Bryan Hannis on mon 1 oct 07
Hi
I'm trying to get more different colours in pit firing, other than
the reds, blacks and salts pinks and browns. Any ideas would be
greatly appreciated.
thanks
Bryan Hannis
Lauren Bellero on tue 2 oct 07
Bryan Hannis wrote:
> I'm trying to get more different colours in pit firing, other than
> he reds, blacks and salts pinks and browns
you might try coloring the terra sig. i haven't tried it
but i think you have to make sure that the colorants/oxides are
of a very fine mesh so they don't make speckles. (i.e. ball mill).
--
Lauren Bellero, Mudslingers Pottery
http://mudslingerspottery.net
Red Bank, NJ
Taylor Hendrix on tue 2 oct 07
You might try experimenting with various strengths of ferric chloride
solution on all or part of the pots. Depending on things it can be
brown, red, purple. I have yet to try it in my own pit but in my low
temp saggar firing, it works great. I buy etchant at Radio Shack. If
your pit temp is really hot and seems to overpower your additions, try
covering a few pots (with a smidgen of combustibles and chemicals) in
a aluminum foil. Put them in the pit with the nekid pots and see what
you see.
And don't forget our copper friend can give us reds, greens and blacks
too. Find various sources and try them all: carbonate, sulfate, etc.
Be careful, wear gloves, don't inhale.
Taylor, in Rockport TX
p.s. Burn, you beauties, burn...
On 10/1/07, Bryan Hannis wrote:
> Hi
>
> I'm trying to get more different colours in pit firing, other than
> the reds, blacks and salts pinks and browns. Any ideas would be
> greatly appreciated.
>
> thanks
>
> Bryan Hannis
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