Using Slip In Ceramics

Brushing slip onto pots is one of the oldest methods of delivering slips to a pottery surface.

Using slip in ceramics.

Barium carbonate 1 2 ounce 14 75 gr soda ash 1 ounce 23 35 grams water 5 gallons 19 50 liters sodium silicate 2 1 2 fluid ounces. The brushed decoration can range from very delicate lines done with fluid fine particle slip to an overall layer of heavy. Slips are best used on wet greenware. Cover the slab with a thin layer of slip.

You must dilute this amount with a like amount of water. Of dry clay blend will yield 10 gallons of slip. Slip casting is the process of filling the molds with slip which is the liquid clay allowing it to solidify and after a while forming a layer called the cast inside of the mold s walls. It has many uses in the production of pottery and other ceramic wares.

The big difference is that this ceramic decorating technique not only adds lines and patterns but it also creates a raised surface texture that adds tactility to the decoration. You can create a marbled effect by following these steps. One of the basic techniques learned by ceramic students is score and slip. Remember start with the minimum amounts shown below.

This happens because the mold absorbs the water from the slip through its pores collecting the ceramic particles against the mold. A slip a liquefied suspension of clay particles in water can also be used to color clay pottery prior to firing. There are so many methods for decorating pottery with slip from slip trailing to mishima. Score and slip allows the artist to join two pieces of clay together using nothing but the clay and water.

Some potters save the slips that remain when throwing other pieces. Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. Firstly to form the basic shape by slipcasting with moulds. Like its cousin glaze trailing slip trailing applies material in lines using a slip trailer or other applicator.

A formula using 100 lbs. Clay blend 100 lbs. Using colored slips or different clay bodies with the same firing temperature you can also try this process on clay. Today i am presenting another super fun slip decorating technique that reminds me of putting icing on a cake.

When decorating pottery slips can be applied to ware using brushes. Using pipettes or eye droppers drop small amounts of slip of another color on top. This is best done when the clay is damp or leather hard. In pottery the two most important uses of slip are.

In ceramics the clay is shaped into vases figures and models then fired in a kiln and decorated. Roll out a slab of clay. Chris lively applies thick slips to his leather hard pots and then uses various tools to sculpt and shape it much like a pastry chef would work with icing. A slip is a liquid mixture or slurry of clay and or other materials suspended in water.