How To Make A Ceramic Piece With Lots Of Color

By bill jones commercially prepared ceramic pigments commonly referred to as ceramic stains expand the potter s palette with infinite color options.

How to make a ceramic piece with lots of color.

For a minor update paint the top band of tile a new color such as cobalt blue to add a fresh new accent to the space or paint an entire wall s worth of tile for a new look. Greenware is an unfired piece of ceramic. All glazes and clays have different properties. An underglaze is a ceramic glaze that is applied to greenware.

She explains how to mix the slip how much ceramic pigment to add for each color and how to use the glaze on a finished piece. Select a paint that is safe for use on clay and that doesn t require firing in a kiln since air dry clay can t withstand high temperatures. With ceramic pigments you can color the clay color the glazes or color both. So bear this in mind before you start.

Dipping your glazes or brushing them on. She gets her color from ceramic pigments mixed with a clay slip which she makes from a commercial clay body. There are a few types of glazes that are used on ceramics. Sand the tile gently.

There are two main ways you can glaze. Apply the paint using brushes sponges or other techniques and then let it air dry according to the directions on the paint. You can use an underglaze on your ceramic piece. Lana wilson s work is mostly black and white with bits of vibrant color splashed about.