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Hi.  I was doing some research for trying to make this kind of muddy yellow color and found a few recipes that use rutile. I have some powdered rutile light that I was thinking of using. Any recommendations on how to much to add to a clear for starters? I've never used it before so does it make glazes runnier or anything like that? I was thinking 5% first. Thanks

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rutile will make your glaze runny at least at cone 10 but I bet your are at cone 5?

3-5% is a good start-I would run several tests first on this

There is a article on  rutile glazes in October CM (ceramics monthly) some at cone 10 a base glaze at cone 5

Cone 5 is not my area of knowledge -but Rutile is since I have it made but the ton for me in my own glaze formula from laguna clay every 5 years for a about 30 years now.

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48 minutes ago, Mark C. said:

rutile will make your glaze runny at least at cone 10 but I bet your are at cone 5?

3-5% is a good start-I would run several tests first on this

There is a article on  rutile glazes in October CM (ceramics monthly) some at cone 10 a base glaze at cone 5

Cone 5 is not my area of knowledge -but Rutile is since I have it made but the ton for me in my own glaze formula from laguna clay every 5 years for a about 30 years now.

Thanks. Yes, cone 6. I'll have to look it up. Have you had much luck making yellows?

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Small amounts of iron will help. If I remember correctly i've tried 0.5 - 2% black iron oxide with rutile/titanium with some success.

Titanium promotes crystal growth so rates of cooling will affect the results more than most.

 

*iirc titanium acts as crystal 'seeds' but others will know better

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Rutile works well in these glazes ^6  and these glazes do not run at ^6 if applied at the right consistency. You may need to bump up the percentages of colorants for Oxidation and also the atmosphere will change the color result. So test.

Marci’s Matt ^6 Reduction/Oxidation
EPKaolin        1150           23
Dolomite        1000          25
Neph Syenite 1900       38
Silica                900             18
Whiting           200              4
Gerstley Borate 500     10

Variables:

Reduction colorants but try in Oxidation. They will be different. Very nice satin matt texture

Blue     1% Cobalt Carb
LightGreen1.5%Nickel Carb + 1.5% Red Iron Oxide
Gray 2.5% Rutile +1.5% Nickel Carb
Warm Blue 1% 1% Cobalt Carb+ 5% Manganse Di
Tan  6% Manganese Di. +2.5 Red Iron Ox +1%        
   Rutile OR try using only  5% Rutile as a colorant
 

White Liner ^6 Reduction/Oxidation
Ger. Borate           20
Neph. Syenite                 30
Kaolin                              13.3
Whiting                                 9.4
Talc                                      17.2                       
Silica                               10
Zircopax                         10

These are for reduction colorants:

ADD :Pumpkin 5% Red Iron + 3% Rutile
Gold  3% Rutile
Lt. Blue  0.5% Cobalt Carb
 

Marcia

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12 hours ago, Marcia Selsor said:

Rutile works well in these glazes ^6  and these glazes do not run at ^6 if applied at the right consistency. You may need to bump up the percentages of colorants for Oxidation and also the atmosphere will change the color result. So test.

Marci’s Matt ^6 Reduction/Oxidation
EPKaolin        1150           23
Dolomite        1000          25
Neph Syenite 1900       38
Silica                900             18
Whiting           200              4
Gerstley Borate 500     10

Variables:

Reduction colorants but try in Oxidation. They will be different. Very nice satin matt texture

Blue     1% Cobalt Carb
LightGreen1.5%Nickel Carb + 1.5% Red Iron Oxide
Gray 2.5% Rutile +1.5% Nickel Carb
Warm Blue 1% 1% Cobalt Carb+ 5% Manganse Di
Tan  6% Manganese Di. +2.5 Red Iron Ox +1%        
   Rutile OR try using only  5% Rutile as a colorant
 

White Liner ^6 Reduction/Oxidation
Ger. Borate           20
Neph. Syenite                 30
Kaolin                              13.3
Whiting                                 9.4
Talc                                      17.2                       
Silica                               10
Zircopax                         10

These are for reduction colorants:

ADD :Pumpkin 5% Red Iron + 3% Rutile
Gold  3% Rutile
Lt. Blue  0.5% Cobalt Carb
 

Marcia

Thank you Marcia. I know it has this in the title of the recipe but is this a matte or satin? I'd love to find one that could be used on the outside of mugs and stuff

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I like to add rutile to a lot of my glazes, just something that it does to the surface, the crystal growth, and the durability of most glazes. I usually start with at least 4% and work upward. Nice with tin oxide. I use a base glaze using Zircopax, Rutile and tin oxide.

 

best,

Pres

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Update. I added rutile to my base glaze and it didn't come out anything like I would imagine. 

4.5%  Rutile . A soft grey that unusually turned black manganese specks to an orange rust. Bizarre to me as I was expecting a yellow. However its pretty nice to me and cant wait to use it.

https://imgur.com/leYKL0Z

 

4.5% Rutile : 4.5% Red Iron. Even more surprising was this odd shade of black 

https://imgur.com/OEQTuvv

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