Ceramic Iron Oxide Wash

Apply to bisque with a brush or sponge and then wiped off to achieve different results.

Ceramic iron oxide wash.

This is just a copper carbonate wash. Shipped dry in a quart jar just add water and shake. An exciting and versatile surface treatment for any clay body. I mixed about 1 teaspoon of copper carbonate in 250ml of boiling water.

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. This item is ready to ship. May also contain frit and or kaolin usually epk. This can work to your advantage making it easier to keep from loading too much colorant into your brush.

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. A demonstration of how to use an oxide wash on pottery. Washes and patinas offer ceramic fired surface options that provide variations in texture and colors when applied over a terra sigillata.

Applied in a thick layer the iron can turn almost black and in a thin layer you will get hues of red and brown. Also makes an excellent trivet for your easter dinner. Brush on bisc ware let dry then sponge off. Pick up some new ideas for how to decorate bisque pottery with red iron oxide by watching this video ceramic design tutorial.

Spatter wax on the surface and paint the oxide wash over that. Red iron oxide can be layered fired watered down and used in many ways to add a finish to a piece of bisque pottery. May be used as a wall hanging coaster or garden art. Prepared coloring oxides that are fritted reground and colored with organic dyes to simulate fired color.

Bisqueware absorbs the color easily so the two materials work well together. When dry scratch with a sharp tool through the oxide to show the clay underneath. Cover with transparent or translucent glaze. Use other masking techniques such as torn wet newspaper and paint an oxide wash over it.

When using raw oxides like this bear in mind that they will settle. 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. It discusses the importance of wiping back how to avoid uneven coverage and many other useful hints. Iron oxide wash quart dry.

1 coloring oxides suspended in water a k a. Or do the same thing with oxide over unfired glaze.