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Are the tsukineko ink pads shiny shiny like chrome?!
The Tsukineko ink pads to shine, as you can see in the images above. I used the copper one for my trimmed Tarot of the Magical Forest, which has become one of my favorites. They actually shimmer and gleam in light.
My post with images is here: http://www.tarotforum.net/showpost.php?p=2641358&postcount=97
I agree with aurarcana that the Tsukineko Brilliance ink pads do shimmer and gleam, but I would say they are NOT shiny-shiny like chrome. If you look at my post in this thread I have pictures of my trimmed and gilded Golden Tarot. The "before" picture shows the original gilt edge, which does indeed super-shine like chrome. My after pictures show the more shimmery metallic effect from the Tsukineko Galaxy Gold, which looks similar to the results that Cassandra got with her Deviant Moon.
I don't mean to split hairs, but I wouldn't want you to be disappointed if you were to try it yourself with glossy chrome expectations, that's all. It's also completely possible that I just have bad application technique that leads to metallic-but-not-super-shiny results!