Ceramic Iron Oxide Wash

Cover with transparent or translucent glaze.

Ceramic iron oxide wash.

Bisqueware absorbs the color easily so the two materials work well together. There is a small amount of red iron oxide fe 3 o 2 with distilled water in a small plastic cup to create a stain. Also makes an excellent trivet for your easter dinner. 2 commercial ceramic colored powders that are used in glazes clay bodies and slips engobes.

If you find too much sponges off then the wash can be made to stick a bit with a bit of added gum wood glue wall paper paste ext. Washes and patinas offer ceramic fired surface options that provide variations in texture and colors when applied over a terra sigillata. Spatter wax on the surface and paint the oxide wash over that. 8x8 inch carved ceramic tile of rabbits lounging in a rose garden in a dark red iron oxide wash.

Prepared coloring oxides that are fritted reground and colored with organic dyes to simulate fired color. Brush on bisc ware let dry then sponge off. When using raw oxides like this bear in mind that they will settle. Iron oxide wash quart dry.

Or do the same thing with oxide over unfired glaze. Shipped dry in a quart jar just add water and shake. While a wash or flux wash adds a sheen and sometimes texture to the terra sigillata surface a patina enhances the terra sigillata surface because it s a thin colorant rich wash layer that settles into the subtle markings on a surface. If you would like to use this tile as a wall hanging please contact me so i can attach a hangar.

This is a video tutorial of decorating bisque with red iron oxide. May be used as a wall hanging coaster or garden art. This item is ready to ship. It discusses the importance of wiping back how to avoid uneven coverage and many other useful hints.

Use other masking techniques such as torn wet newspaper and paint an oxide wash over it. When dry scratch with a sharp tool through the oxide to show the clay underneath. Red iron oxide can be layered fired watered down and used in many ways to add a finish to a piece of bisque pottery. Applied in a thick layer the iron can turn almost black and in a thin layer you will get hues of red and brown.

Apply to bisque with a brush or sponge and then wiped off to achieve different results. Pick up some new ideas for how to decorate bisque pottery with red iron oxide by watching this video ceramic design tutorial. This is just a copper carbonate wash. An exciting and versatile surface treatment for any clay body.

I mixed about 1 teaspoon of copper carbonate in 250ml of boiling water. This can work to your advantage making it easier to keep from loading too much colorant into your brush.