Equipment & Materials
This overview gives you an idea of the equipment and materials needed for enamel painting. Detailed specifications, quantities and recommendations are provided with my courses and books.
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- Kiln with regulator to maintain temperature at 750°C / 1382°F
- Kiln furniture
- Ceramic fibreboard kiln support
- Two glass plates
- Box with air-tight lid to store paint palette
- Recommended painting palette
- Palette knife
- Kitchen towel
- Cotton handkerchief
- Tracing paper
- HB pencil
- Modelling plasticine
- Blue-Tack or White Tack
- Fine sponges
- Miniaturist Kolinsky sable brushes, series 7
- Fine brushes
- Copper and pre-enamelled steel for bases
- Daylight lamp + daylight bulb
Paints & media
- Opalescent white
- Gold flux
- Water-based mediums
- Oil mediums
- Pen oil
- Solvent — Zest-it
- Lacquer resist / masking fluid
- Tramil (gum tragacanth)
- Gold for recommended decoration
Suppliers
- The Curious Gem
Enamelling supplies, UK
- Milton Bridge Ceramic Colours Ltd
Ceramic colours, UK
- Held of Holland
Ceramic supplies, Netherlands
This is a preparatory guide rather than a shopping list. Full details of equipment and materials are given in Gillie’s Book and in her Course.