Exploring the ceramic decal. Not all glazes like the iron oxide, but I'm finding that a glaze higher in calcium carb seems to help the iron from burning out at higher temperatures. The plate was fired at ^04 and the decal still is very dark and I think I could fire to ^4 or ^6 and not loose to much the decals coloring. Testing that premise soon.
The printer is set to put the toner on heavily. Also the paper setting is for the thickest paper. The thick paper setting slows the printer and allows more toner to be applied to the paper. I have a use in mind for the RIO decals. I have been painting with underglaze on the clay and plan to fire the decals over the painting to get the gradations and darker areas.
The paper I use doesn't have a covercoat for the waterslide. I actually add the covercoat to the printed paper by using a silkscreen. The covercoat is what makes the waterslide work.
The decals will be placed over the underglaze painting giving the painting added depth.
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