MXXIV Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 My mum works with ceramics both for fun and as a art/job. She really likes to experiment and many of her pieces involve lot of non-glazed areas on the ceramic. Those areas are instead decorated by mixing different kinds of clay (light one and dark one) or metal oxides (eg. copper for green color). I was wondering if it was possible to purchase colors that can be mixed into clay directly to allow more combinations than just dark and light color. Any ideas? As I'm not involved enough in ceramic art I don't even know how to google this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JBaymore Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Hi and welcome to CAD forums. Search the forums (from the main forum menu screen) for the topics "colored clay", "colored porcelain", "neriage", and "nerikomi". This is a commonly discussed subject. The usual colorants are commercial body stains. Stable colors, and a bit less toxic than using raw "colorants". Search "Mason Color and Chemical" glaze and body stains for one potential commercial source. Most ceramic supply places sell these colorants. best, .........................john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 Tychus visiting the forums! As John said Mason Stains. Also Chris Campbell has a good bunch of articles on her website about it. http://www.ccpottery.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GiselleNo5 Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 Axner has a porcelain that comes pre-stained. It's quite pricey though. http://www.axner.com/axnercoloredporcelainsamplepack.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S. Dean Posted December 15, 2015 Report Share Posted December 15, 2015 As John said Mason Stains. Also Chris Campbell has a good bunch of articles on her website about it. http://www.ccpottery.com/ Click on the section of Chris's website for "Tricks and Tips" for information on using Mason stains to color clay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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