33. Terra Sigillata - How to Make, Color & Apply Terra Sigillata - The Easy Way
In this video I will show you how I make Terra Sigillata. There are many ways to do this but after many tests I have found this to be an easy and realiable way to make a good Terra Sigillata.
See also this video for a whiter Terra Sigillata: https://youtu.be/P-GdXTL1phw
I will also show you how I ad colors to the Terra Sigillata using stains, carbonates and oxides.
And finally I will show you a super easy, fast and great way to apply the Terra Sigillata to your pots and burnish them so they get super shiny.
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INDEX:
00:00 Introduction to terra Sigillata
01:34 Many different ways to do Terra Sigillata
02:00 What you need to make Terra Sigillata
05:44 Ingredients and amounts - mixing the Terra Sigillata
06:55 Adding Sodium Silicate - the deflucant I use
08:20 Mixing the Terra Sigillata
10:30 Adding the finished mix to the glass jar
12:31 After 20 hours - ready to siphon the Terra Sigillata
15:25 How to meassure the Specific Gravity (SG)
17:26 Adding Colors to the Terra Sigillata
26:36 Introduction to applying Terra Sigillata to pottery
27:17 How to check if the pots are dry enough
28:33 Remove all dust from the pots
31:49 Chosing the best brush for applying Terra sigillata
33:50 Applying the Terra Sigillata to the pottery
35:42 Burnish the Terra Sigillata - The Easy Way
41:29 Adding multiple colors of Terra Sigillata to a pot
48:35 How to fire pottery with terra Sigillata