool unwinds; both tones carry the characteristic silk sheen, with the gold reading strongly under directional light.
Blue Silver 200g — cool blue fades into reflective silver along the filament length; the gradient produces a shifting metallic wash across the print surface.
Red Silver 200g — red warmth transitions to cool mirror silver; the contrast in color temperature deepens the gradient's visual effect on the finished part.
Blue Green 200g — cool blue shifts to vivid green in a smooth cool-spectrum transition; the gradient reads as a seamless sea-tone sweep across print layers.
Silk Shiny C — Red Gold / Blue Red Purple / Black Fuchsia / Blue Green Purple (4 spools × 200g)
Red Gold 200g — warm red-to-gold transition with the full silk metallic sheen; a different configuration context from Shiny A's Red Gold but the same spool color profile.
Blue Red Purple 200g — a three-tone gradient that sweeps from cool blue through warm red into deep purple along the filament length; the multi-stage transition creates a distinctly complex surface effect compared to two-tone pairings.
Black Fuchsia 200g — deep black shifts to vivid fuchsia as the spool unwinds; the dark-to-saturated transition creates strong contrast between the gradient's darker and lighter zones across the print.
Blue Green Purple 200g — cool blue transitions through green into purple, spanning the full cool-to-complex color range; each stage of the gradient reads distinctly on the finished surface.
Silk Shiny B — Black Red / Black Blue / Black Purple / Black Green (4 spools × 200g)
Black Red 200g — deep black shifts into bold red; the dark-to-warm gradient produces a strong directional visual effect across the print.
Black Blue 200g — dark anchor transitions to cool blue; the gradient reads with depth on both flat surfaces and curved geometry.
Black Purple 200g — black fades into rich purple with the characteristic silk-metallic sheen; the transition from dark neutral to saturated color creates depth across the print surface.
Black Green 200g — black transitions to vivid green; high contrast between the dark base and bright accent creates one of the strongest visual statements in this configuration.
Material: Silk PLA — biodegradable, US-sourced raw materials
Diameter: 1.75mm ±0.02mm
Spool contents: 4 spools × 200g = 800g total per pack (each spool is 200g, not 1KG)
Print temperature: 210–240°C
Bed temperature: 30–65°C
Print speed: <200mm/s
Retraction: 0.8–1.2mm at 25–40mm/s
Cooling fan: On
Drying: 55±5°C for 6–8 hours before use if stored open
Packaging: Reusable vacuum-sealable bags — moisture protection included
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