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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Iconodule, post: 11028894, member: 91417&quot;]Ah, but I never have all the answers.&nbsp; If I thought I did, I would soon be proven wrong.</p><p><br /></p><p>As I understand it, transfers are applied to bisque/biscuit ware with clear glaze applied over the pattern and refired.&nbsp; (Decals are applied over glaze.)&nbsp; I found an interesting youtube video by Spode on transfer printing to porcelain: [MEDIA=youtube]9P7sIvxtLho[/MEDIA] .</p><p>It does not show the final glaze firing, but the color is printed onto paper from an engraved metal/copper plate (rather like printing an engraving or etching) and then transfered to the china plate.&nbsp; I think the color would be the chemicals or minerals in some kind of emulsion (oil), like cobalt to make blue.&nbsp; The final color only appears when fired.</p><p><br /></p><p>My mother did china painting on ceramic (earthenware) plates and tiles when I was a child. If I remember correctly, the earthenware was fired three times: greenware to bisque, then clear glazed, then china paint (overglaze) and a third firing to fix the overglaze design). When repeatedly washed in a dishwasher, the china painting will fade (probably gradually abrading).</p><p><br /></p><p>My error about the black circles--they looked black on my computer screen.&nbsp; When I enlarged the image, a series of different colored circles appeared around the patterned edge. What I thought was black now appears blue and brown plus some pale ochre circles became visible. They must be part of the pattern.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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