Cherie W on tue 8 feb 05
Hi there
I have seen some people make some small tiles (anywhere from 1-6 inches)
and they do the most amazing detail on their tiles...I make a lot of
ceramic tiles to use in mosaics...an example is a small teapot that was
created with an open pour mold..the teapot was then glazed with different
colored backgrounds..the body was pink, the handle was orange, the the
spout was purple, and there were multicolored stripes, handpainted roses,
swirls and a pair of eyes that were intricatly painted on...sounds ugly,
but it was rather neat looking...all together I counted about 15-20
different colors of glazes on a piece that was about 4inches in size..none
of the colors blended together..the colors and lines were clean and crisp
looking..is there a special glaze that does this? How can someone get such
wonderful detail by painting with glazes...I have tried firing multuple
times and usally my colors end up running together or just looking goopy
and not looking pretty at all...does anyone have any suggestions that I
could try or a good book that could lead me in the right direction? any
suggestions are welcome at this time as I have tried and Im just not
getting good detail and my lines look horrible ..thank you,
Cherie
Kathy McDonald on wed 9 feb 05
Cherie...
Please contact me off list and I will be glad to help you.
I will sound like an ad for a commercial glaze manufacturer
if I ramble on about it here.
Kathy
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Subject: Detailed glazing
Hi there
I have seen some people make some small tiles (anywhere from 1-6 inches)
and they do the most amazing detail on their tiles...I make a lot of
ceramic tiles to use in mosaics...an example is a small teapot that was
created with an open pour mold..the teapot was then glazed with different
colored backgrounds..the body was pink, the handle was orange, the the
spout was purple, and there were multicolored stripes, handpainted roses,
swirls and a pair of eyes that were intricatly painted on...sounds ugly,
but it was rather neat looking...all together I counted about 15-20
different colors of glazes on a piece that was about 4inches in size..none
of the colors blended together..the colors and lines were clean and crisp
looking..is there a special glaze that does this? How can someone get such
wonderful detail by painting with glazes...I have tried firing multuple
times and usally my colors end up running together or just looking goopy
and not looking pretty at all...does anyone have any suggestions that I
could try or a good book that could lead me in the right direction? any
suggestions are welcome at this time as I have tried and Im just not
getting good detail and my lines look horrible ..thank you,
Cherie
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Cherie W on wed 9 feb 05
Could this detailed glazing and shading that I have seen been done by
Maiolica?? I dont know much about it...Could I buy the white maiolica
glaze and use my duncan concepts on it? Would I get the same results? or
are there maiolica glazes that you can buy?? Would anyone know of any good
books to read about maiolica glazes??..ive found a lot about the history
of it on the net, but not much about application..thanks for any replys,
Cherie
Carol Ross on wed 9 feb 05
Hi Cherie,
I don't know if you've had other answers & I missed them, but I think
the solution might be underglazes. Lots and lots of colors, wide
firing range - and they don't move when fired, they don't flow. I
usually do multiple firings, applying several coats to get shading - or
to change a color I didn't like. They're very forgivable. After the
final UG firing, I use a clear glaze over the whole surface - I have
found that with a matte glaze the colors "soften" around the edges,
blur a bit, which is neat if you're expecting it - and that a gloss or
satin works best for crisp color without any blur.
Hope this helps...
Carol R.
One of several Clayart Carols...
http://homepage.mac.com/portfolio.carolross/Menu4.html
On Feb 8, 2005, at 10:13 AM, Cherie W wrote:
> Hi there
> I have seen some people make some small tiles (anywhere from 1-6
> inches)
> and they do the most amazing detail on their tiles...I make a lot of
> ceramic tiles to use in mosaics...an example is a small teapot that was
> created with an open pour mold..the teapot was then glazed with
> different
> colored backgrounds..the body was pink, the handle was orange, the the
> spout was purple, and there were multicolored stripes, handpainted
> roses,
> swirls and a pair of eyes that were intricatly painted on...sounds
> ugly,
> but it was rather neat looking...all together I counted about 15-20
> different colors of glazes on a piece that was about 4inches in
> size..none
> of the colors blended together..the colors and lines were clean and
> crisp
> looking..is there a special glaze that does this? How can someone get
> such
> wonderful detail by painting with glazes...I have tried firing multuple
> times and usally my colors end up running together or just looking
> goopy
> and not looking pretty at all...does anyone have any suggestions that I
> could try or a good book that could lead me in the right direction? any
> suggestions are welcome at this time as I have tried and Im just not
> getting good detail and my lines look horrible ..thank you,
> Cherie
>
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Laurie on wed 9 feb 05
Hi Cherie,
Amaco makes a line of cone 05 majolica decorating colors. I've tried
them and they are sort of fun to mess around with.
They sell them in sets of different colors, too, so you can try out an
assortment for a reasonable price.
I haven't tried them for precision detailed work, but I suppose they
would do the job if you were a careful painter.
~ not affiliated with the company, just liked the product ~
Laurie
Sacramento, CA
http://rockyraku.com
Potters Council, charter member
Sacramento Potters Group, member
On Feb 9, 2005, at 6:06 AM, Cherie W wrote:
> Could this detailed glazing and shading that I have seen been done by
> Maiolica?? I dont know much about it...Could I buy the white maiolica
> glaze and use my duncan concepts on it? Would I get the same results?
> or
> are there maiolica glazes that you can buy?? Would anyone know of any
> good
> books to read about maiolica glazes??..ive found a lot about the
> history
> of it on the net, but not much about application..thanks for any
> replys,
>
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