Like standing in the desert and watching the sands shift around you. No way out but forward. Although Shifting Sands appears greenish gold in the bottle, it displays shades of yellow-gold with hints of brown when used. The Earthly Pleasures Bundle with more neutral and muted tones includes Shifting Sands. It is intended that this paint be used over a black primer. Turboshift paints are made with tiny glass-like flakes that work like millions of small prisms within the paint. Depending on how the flakes are made, different colors are refracted or reflected in the light. In layman's terms this means that the paint changes color depending on what light you are viewing it under, and what angle you are holding it to that light. Formulated for airbrush use, but may also be hand brushed.