tbaa Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 I'm looking for lustre glazes and all I can find are the very obvious gold, platinum etc. The most subtle is mother of pearl. Is there a way to make a metallic overglaze? All my glaze recipes are Cone 6-7. I want to OVER-GLAZE these with some metallic colors. ANY ideas??? Does anyone work with lustre glazing ? (I think of Lustre as in Alan Craiger Smith's work....and the like....) I am not trying for that level of lustre and tin glazes etc. That is well beyond my scope. A company called ARTE FO has some amazing "Effect" glaze colors, but these go on bisque. This may sound terribly naive - and lustre glazes may a more complex approach? Hence the search for 'metallic' over-glazes. Any suggestions. Many thanks in advance.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Have you looked at china paints? They might have some of the effects you’re looking for in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaa Posted May 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 china paints....?? Thanks - looking up right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaa Posted May 27, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Oh - got it. Not quite what I was looking for, but I will get a book or two and see how this works on ceramics, and rough surfaces. Thanks for pointing me in this direction - it would never have occured to me.... (!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 use the search funtion for luster posts on maim page most lusters work on smooth surfaces. You can use high end gold in rough surfaces -search in glazes for some older Johns Baymores pots heres some work from him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 @tbaa, if you don't have access to fire reduction lusters then perhaps these might be more what you are looking for. https://glaserceramics.com/lusters-and-overglazes/colored-lusters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted May 27, 2019 Report Share Posted May 27, 2019 Be aware tho'' that high fired glazes can change when re-fired at lower temperatures. Test, test, test before committing a kiln full! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaa Posted May 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Yes yes yes! Me and glazes.......its a sad tale!! Hence the lustre. It may be a way to save pots I like, but glazes gone very wrong.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbaa Posted May 28, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2019 Min, thank you for the link. It didnt show on any of my searches for lustre or over glaze.... This looks promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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