How To Make A Ceramic Piece With Lots Of Color

Glazing can make or break a pot so it s great to spend a bit of time planning the exact look feel and color of what you want to achieve.

How to make a ceramic piece with lots of color.

Ceramic pigments are easy to use and the simplest way to introduce a wide range of color into your work. You can use an underglaze on your ceramic piece. There are two main ways you can glaze. Greenware is an unfired piece of ceramic.

Sand the tile gently. Paint air dry clay with an acrylic or latex paint if you want to add color. 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. So bear this in mind before you start.

By bill jones commercially prepared ceramic pigments commonly referred to as ceramic stains expand the potter s palette with infinite color options. An underglaze is a ceramic glaze that is applied to greenware. 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. Apply the paint using brushes sponges or other techniques and then let it air dry according to the directions on the paint. 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. Lana wilson s work is mostly black and white with bits of vibrant color splashed about.