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red, not pink

updated thu 21 jun 07

 

John Sankey on thu 21 jun 07


I'm looking to match an existing red glaze.
(see http://sankey.ws/pottery2.html for colours)
All the frits I can find are pink, not the slightly orange red
of this glaze. I've tried blending in orange frit, but all mixing
frits seems to do is to dull colours - they lose their life.

Has anyone any suggestion for a red that might match what
I have? Ingredients have to be food safe, and have to take
firing that makes a functional glaze. (I suspect ^04 is
needed, but invite comments on this as well.)