Ceramic Iron Oxide Wash

This is a video tutorial of decorating bisque with red iron oxide.

Ceramic iron oxide wash. Pick up some new ideas for how to decorate bisque pottery with red iron oxide by watching this video ceramic design tutorial. Or do the same thing with oxide over unfired glaze. Bisqueware absorbs the color easily so the two materials work well together. This item is ready to ship.

This can work to your advantage making it easier to keep from loading too much colorant into your brush. 2 commercial ceramic colored powders that are used in glazes clay bodies and slips engobes. 8x8 inch carved ceramic tile of rabbits lounging in a rose garden in a dark red iron oxide wash. Brush on bisc ware let dry then sponge off.

1 coloring oxides suspended in water a k a. 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. May be used as a wall hanging coaster or garden art. Iron oxide wash quart dry.

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. Applied in a thick layer the iron can turn almost black and in a thin layer you will get hues of red and brown. An exciting and versatile surface treatment for any clay body. I mixed about 1 teaspoon of copper carbonate in 250ml of boiling water.

Shipped dry in a quart jar just add water and shake. 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. When dry scratch with a sharp tool through the oxide to show the clay underneath. Apply to bisque with a brush or sponge and then wiped off to achieve different results.

Cover with transparent or translucent glaze. Spatter wax on the surface and paint the oxide wash over that. May also contain frit and or kaolin usually epk. Washes and patinas offer ceramic fired surface options that provide variations in texture and colors when applied over a terra sigillata.

This is just a copper carbonate wash. Red iron oxide can be layered fired watered down and used in many ways to add a finish to a piece of bisque pottery. If you would like to use this tile as a wall hanging please contact me so i can attach a hangar. Also makes an excellent trivet for your easter dinner.

A demonstration of how to use an oxide wash on pottery. When using raw oxides like this bear in mind that they will settle.