Painting Ceramics
Nimah
pottery, but not much about actually painting on pottery. I mean painting
designs and patterns. I know this is done somehow.. I do own a set of
dishes, so I see it there.
Is there a difference in they type of glaze used for painting ceramics
than dipping them? Or is there a difference in the consistancy of the glaze?
I am very much a neophyte at pottery but I have been painting plaster
type objects in acrylic (which I know aren't suitable for pottery) for many
years.
I would appreciate any help on types or brands of ceramic paints for
bisqueware.
Also, is there a difference in technique between plaster and bisque?
Thank you,
Nimah the Neophyte Potter
rodj...@webtv.net
material, you can paint it with anything that suits you.What you are
doing is decorating a relatively durable piece of clayware, bisqued or
ful-
ly mature. This, as you know, provides you with a
shaped Ground on which you can really exercise
your painterly skills...they must be considerable.
It may be presumptuous to suggest special empha-
sis, in places, by use of a white, dry background
over which you paint colors of your choice to make
them more vivid, if appropriate. Your options for pure decoration are
quantitatively reduced by going to glazes exclusively. A finished,
glazed pot is no-
thing more than one with a very thin coating of glass
on it. It's quite possible to use colored slips as the
color medium, then come back over the piece with a
perfectly transparant glaze which makes those colors jump off the pot.
The same effect can be ach- ieved over paint with a sprayed clearcoat.
Any pot,
whether bisqued only or fully mature, is a semiperm-
eable membrane through which water will migrate in
time, although MUCH faster through bisque only.
knox gillespie
1/3 frit- dark colors should be less and light colors like pink
should be more- add gum -cmc-ect.........
epr...@usa.net
"Nimah" <ni...@gte.net> wrote:
> This may sound like a silly question, but I hear talk about glazing
> pottery, but not much about actually painting on pottery. I mean painting
> designs and patterns. I know this is done somehow.. I do own a set of
> dishes, so I see it there.
I believe what you are interested in might be China Painting. You use
pigments suspended in oil that fires out and leaves the colorant on the
piece. You use oil painting techniques. After the firing, you eith coat it
with clear glaze or a polyurethane varnish (not food safe).
Alternately, you can paint directly into the piece with underglazes. Amaco
reward velvets are fairly true to their color, but some will take the shine
from the overglaze. if you would like to see some painted work, i am working
on my website new work page. It has a whole series of painted figures on
display. i have been studying sumi-e for three years now and my teacher has
finally said ok to showing. I never used to do much with color, but now I
enjoy it. I will have the captions correct soon, but in the mean time, you
can see the pictures: www.angelfire.com/nc/clayworkshop, then gallery-new
work, or 1999 new work.
> Is there a difference in they type of glaze used for painting ceramics
> than dipping them?
most people I know don't dip low fire glazes, could just be a fluke. Diping
glazes need to be the consistency of heavy cream or cream. Painting glazes, I
like to be thicker so that the coats are easier to apply.
> I am very much a neophyte at pottery but I have been painting plaster
> type objects in acrylic (which I know aren't suitable for pottery) for many
> years.
> I would appreciate any help on types or brands of ceramic paints for
> bisqueware.
As I said, Amaco reward velvets are rich color, more like thin acrylic; Duncan
Onestrokes are light and transluscent, kind of watercolory.
>Also, is there a difference in technique between plaster and bisque?
yes, the texture when fired on the bisque might change significantly under the
overglaze. the plaster doesn't change. you have to experiment.
good luck,
elizabeth
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"Nimah" <ni...@gte.net> wrote:
> This may sound like a silly question, but I hear talk about glazing
> pottery, but not much about actually painting on pottery. I mean painting
> designs and patterns. I know this is done somehow.. I do own a set of
> dishes, so I see it there.
> type objects in acrylic (which I know aren't suitable for pottery) for many
> years.
> I would appreciate any help on types or brands of ceramic paints for
> bisqueware.
>
> Nimah the Neophyte Potter
>
>
I have sucessfully painted bisque- ware and enjoyed it. There is much to know.
The libraries have books on the subject. Basically I wet the bisque item, draw
my design on it and then paint with undergalzes. "Duncan" has lovely colours.
(The firing temp. is on the bottle)
Your craft store will tell you the firing temperatures of other makes. You
fire the piece and then only glaze with transparent glaze.
I hope this was a help. Otherwise I'll keep my eye open for more questions
from you.
Olmec.
Valery
to be able to eat off of it. The reason being that glazes melt into a glass
which is nonporous and does not allow bacteia into it. And will not wash
away.
You can use any number of tyes of glazes to do this. However if you are
going to eat off of it you HAVE to make sure it is fired properly and this
might be tricky. I use Amaco glazes which are for low fire purposes and
made for dinnerware just in case i am doing a piece which will be used for
food.
ask a ceramics supply vendor if you are wanting to buy glaze and they can
help you find the right one for you.
valery
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