Expert tips on how to color air dry clay and cold porcelain

[@claudialuciawerneck]

Thanks for share your knowledge. We need professional information even when we are at the beggining of the process of learning.

[@sonneblom2855]

Hi there, I'm from South Africa, cannot buy cold porcelain here at all. Pls do you have a recipe for me to make my own? ❤

[@kalalily87]

Can you use mica powders? I have acrylics, watercolors, and mica powders but I don’t have oils. I saw in another video they said not to use acrylics but only oils, not sure why. I’m going to try and make flowers what would you recommend for me to use from what I have?

[@petalbyamandalewis2088]

Acrylic paints do dry the clay faster but you can still use them if you don't have oils. Mica powders will work best on finished pieces. Mixing mica powder into the clay wouldn't yield good results. It would disappear if mixed into the clay.

[@kalalily87]

@@petalbyamandalewis2088 thank you so much for replying, I really appreciate it!

[@100sunlover]

What about metallics(paint)?

[@petalbyamandalewis2088]

When metallic paint is mixed in the color will show up but the metallic quality generally disappears. This is true for both acrylic and oil metallics. I prefer to paint metallics on after the clay is dry rather than mix it in. Metallic powders such as eye shadow also stick well to dried or moist cold porcelain surfaces and can be sealed with waterbased polyurethane.

[@100sunlover]

@@petalbyamandalewis2088 Thanks!