Specialist Crafts Decorating Slips are ready-prepared coloured ceramic slips for decorating pottery and clay work before firing. Suitable for brush application or slip trailing, they allow students to explore surface decoration, pattern, line and colour on greenware.
Apply directly to unfired clay using a brush or slip trailer to create painted designs, decorative line work and layered surface effects. Available in individual 500ml bottles or an assorted set of six colours, these slips are suitable for classroom ceramics, pottery workshops and creative experimentation.
With a firing range of 1060–1150°C, the decorating slips produce a matt finish that remains porous after firing. To seal the surface and enhance the colours, apply a compatible transparent glaze and kiln fire again.
Key Features
Ready-prepared coloured ceramic decorating slips
Suitable for brush application and slip trailing
Apply directly to greenware
Firing range: 1060–1150°C
Fires to a matt finish
Remains porous unless glazed
Can be covered with transparent glaze and refired
Available in 500ml bottles or an assorted set of six colours
Available Colours
Assorted
White
Yellow
Green
Light Blue
Dark Blue
Slate Grey
Terracotta
Peach
Rose
Viola
Available Options
Individual Colour: 500ml bottle
Assorted: Set of 6 x 500ml bottles
Best For
Ceramic surface decoration
Slip trailing and decorative line work
Brush-painted pottery designs
Pattern and colour experimentation
Decorating greenware
GCSE, A Level, FE and HE ceramics
School pottery workshops and ceramic studios
Please note: Fired decorating slips remain porous. To seal the surface and enhance colour, apply a suitable transparent glaze and kiln fire again.