The Colored Slip Experiments

The gang at the Little Street Pottery Research Facility have been at it again. This time, they investigate various effects of Mason Stains on slip. You wont want to miss the results on this one!!

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[preparingforretirement]

Hi! If you want to get a red to stay true you will need one of the encapsulated mason stains... same for orange. I've gotten 6027 Tangerine and 6026 Lobster and used them in clear glaze to cone 6 and they work great!

[suedirani]

That's a great video and really helpful! Like you, I have found that 10% mason stain is the sweet spot for getting rich colours when making slip from dry clay. I have also experimented with colouring liquid slip. For that, I have found that for about 2 cups of slip, I need to add around 9 tsp (measured and level) of mason stain to get a nice rich colour. I add a touch of water to the stain before adding it to the slip just to make mixing it in easier. Thanks again - I love your videos! - Sue in Nova Scotia, Canada

[gaspazha]

Ann, great video and thank you for your experiments. I always learn so much!

[micheledickey]

I can’t thank you enough for doing all of this!! I tried something like this and it was soo difficult having to clean everything after each color!!

[freddiemoretti]

Will have to watch tomorrow morning and take notes on your method of madness to get such critical results.
Having fun right now firing test tiles, so this will fit right in. So far have done 16 out of the 72 and have four that colours came out looking no too bad.
Thanks for sharing Ann!

[elizabethcurran]

So well explained and showing measurements. Thank you!

[jimjohnson]

great testing, very helpful. i use the celedon clear too.

[amberclemons-lopez]

Wonderful info! Thanks you. I love your channel!!

[lena]

this was great! i just start making my own color slip and it has been intersting

[kathleenmatthews]

Great video as always. One suggestion, try using hot water instead of room temp. The clay and stains slake much quicker.

[judyfunk]

ermagawd there's a really L O N G five minute video ad playing before the vid even starts. Walking away.

[sama]

When you say high fire do you mean cone 10? If you mentioned in video I missed it
Thanks 🙏🏻

[TalesofCottontail]

Hi, thanks for this video!
I was wondering if you can add multiple layers of coloured slip on top of each other onto leather hard clay. Would the layers flake off? Also, can I make coloured slip from hand-building clay (has some grog in it) with mason stains? Thanks in advance!

[susanpriem]

Why dry the clay first? I just add water to the dried clay and blend it up with an immersion blender.

[marymcnutt]

I am a newbie to pottery and want to slip trail with black to outline Celadon colors. Can I just add Jet Black to a white slip and skip the mason stain and breaking down old dried out clay?

[jgermanoify]

Do you add clear glaze at the end to create a glossy finish?

[heididerksen]

Hello I have a question if I mix
Mason and water to make a wash can I leave it raw without glazing. So it has and oxide look too. And do I need gersly borate I think it's called. Or can I just use water and fire it. I don't have the borate stuff and I need to make my dragon fly for an ordered Christmas gift I'm firing this weekend. If you can help thanks. I'm going to see what it looks like with just water and if I don't like it, I might just glaze the beads.

[mahtx]

Adding 10g of stain to 100g clay is not 10% stain. The final weight is 110g. That's 9.09% stain. 11.11g of stain and 100g of clay is 10% stain and 90% clay.