Michele McCormack Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 I would like to draw on bisque before applying underglaze and glaze. Will the lead burn off in the kiln? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted November 6, 2019 Report Share Posted November 6, 2019 Yes it all will be gone no issues as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 9 hours ago, Michele McCormack said: I would like to draw on bisque before applying underglaze and glaze. Will the lead burn off in the kiln? My wife does this routinely. Works great! See below! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marian Lake Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Interestingly, pencils have always been made with graphite, not lead but yeah it will burn out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Marian Lake said: Interestingly, pencils have always been made with graphite, not lead but yeah it will burn out. Graphite, and of course .................... Clay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Surprisingly, I have some stuff that has been fired, that still has pencil on the bottom. We wrote numbers and took photos before firing. Most surprised to see pencil marks still there. So, is it matters, remove before firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyK Posted November 7, 2019 Report Share Posted November 7, 2019 Sometimes you don't want the lines or marks to go away...I mark all my pieces with a code (or serial #) that corresponds to a drawing and photo with a description of the glaze process used to achieve a particular look. This allows me to go back into my files to regenerate a look that a customer likes on a new piece. The code is written with a glaze pencil and doesn't burn off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 12 hours ago, JohnnyK said: written with a glaze pencil I like the idea of a glaze pencil! I've used a China Marker (AKA a grease pencil) but it is not as refined looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyK Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 5 hours ago, LeeU said: I like the idea of a glaze pencil! I've used a China Marker (AKA a grease pencil) but it is not as refined looking. go to: https://www.amaco.com/products?keywords=glaze+pencil for your choice of colors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 11/7/2019 at 8:37 PM, Chilly said: Surprisingly, I have some stuff that has been fired, that still has pencil on the bottom. We wrote numbers and took photos before firing. Most surprised to see pencil marks still there. So, is it matters, remove before firing. Was it a coloured pencil? Black instead of a "lead"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilly Posted November 8, 2019 Report Share Posted November 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Babs said: Was it a coloured pencil? Black instead of a "lead"? Good question @Babs. I don't know. Thinking it was a "normal" pencil, not a colouring one. I'll try to remember and take some pics on Wednesday,. I'm sure some of the pots are still on the shelf at the centre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted November 11, 2019 Report Share Posted November 11, 2019 I had one high fire glaze that carbon trapped the pencil lines, but for the most part it burns out cleanly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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