How To Make A Ceramic Piece With Lots Of Color

Lana wilson s work is mostly black and white with bits of vibrant color splashed about.

How to make a ceramic piece with lots of color.

Dipping your glazes or brushing them on. With ceramic pigments you can color the clay color the glazes or color both. Ceramic pigments are easy to use and the simplest way to introduce a wide range of color into your work. There are a few types of glazes that are used on ceramics.

Apply the paint using brushes sponges or other techniques and then let it air dry according to the directions on the paint. You can use an underglaze on your ceramic piece. Sand the tile gently. Glazing can make or break a pot so it s great to spend a bit of time planning the exact look feel and color of what you want to achieve.

She gets her color from ceramic pigments mixed with a clay slip which she makes from a commercial clay body. Greenware is an unfired piece of ceramic. There are two main ways you can glaze. For a minor update paint the top band of tile a new color such as cobalt blue to add a fresh new accent to the space or paint an entire wall s worth of tile for a new look.

By bill jones commercially prepared ceramic pigments commonly referred to as ceramic stains expand the potter s palette with infinite color options. So bear this in mind before you start. She explains how to mix the slip how much ceramic pigment to add for each color and how to use the glaze on a finished piece. An underglaze is a ceramic glaze that is applied to greenware.