How to Make Natural Mineral Paint for Pottery

Many of the beautiful decorations seen on ancient Southwest pottery was achieved through the use of mineral paints. This video explains how to use mineral pigments to make and apply paint to pottery. Watch as I experiment with different mineral paint recipes and fire them to see what makes a good, permanent paint.

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0:00 How to make minerals stick to a pot?
2:00 Ancient examples of mineral paint on pottery
3:05 What minerals make good pottery paint?
4:23 How to mix and apply mineral paint
7:03 Firing the pottery
8:09 The results, what worked, what didn't

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