Making colour samples for each of my glaze colours for my Paint Your Own Pottery Studio🎨

[@themomandthemaverick]

I was an art student when I was in college. These color swatches are just very satisfying to my brain. It reminds me of a color theory class project. ❤

[@luckyfox1826]

Color swatches are so helpful for pottery. I really like the idea of the tiles with the additional coats.

[@MissEddieBlueKawaiiKrafts]

It is a great idea but the colour selection is lacking vibrant pastels & neon pastels! 😅 I’ve always been disappointed with the selection of pottery paints every time I’ve taken a class or done it at camp. Like why is there always red & peach & nude but never PINK?!?! 😫 👀 k I’m done 🙈

[@ShelbySherritt]

That’s because they don’t really exist! Essentially a lot of colours don’t hold up in the extreme temperatures of the kiln firings. These are as extreme as they kind of get without mixing and changing the colours up. It’s really frustrating, but neons don’t work and vibrant pastels need to be custom mixed but even then you can unbalance the pigment chemistry and it can still not be nice. If you would like to paint something in pastels it’s best to do something non functional where it can be sculptural and use an acrylic paint instead

[@em-nn8tt]

@@MissEddieBlueKawaiiKraftsshe explained it, hopefully you saw her comment x

[@destituteanddecadent9106]

​@@ShelbySherrittcan someone explain what non functional and sculptural mean in pottery?

[@notalexa-i1m]

Are you in the uk??

[@ChanceNP]

I just think it is cool that you dip into the glaze & it looks like you have covered all the colors with white, but they come out shiny with bold, bright, and beautiful colors. 🎉😮🎉

[@skypuppeteer]

Glazes do be like that. I've been taking ceramics this school year, and hoo boy the glazes get weird. (So many people were using tenmoku (a really dark brown-ish color) at the end of this semester, that the floor was absolutely covered in red dust from the red iron oxide used to make the glaze. And the iron oxide is like impossible to remove from clothes and other pieces if you accidentally touch them)

[@alexis_or_alex]

It's because the clear glaze is almost all silica, without added colorants -- and silica melts into glass! Silica powder is white so that's why the unfired glaze is an opaque white I think glaze chemistry is so fascinating and cool

[@kookiesandcream5930]

Yeah, it's always neat to see. My school has clear glazes that appear as a light pink and a light aqua color before firing (the aqua ones smell like a zoo, tho)

[@rosetyong]

@@kookiesandcream5930😂smells like zoo

[@00juls00]

Coat tiles are so helpful! Whenever I’ve gone to a place to paint pottery, they don’t have that and I don’t always put enough coats to get the look I want.

[@Aussie_Malayalee]

I am a big time pastel girl, ever since I could remember and your videos and all the colour palettes bring instant soothing to my eyes. When I was in my teen and pre teen days, I would always want pastel frocks and skirts, but unfortunately where I grew up bright colours were popular and in demand and getting pastels were difficult! But now, here I am able to fulfil all my pastel dress dreams! Love from Sydney

[@moriahlyn]

Wonderful idea! I wish my art teacher did this, could have done it like a project

[@victoriakiteley8337]

That's so wonderfully practical 😊

[@bonniesandy9512]

Ya reminded me of my mom’s ceramic studio!! Bless her soul! Thank you. ❤❤

[@emilybeards8092]

LOVE this. Anything that is aesthetic AND pratical is the best !!

[@TheTaroteers]

You are so clever Shelby, very helpful and somehow also cute... How come everything you make ends up being cute? Magnetic glaze samples and a dotted plate!

[@prettygeekchic]

I wish there are more pastels. I love how pottery looks pre-fired and then it's all so BRIGHT afterwards. These are helpful and beautiful!

[@guineapig0208]

I just add white paint to them, then they seem to stay a very similar colour to what they looked like pre-fired!

[@ClaudiaJasalavich]

These will be so helpful to your customers.

[@fionna_cool_girl]

Having color swatches was one of the most helpful things in my ceramics class in highschool. Idk how I'd color my pieces right without it.

[@devonkelly44]

my daddy used to bring me to a pottery studio caller Glazed Over. it was one of our favorite things to do together! this video reminds me of that studio. they even had gift cards made out of tile!

[@rachaelkingnz]

So helpful to be able to really see the colours and clever to have the cross reference between the colour swatch plates and the tiles

[@JustSamantics]

Showing the different number of coats is genius, haven’t seen this anywhere around me

[@ellianah3864]

I work at a local pottery place and it's soooooo important when ppl know how the colors turn out in the end bc they really do change sm!!!

[@lizmol-san]

The vibrancy change in the colours before and after firing is mind blowing!😂

[@VonPatzy]

This is brilliant. The first time I painted a pot the colors confused me so much I just accepted that pastel was the only option so I changed all of my plans for my piece to accommodate a muted product and then WHAM was I wrong - but the sadness was there was no do over.

[@sydneexo]

I used to work at a ceramic painting place (kids bday parties/camps/etc.) and we had swatch plates and they are SOOO helpful. I quite miss being able to sit and paint samples for the wall

[@SarahDelSasso]

So perfect! Love it

[@Shreds1016]

That's very thoughtful of you❤🥰

[@LauraMe...]

I wish I lived nearby! Maine, USA isn't close enough. But I am wishing you great success. You will have customers out the door if your lines at the market days are any indication. You probably will need appointment books!

[@anniematheson426]

I’m just starting my own studio and you are such a huge inspiration! You are so happy and full of joy and talent! You go girl! ❤

[@teamirina3587]

Great respect! It is so difficult to merge together, to combine pure creativity and calculating logical thinking, and to do it so beautifully! thanks for sharing)

[@lauren8627]

Beautiful!

[@itsjustcarri4318]

This looks amazing im so excited for you!!! Im a new subbie! ❤

[@margueritemitchell1829]

Love swatching ❤🎉😊 Hello from British Columbia Canada

[@blessedandbiwithahintofmagic]

My goodness after firing and glazing those colors really get vibrant - they were barely noticeable, the reason you were doing multiple layers, but once you've through the entire process, the saturation (and to a lesser extent also value, even hue as the white background shines through less) changes - these are soooo pretty, lovely done ♡ ^&^

[@-lovecassy_333]

Am I the only one who likes the muted pastel colors before pottery gets cured? I’d be soo happy with my creation even if it was muted, I always loved muted colors.

[@esperanzahtomtz]

I prefer the muted version too

[@bundocom]

I just want a set of those coat tiles as coasters or something, they're so cute all together like that

[@demiigodxx]

THANK YOU!! I always struggled with pottery because I'm a very visual person, and if I can't see what the color will look like after so I know what I'm going for, I get incredibly anxious, especially since I work primarily digitally. Having these would actually help so much encouraging me not to be afraid of the final result

[@veraroselloyd1701]

Brilliant idea

[@FirstLast-qv8ts]

This brings me so much pleasure!! ❤

[@eliontheinternet3298]

It’s always so impressive when people can paint words and numbers as neatly as this on pottery.

[@patsysolatzzo2962]

The colors before firing are so relaxing and beautiful. After they’re vibrant like a little surprise 😊❤

[@Asthetic__4k]

I love those colours

[@noemimakesthings555]

This makes me so happy. These are also aesthetically beautiful. I really love how the plates with circles look

[@recipesandsongs8050]

I have loved watching you grow your work

[@jodywhitmarsh535]

That's a very clever idea. I'm very happy for you. If I ever get to the other side of the planet, I would love to visit

[@theSheighani42]

The pastels and layers coming out super vibrant is a fun surprise! Perfect idea ^^

[@samy_loewe]

The colors are looking good 😍😍

[@lepokebloc4198]

I kinda love those plates with all the color dots it's pretty

[@pearlescobar9449]

HOW CUTE!! Really takes the guess work out of wondering what your pottery is going to look like when it’s done❤️❤️

[@oroontheheels]

Beautiful colors!

[@btsarmy-iq2pj]

I just love looking so much colours at once and this was just amazing

[@fionag.7297]

lovely colours!! very comprehensive too 😊

[@UlquiorrasLover04]

I hope more follow your example! This would help alot out in schools as well.

[@mcfluriessssss]

So pretty! The vibrancy is beautiful 💕💕

[@RavenMistwolf]

Ooooh that’s brilliant! I love when places have practical examples like that!!

[@cindellednic]

Such nice bright colours I wish I lived near Ballarat!

[@calcifer8306]

We had something similar at my school! These are wildly helpful, thank you for doing this for people who are newer

[@sharlynvazquez8445]

🩵💜🧡 Such a great help. Also, the magnets are ingenious.

[@the_cute_frute1080]

I’d sculpted some porcelain flowers once, and I was using a water color like under glaze that hadn’t be used before. I thought it was getting a lovely magenta color, and after the firing it turned bright blue! It’s still lovely, but it was quite a surprise! Color swatches are so useful, because what you see is not always what you get!

[@braydenavery]

i really wanna do that now

[@stephaniel8164]

That's so cool and considerate! 🥰

[@LeilaZ-xx8uj]

I love when places have color swatches of what they look like after they've hit the kiln it makes things so much easier

[@raf_ros]

This is awesome! It makes my brain so happy to see the details and organisation of it all.

[@WhiteRoseNeko]

Brilliant! So smart! The colors look amazing!

[@Mythiic]

i love how you do this for your shop

[@Kharmaa7]

I desperately wish I could have a resource like your new studio here near me in the states, you have thought so deeply into the creative process in offering all of these swatches

[@CAT-2323]

One of the most helpful things I’ve ever seen.

[@lanabk528]

What a great idea! Thanks so much for doing that for ypur customers

[@Vesperrv]

Wow, I really used to love going to these things when I was a kid! I need to plan a trip 😊

[@livywithane]

I loveeee painting pottery and I’m glad you’re doing what you love❤ I hope you have great business 🏺🎨🖌️💧

[@laeeqlaeeq9788]

Those samples would make an amazing actual dining set, starting with plates and coasters.

[@queendashoftheicons4103]

I have a similar attraction where I’m from it’s called accidental artist, I made a plate there, and they show a similar palette system

[@uni8514]

This is how my local pottery painting place does it too!! Super helpful and reading the comments of places who don’t do the coat thing makes me feel grateful lol

[@JigglyPuff_JesusChristLovesYou]

They look so cute!!

[@katiejohnson461]

Me and a group of my female relatives went to a paint your own pottery studio once and I had never done it before and had no idea what to expect with some of the colors. Something like this would have been soooo helpful!

[@anna-a-podsh]

Not only they are functional, but they also look soooo neat and aesthetically pleasing to my eye.... gorgeous!

[@tenaoconnor7510]

That’s a cool idea. Pretty and practical. I love your studio. I would be tempted to take the square tiles and tile a small table or cover a serving tray. They might sell as refrigerator magnets 😊. I did something similar, I made samples of the decorative stitches on my sewing machine and I made one of the different settings on my serger/overlock machine, kinda like an embroidery sampler 😊

[@RaspBerryPies]

This so HELPFUL! I wish I had this during my pottery class! I knew it would change but I really wanted to see exactly how it would look I ended up doing a black and put on so many layers it was actually impressive how nice it turned out but I secretly wish it was less intense

[@luanita307]

They went from pastel to bright colors and that was so cool

[@kigeerdink6662]

Awesome idea and so practical.

[@goose7574]

These are a great idea! Nicely done!

[@ArmaniIntoParanormal]

✨This color scheme are so pretty ✨💖🥰

[@beans7867]

your glazes are so nice 🥹

[@MeraMeowMix]

Those are beautiful!

[@morvishnevski5842]

Amazing idea! Look so pretty

[@juliebates5315]

Brilliant idea !!! ❤🩶

[@ResinAlchemist2024]

Brilliant idea Shelby.

[@paulinemuscatvlogs]

I really need to do this in my studio! Thanks for the reminder!!

[@brandyrose9997]

Beautiful and satisfying ❤

[@KristenRowenPliske]

That is such a good idea!

[@bonnypurac5923]

Thats a great idea.Its amazing how the colours change from when they are first applied. The colours look beautiful.

[@sonakshirc]

Your studio is so beautiful and comfortable space to be in 😊

[@Halfelfaedyn]

Wonderful idea, looks great!

[@goodandgreen]

I love how the colours you chose are still in your style! ❤😂

[@QueenCami_123]

There is a pottery coloring shop near me and they also had tiles with a “one coat” side and like a “three coat side” so you could see how the glaze layered It’s a great idea, I like that yours had a thing for 1, 2, and 3 coats!

[@shastabare6026]

Brilliant! A also just love making stuff like these, beautiful essentials. Its got relaxing cleaning vibes.

[@HaYaNANIMEgurl5]

THAT IS SO SMART AND CUTE!!!

[@elleofafriend3140]

EXCELLENT! Took lessons at a place that DIDN'T have examples & many colors were crappy. My friend & I thought the lady needed to do this! But she wasn't organized at all!

[@fantasummers3765]

That is so cool! I love your colours.

[@allthatsheiz]

Oh wow 🤩 that color popped!

[@bleeka325]

If you put the square swatches in the same order you have them on the circle plate it will make it much easier for your clients to reference.

[@Ravawashere]

This is super similar to how we have all of our color swatches at the pottery study I work at so nice to see what others do

[@magusofthelibrary]

Those are so awesome! It was very considerate of you to make them, and they look great 😄

[@lilballerina]

So beautiful.

[@ki0riginal]

I went to a pottery place similar that had the paint swatches on each table! It really helped me get the design I wanted for my peice and I've never been more proud of my own painting work😁