Attempt At The Vintage Look

[jrgpots]

I just finished this plate.  I wanted an old or vintage look as if it were from the turn of the century.  The clay is a buff colored and reclaimed, cone 5 reduction.  Barnard's slip was applied to the greenware with a mild sgraffito patterned. Licorice black was applied in the crevices then and a local clay glaze was applied to the piece. 

 

Does it look vintage to you?

Is it successful?

 

Jed

[Biglou13]

Looks vintage yes, color palette, design........But also looks new.

 

Not sure what direction of vintage you want.... But.....

 

if you want to add some aging/ patina..... Maybe add some very slight wear with high grit sand paper or selectively acid etch, sandblast with fine grit.

[glazenerd]

Hi Jed:

I think overall you accomplished the look you were aiming for. Very nice pattern and detail work by the way. I think Biglou is correct: just a tad too glossy for a replication of older pieces. Not the leading expert by any means, but the older pieces I have seen usually show some signs of wear on the finish which reduces the gloss. Other than that... very well done indeed.

Nerd

[Celia UK]

Ditto the high gloss finish. Also no expert, just a gut reaction. Well done! Academic exercise rather than going into the counterfeit business I presume!

[Mark C.]

Light sandblast

[Benzine]

It looks like the style you are going for, just a newer version of it.

 

Like if something was made in that time period, then sealed away and never used.

 

I like the design overall.