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KERAMIC STUDIO 
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS 
S. M. H. — Will you kindly tell me what is used to prevent fired in silver 
from tarnishing? I have an anti-tarnish liquid but it doesn't dry when applied. 
Is there a silver that does not tarnish? 
2. I have difficulty in using Fry's Special Tinting Oil for grounding and 
dusting, while some workers like it belter than the grounding oil; when I apply 
the dry powder to the padded surface, it doesn't lake it evenly. Is it applied just 
the same as the grounding oil? 
1. We do not know of anything to prevent the tarnish. Yes, all good 
silver tarnishes but is easily cleaned with a silver polish. Perhaps your anti- 
tarnish requires to be fired. 
2. Yes, the Special Oil is applied the same, you should have no trouble 
in using it as it is used very successfully, perhaps you do not apply it evenly. 
Try letting it stand ten or fifteen minutes before applying the color, when the 
oil is very fresh this helps it to take the color better. 
Mrs. C. II. T. — I have a salad bowl painted like enclosed cut. The colors 
are too vivid. I loish to know if there are colors I can dust on to soften the whole 
design except gold parts. Would Ivory Glaze change the color of the rose and blue 
to make it look ugly? 
2. I have tried to get While Glaze but instead they sent me While Enamel. 
Is it used the same way, to dust on oil? 
3. Can you tell me where I can buy While Glaze? 
4. / have a copper bowl that is covered with Utile bits of spots. Has had 
two coals of Copper Lustre. Will another coal of copper cover it or would you 
advise green lustre or some thing else? It has an enamel border which has been 
fired twice. Austrian china. Can I cover enamel border and all with Gieen 
Lustre! 
1. It will probably be better to paint a color over the parts as dusting 
might make it too heavy, you will have to try the different colors to see what 
colors will grey them. Violet over some shades of blue will soften it or possibly 
a grey or green. There is nothing to change a stronger pink into a delicate 
shade — you might try dusting Ivory Glaze over the colors and giving it a 
hard fire, sometimes that will weaken a color. 
2. White enamel is mixed with an enamel medium. It cannot be dusted 
on. 
3. Ivory Glaze is a white glaze, we do not know of anything under that 
particular name. 
4. If the spots are not too large another application may cover the spots 
though it does not always do so. The3 r would be just as likely to show through 
the green lustre. The green lustre might spot the color of your enamels if 
they are light colors. 
./. A. D. — What would be considered a just price for redecorating with 
Hasburg's Gold, a dinner set. of one hundred pieces. The gold is much worn off 
thus requiring two applications of gold a7id two firings to most, of the pieces to make 
possible the best wearing qualities? 
The best way to arrive at such a conclusion is to estimate the amount 
of gold required and the cost of same, also the cost of the firing, then estimate as 
nearly as possible the amount of time it will take to do the work, va'ue your 
time at a price by the hour or day that you think you should make and add 
all together. 
N. H. — I have a large vase decorated with conventional peacocks. The 
background is on matt blue, dry dusted on. I find that when handling the same 
if my fingers are the least moist it invariably leaves a mark on this dull background. 
Can you suggest anything that I can apply and still have the dull appearance 
remain? 
There is nothing that you can use that wi'l not give a glazed appearance. 
You could paint a color over it but it would glaze it through; probably it would 
not be as highly glazed as the regular glazed colors. 
J. H. T. — In the Beginners Corner on page 62 you say to clean gold brushes 
in alcohol and the gold can be refired. Does it mean Wood or Grain Alcohol? 
Wood alcohol is used. 
E. L. S. — Please let me know whether Comb and Brush Tray, Wild Rose 
by M. C. McCormick in February number, 1916, should be outlined and in what 
color? 
W.ould it look well to make the entire background in grey or the center grey 
and the outer band in cream and pink? 
This design adapts itself better to an outline. Use Dark Grey and a little 
black. 
It would be better to have the outer band a different color than the cen- 
ter. The colors you suggest are alright. 
M. H. S.—How is the matt effect produced, No. 833 by Mr. E. Challinor 
at Burley Exhibit, reproduced in January, 1916 No. of Keramic Studio? 
2. I have a pile of glass slabs with a little gold on each. Is there any way 
of getting it off for use? 
1. Matt colors were probably used. 
2. If you mean to use it as it is, the gold can be taken off by putting a 
few drops of lavender oil on the slab and work it into the gold with a palette 
knife until soft. Or, if you wanted to retire it, wash the gold into a receptacle 
with a brush and wood alcohol. 
CONVENTIONAL BOWL, BACHELOR BUTTON MOTIF— ALBERT W. HECKMAN 
ALL pointed petals and broad bands in Dark Blue. Other 
petals and bands in Water Green No. 2. Panels in 
Grey Blue and background Glaze for Blue. 
Treatment No. 2. Paint in all bands in Green Gold. Dust 
flowers with Cameo and panels with Dove Grey. Background 
in Glaze for Green. 
