mousey Posted September 3, 2016 Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Asking before I invest in a bunch of primary colors, since often the determining factor is how 'true' the component colors are. EG if you mix a red and a blue paint together, if they are 'true' red and blue you get purple, but if they each contain various other pigments eg orange, yellow, so on, you end up with brown. Tried to google up some relevant info on a few occasions and came up empty handed, seemed like too simple a question to bother you guys with but the lack of data out there left me with no (inexpensive) alternatives.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Fireborn Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 It's not the same as paints, but people gonna say the same thing they always say. Test and find out what you can get away with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 It's not the same as paints, but people gonna say the same thing they always say. Test and find out what you can get away with. Ya that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousey Posted September 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 Cool, was just looking to avoid spending money and time on a misadventure if it could be avoided. Ill roll the dice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigshotaj Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 http://www.ccpottery.com/how_to_color_clay_with_maso.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 I'm unclear what range of colours you are trying to achieve. You might try asking a similar question on a china-painting group as they would probably be more familiar with the problems of colour-mixing a large range of colours "on demand" from a small palette. Regards, Peter PS AFAIK the people trying really hard to mix ceramic colours from a limited set of "primaries" are the developers of colour printing systems (for producing transfers and even direct printing on clay). My understanding is that they use a CMYK colour model. AFAIK such pigments are not generally/cheaply available. If you are unfamiliar with cyan-magenta-yellow colour mixing, here is an example with oil paints: Colours good for this sort of mixing are often called names like process-blue, process-red and process yellow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 I possess a discontinued peach stain that I believe is a blend of stains. I use it as an oxide wash, of sorts, and I notice that the leftovers separate into a yellow and a pinkish layer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 http://www.masoncolor.com/inventory.asp Mason has a page that shows how to mix current stains to make discontinued stains. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mousey Posted September 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 http://www.masoncolor.com/inventory.asp Mason has a page that shows how to mix current stains to make discontinued stains. This looks like _exactly_ what I was looking for, thank you very very much. Not sure why I couldnt find this without bothering you folks but here we are, apologies and again, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted September 4, 2016 Report Share Posted September 4, 2016 In case is is of interest: Triaxial Blend: Stains in a Base Glaze http://ceramicartsdaily.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Triaxial-With-Stains.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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