Cold Porcelain

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Comment by Fehmida Sheikh on December 2, 2009 at 9:24am

it is addictive,if you want to brush them with petal dust ,make the dough of lighter shade

Comment by dolly sheward on December 2, 2009 at 5:26am

thank you Fehmida, I'm going to have some fun tommorrow playing with my dough!! Katy suggested brushing the dye on the finished piece as well, so I'm going to try both ways. I'm thinking this art form is apt to be become additive!!!

Comment by Fehmida Sheikh on December 2, 2009 at 5:04am

yes ,I have used dylon dyes , the effect is good

Comment by dolly sheward on December 2, 2009 at 12:21am

hi everyone, just wondering, has anyone tried using powdered dye (rit) to color the paste??

Comment by Anastasia Wahalatantiri on November 16, 2009 at 9:43am

Hi I am Anastasia from Sri Lanka. I am a multy craft person. I have done a little bit of clay flowers but would like to learn more from all of you

Comment by Murtuza Charania on November 14, 2009 at 6:14am

Hi Friends

I have put up the first two samples I amde with cold porcelain (paste also made my be).

Need your guidance and feedback.

Regards
Murtuza

Comment by Diane Stafford on September 24, 2009 at 5:19pm

Hi Tony, Cold Porcelain has a hard finish - I've tested Katy Bucks (ahc member) recipe, which I found to be very strong compared to the water based recipe, it also has a much nicer finish (without or with acrylic colours added) I would say because of the 'cream' (I used Nivea) in the recipe

It is also quite light in weight and as you are leaving 4" from it and the bulb, I think it would be ideal - I doubt you would actually need to seal it, it is a perfectly good finish once dried.

You could experiment with adding different %'s of colour (acrylic paints) eg: white - until you get a bone china look.

Hope that helps, and please do ask Katy and some other members here who are cold porcelain 'experts'

(I'm the experimenter around here lol ;) )

and please do give us an update as you progress with your project...

cheers
diane

Comment by Tony O'Rourke on September 24, 2009 at 1:44pm

Hi All,
I am working on a project for a new light fitting for my hallway, and I am taking inspiration from a high end designer one I have seen.
I've never worked with CP before and just wondered if you thought this would be a suitable medium ? Basically, I will be making lots of fairly small medallions/ ovals of CP and stringing them from a ring fitting.
Would you say that the CP will hold it's own weight ? is it hard enough once dry?
Should I be worried about heat from the light (I plan on having at least 4 inches between any CP and the bulb)?
Does anyone have any suggestions for how I would maintain a matt...bisquit type finish to the CP ? while still sealing it ?

I'm very confused at present.
Ideally I would use bone china, but I have no access to a kiln.

Any help you can offer would be gratefully received.
Thanks in advance
Tony

Comment by sana.v.b on September 1, 2009 at 5:05pm

hey jess.. which clay are u using..? i use ceramic n porcelain n if its 2 soft like sticking on ur finger then use cold cream to smoothin it up it doesnt stik then if thats wat u mean.. n all cooked dough from my xperience shrink da reason i think is that u cook it.. coz wen makin ceramic dough which is only made by hand it doesnt shrink...ya n dont use 2 much cream it gets quite slippery then...

Comment by Jess on August 30, 2009 at 4:21am

A Question or 3....
Made my 1st batch of clay 2 days ago and let it sit. Started working with it tonight and I can already see a shrink issue with some of the roses I created. Any way to combat that?

I read that white paint added to it makes it opaque but how much white paint do I need to add to a batch?

Also this clay is so much softer than the store bought that I was using, just wondering if there is any way to firm it up a bit?

TIA for any help!
Jess

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