How to Make Colored Slip for Pottery 

I’ve been a Potter my whole life but never worked with slips. Thank you for those tips- so helpful. I’m ready to try it for a new project that’s brewing in my creative mind.

Good ideas here. Thanks for sharing your process. I make those weight bags using kitty litter. My studio is in an outbuilding and I don’t want to attract mice with anything edible.

Thanks for sharing that. I'm still learning the basics and your videos have been very detailed and helpful. ^^ Please keep up the good work.

Thank you for your video. Please can I ask where can I get the powdered colour from?

I use 60% 600g ball clay and 40% 400g china clay and 10% stain , the stains tend to come in 100g sachets (oxides vary) I gently combine all dry ingredients, including stain and add those dry ingredients to water by sliding them down the side of the bucket close to the water, never the other way around, this reduces dust clouds. Can be used both on earthenware and stoneware and with the right consistency perfect for silk screening directly onto damp clay

I am new to ceramic so I don’t know if this is correct or not but is underglaze just colored slip? And can i use underglaze instead of pigments for this method?

Thank you, that was very efficient

What brand of dye do you use or were to buy it?

Do you add some medium like oil, gum or starch to your slip for sponging? some thing to make it more absorbant? what is the consistancy?

What mesh do you use to sieve ?

I made slip using 25% of each Tenesse 1 (ball clay), Kaolin, EPK, and Custer Feldspar. I usually use 10% stain. How much water should I add if I am making a 200 gram or 600 gram batch? I used barely any water the first 10 colored slips I made but it took half an hour to sieve each slip through an 80 mesh sieve because it was so thick. Suggestions on how much water I should add for using the slip for slip trailing, painting it on, mishima, or stencils?

Hey, thank you for the video, so interesting. Wanted to ask if you never ask flux to the slip?

Re temperature of quartz inversion: Its in the text of the feature entitled "The Best Clay for Raku Pottery - Choosing a Raku Clay". Otherwise, a very helpful article, thank you for all your helpful hints. Best regards Dr. HB Jones

can't find the results of the mugs you mention on your website or your instagram!

I’m in ceramics and I’m unsure wether I can use food coloring in my slip to dye it. Also if I use a piping bag and make fur for an animal with the tip would it be able to dry all the way?

I just made a batch of colored slip thanks to your video. The slip is way to wet, like the consistency of 1% milk. Should I just leave it out to let some water evaporate or is there some other solution? Thanks!

Can you use a different clay body for you slip?? I’m working with terra cotta that’s pretty groggy but was wondering if I could use a smoother lighter colored slip for when I marble the inside. Thank you :))

Thanks for sharing. Can you use slip leftover from the potters wheel?

what firing temp can you use your slip in? I am assuming at bisque ware temp and/or low firing temp?

Hey, are you using earthenware here? Thanks :) x

Is there any difference between colored slip and regular glaze? Love the video BTW!!😊

Hi, can you please tell me what is the powder that you are using to mix in the slip? what is the source of it?

Hello, how long does the slip last please and does it need to be refrigerated? X

hi whay is the name of color pigment? Is it must food grade color?

how do u dry slip? ive processed my clay and let it dry a little in pillow cases but its too cold outside so its drying inside and I took it out and its still pretty wet like putty. how do I dry that? its all in a pickle jar right now

I have found your videos helpful, in the main, but publishing facts incorrectly needs to be addressed. The temperature at which the quartx inversion occurs is 573ºC, not 573ºF

why even bother to measure ?