When we buy ceramic products, we are often attracted by the exquisite patterns on them. These exquisite patterns on ceramics are mainly due to ceramic pigments. You, some friends will ask, how are these pigments produced, and what are their main materials? The following answers this question in detail.
Most of ceramic pigments are metal oxides, green is a compound of chromium or copper; red is a compound of tin oxide, chromium oxide, iron oxide, etc.; blue is a compound of cobalt oxide and aluminum or tin. Other oxides like vanadium, titanium, nickel and manganese can emit various brilliant colors when properly mixed.
The raw materials of these ceramic pigments are feldspar, porcelain stone, kaolin, Suzhou soil, quartz, etc. The chemical raw materials are zinc oxide, tin oxide, borax, etc., which are mixed in a certain proportion and melted under the action of high temperature to form a glass properties of compounds.

The role of ceramic pigments mainly has the following three points:
Green body coloring: Mix the toner and the blank to make the green body show a certain color after burning.
Coloring of glazes: Colorants and base glazes can be used to prepare various color glazes and art glazes.
Drawing patterns: It is widely used for hand-painting on the surface of the glaze and under the glaze, and can also be used as decals, screen printing, etc.