Well, the satin I made, it relects the color of the sky somewhat (not vividly) but not clouds or other objects really. Too far away I guess. It does reflect things up close, such as the underside of the ruffle. Satin does act like that. It's not a true metallic. (grandmother was a seamstress and I've been around a lot of satin in my life). If anything, it's more like a pearl than a metallic. Just has a similar "sheen" if you like. More like the sheen of velvet than the sheen of something like a brushed metal.

Laurie