How Do I Get Color on My Metal Gobo?

Because a metal gobo functions like a stencil—either completely blocking light or letting it pass through the cutouts—the metal itself cannot project color. To add color to a metal gobo projection, you can pair the fixture with a colored gel filter placed in front of the lens for a uniform single shade, or upgrade to a glass color gobo where multi-layered dichroic colors are physically fused onto the glass.