Ceramic Inclusion Stain

You can add mason stains to dry glaze recipes to produce color in an opaque or transparent base glaze.

Ceramic inclusion stain.

Specialty stains called encapsulated stains allow potters to get colors that were once not possible with traditional ceramic stains. These stain types also known as inclusion stains or inclusion pigments are zirconium silicate with cadmium sulfoselenide crystals ca se. Mason stains mason stains are made by mason color works which is one of the oldest manufacturers of ceramic stains. Inclusion stains us pigment inclusion stains represent a new generation of inorganic high temperature stable pigments for ceramic applications.

These ceramic stains are fritted to insure color consistency from batch to batch. Mason stains can be used at all firing temperatures except tin antimony lead yellows and pinks fire only to cone 02 but are formulated specifically for use in oxidizing atmospheres. Stains containing otherwise toxic oxides can be employed without significant dangers. Understanding the advantages of disadvantages of stains vs.

Oxide colors is the key to choosing the best approach. By encasing inorganic cadmium compounds in a zirconium silicate crystal the coloring characteristics of these compounds are combined with the stability characteristics of the zirconium silicate. An overview of ceramic stains description. Mason colors are powdered pigments made of a combination of oxides and frits that create beautiful uniform rich colors.

Stains are fired blends of metal and ceramic oxides that have been reground into a fine powder.