Using Lustre Ceramics

Lustre colours may be applied and fired on glazed china and earthenware to produce a unique and appealing decoration of metallic tints.

Using lustre ceramics.

Ceramic luster glaze is an overglaze that comes in a variety of finishes including gold silver platinum and mother of pearl. Although it was only discovered in the middle of the eighteenth century sufficient was already known about the properties of platinum for it to come into commercial use as a ceramic decorating medium by the end of that century. Fired luster mother of pearl fired platinum china paint purple stains an. This video shows the process of applying a luster overglaze on already fired and glazed ceramic pieces.

Accessory finishing components bisque china brushes art sets ceramic equipment clay casting slip clay other craft tools decals electrical lamp firing supplies glass glue tape literature video molds mold supplies musical. Because luster overglazes are made of actual gold the end result is a brilliance unlike anything else in the ceramics field. Get luster and new brush 2. For best results the lustre should be applied with a flat brush evenly and in medium strength for too heavy a deposit will cause blistering or flaking.

Clean the surface of where you will put luster 3. Generally it seems like there s a bit of trepidation involved so if you re curious about gold luster but unsure where to begin help is here. However it is important to observe some elementary rules. The first use of platinum for the decoration of ceramics was as a so called silver lustre over a brown earthenware body.

Get unlimited glaze recipes for gold luster ceramics. In the video title i spell the term lustre with the. Arte fo precious metals division offers its customers a wide range of metallic effects consisting of overglaze gold lustre ceramics copper luster overglaze platinum palladium effects lustres and auxiliary additives in different formats which meet the need for all kinds of applications. This is a simple guide on how to use gold luster.

Lustre appears in italian maiolica around 1500 and became a speciality of two relatively minor pottery towns gubbio noted for a rich ruby red and deruta. We carry luster overglazes in a variety of gold tones including premium gold luster and white gold luster. As a ceramic artist who adds gold luster to every piece i fire the most common emails i receive from other potters contain questions about how to use gold luster.