missflo Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 Hello looking for some clay what would burn pink! Does it exist? Can I add pigment inside the clay body to make it pink? it's for sculptural work therefore I'd like not to add a slip afterwards. I'm a bit lost on how to proceed, if anyone has any experience with this it would be fantastic. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEP Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 If this is for purely sculptural work, try polymer clay? You can have any color you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 You can use body stains to make white clay whatever color you want. It does involve a lot of wedging or using a pugmill. You can see more information here: http://www.masoncolor.com/body-stains Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 You can add some pink ceramic stain to a white or light coloured claybody to make pink. To get an even colour without streaking the easiest way to do it is to use dry clay and slake it down with the stain then mix the clay slip well and then dry it out to working consistency. Weigh the dry clay and the stain so you can replicate the shade you decide to use. I'ld strongly suggest doing a few test batches first, just a tiny amount is all you need to do, before mixing up your full batch. If you are using a glaze over the pink clay then try that on the sample test pieces also. Mason Ceramic Stains here, they are widely available in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted November 24, 2019 Report Share Posted November 24, 2019 https://www.facebook.com/pages/COLOR-IN-CLAY/236288317932?ref=hl Chiris Campbell a coloured clay wizard. Search for her in these forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 Depending on how much stain you end up needing to get the color intensity you want, it may be more cost effective to simply use a pink underglaze. I use Speedball pink underglaze, which is a dark pink, almost salmon, so I dilute it 50/50 with white and it's a really nice pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted November 25, 2019 Report Share Posted November 25, 2019 I'm partial to their melon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missflo Posted December 10, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 Thank you so much everybody! I purchased 600gr of pink pigment and I will try to mix it with the clay once dry. hopefully this will work! I've been told by the ceramic shop owner that a 60gr of pigment for 1kg of clay should be enough. Anyone has experience with this? The pigment is: Minerco LTD, M6020. The clay I'm going to use: Sibelco K140 I wonder which firing temperature would enhance the pigment as well.. On 11/24/2019 at 7:15 PM, Min said: You can add some pink ceramic stain to a white or light coloured claybody to make pink. To get an even colour without streaking the easiest way to do it is to use dry clay and slake it down with the stain then mix the clay slip well and then dry it out to working consistency. Weigh the dry clay and the stain so you can replicate the shade you decide to use. I'ld strongly suggest doing a few test batches first, just a tiny amount is all you need to do, before mixing up your full batch. If you are using a glaze over the pink clay then try that on the sample test pieces also. Mason Ceramic Stains here, they are widely available in North America. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 So Mason 6020 is a pretty soft pink. 6% in a recipe is a good starting point, but I'd maybe make some small tests at 5, 10 and 15% to pinpoint the intensity and hue you want before committing to a larger batch. In terms of firing temperature, I wouldn't go into cone 10 range, but I can vouch that it works just fine at cone 6 in oxidation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted December 10, 2019 Report Share Posted December 10, 2019 Also, Babs already mentioned this, but a lady who used to contribute regularly here, Chris Campbell, is extremely well known for her amazing coloured clay work. Here is a link to her website page where she talks about some how-to's, including percentages she uses for some specific stains. http://www.ccpottery.com/colored-clay-lessons--chris/how-to-color-clay-with.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted December 12, 2019 Report Share Posted December 12, 2019 missflo, what country are you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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