Custom Inglaze Ceramic Decal Sheet - Food Safe & Dishwasher Safe, Cone 06-6

$15.00

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Elevate your pottery studio with these professional grade, high fire ceramic decals. These inglaze decals fuse seamlessly into your glaze layer during standard low-fire or mid-range cycles. Unlike traditional low-fire overglaze decals, these melt into the glaze resulting in a perfectly smooth, flush, glossy finish with zero raised edges. Decals are lead-free and food safe.

PLEASE NOTE: These are professional decals that require a pottery kiln to fire. They can not be fired in a kitchen oven!

We use a CMYK printing process, which means there is no white toner. The white in the designs comes from the white background of the pottery glaze.

Product Features

Temperature Range:
1742 - 2282 degrees Fahrenheit. Fires beautifully between cone 06 and cone 6. You can "piggyback" decal firing on common cone 04 bisque and cone 6 glaze firings, great for potters using shared studio or kiln space.

Finish:
Glossy, sharp, professional inglaze finish that is completely embedded into the glaze layer, no halo or raised edges.

Durability:
Extremely durable, 100% scratch resistant, dishwasher & microwave safe.

Safety:
Heavy-metal free, lead-free & food safe. Perfect for functional dinnerware, mugs and bowls.

Applicable Surfaces:
Can be used with low-fire or mid-fire glazes. Best on white or light colored glazes. NOTE: These decals do not work well with some clear glazes.

Process:
We use a CMYK printing process, which means there is no white toner. The white in the designs comes from the white background of the pottery glaze.

Instructions to Set-Up a Print Ready File

If you know your way around a program like Photoshop, Gimp or Paintshop Pro you can set-up your own print ready file.

Save your print document as a psd or tiff file. A psd or tiff/tif file is the only file we will accept as a print ready doucument.
For a full sheet create a document that's 7.937 in. width x 11.362 in. height. Half sheet dimensions are 7.937 in. width x 5.681 in. height. These are the actual printable areas.
Set resolution to 300 pixels at 8 bit. Make sure your files and print document are both at 300 px.
Set color mode to RGB. We'll apply a CMYK color profile to your file that is specific to our ceramic toner set. This will allow for the most accurate color translation.
Please DO NOT flatten files. We'll do this after we apply our ICC color profile to your file. This will also provide for the best color translation.
Fill your page with what ever you desire, images, text, illustrations, photos, graphics.
Your file can be uploaded on this custom decal product page, just click the "Select File" button that is above the "Add To Cart" button.
If you have more than one file to print, each file must be added to cart separately.

Instructions to Upload Artwork

If you are unfamiliar with photo editing programs like Photoshop, no worries, we'll handle all the technical stuff and create a print file for you.

Once we print and ship your order, we'll provide you with a link to download your print ready file so that you can reorder sheets if needed.
Using the "Select File(s)" button above the "Add To Cart" button, you can add what ever you desire, images, text, illustrations, photos and graphics.
There is a small one-time up charge that is including in the price for us to set-up your print file. You can reorder at regular price by uploading the print ready file we'll provide to you.
Please watch the video below for detailed steps on uploading your files.

Please watch this video for a demonstration on uploading your artwork.

APPLY DECALS ON WHITE OR LIGHT COLOR GLAZES, CLEAR GLAZES MAY CAUSE DEFECTS.

THESE DECALS ARE DESIGNED TO BE APPLIED TO POTTERY THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN GLAZE FIRED.

1) Cut out desired decal.

2) Soak in room temperature or lukewarm water for 15 - 20
seconds. Don't force the decals, when ready, decals will easily slide off backing paper.

3) Wet surface area of the glaze fired pottery piece where decal is going to be placed. Place decal on surface of pottery with the paper backing side facing down. Now, gently slide the backing paper from underneath the decal. It’s best slide the backing paper away from the decal rather than trying to push the decal off the backing paper.

4) Now gently work the water and air out from under the decal with a squeegee or soft cloth. Be gentle, the decal is delicate at this point. Work from the center to the outer edges. Hold the decal in place with one or two fingers while you’re working out the water and air. A soft cloth or paper napkin works great for drying up any remaining moisture.

5) Let dry for a minimum of 4-6 hours.

6) Kiln fire: Inglaze decals need to reach the glost temperature where the glaze softens so that the decal pigments can sink in. Basically run your decal fire on the same temperature as your glaze fire. The full firing range of these decals are 1742 – 2282 degrees Fahrenheit. Fire at medium or slow speed. Here are some examples:

A) An earthenware body and a low fire cone 05/06 glaze that has been glaze fired at cone 06. Decal fire at cone 05 or 06, some of these glazes can even fire up to 04.

B) A stoneware body and a cone 6 glaze that has been glaze fired to cone 6. Decal fire at cone 6.

C) A mid rage stoneware body and a broad range cone 04-10 glaze that has been glaze fired a cone 6. Here you can do the decal fire a 04 or go all the way up to cone 6.

TIPS:

1) These decals work best on white or light color glazes. Clear glazes may cause defects.

2) Decals are semi-transparent, glaze color will affect final result.

3) Our process is CMYK, there is no white toner. White in the design is from the glaze.

4) If you have very hard water you may want to consider using distilled water for soaking.

5) You can “piggyback” decal firings on low-fire glazes during standard cone 04 bisque fires. Or, fire decals on mid-fire glazes during a standard cone 6 glaze fire.

6) If you have worked with decals that have a cover coat (usually a yellow film on top of the sheet), be aware that these are a bit more delicate during application since there is no cover coat. The flux (ground glass) that makes the decal glossy is not in a cover coat, but built right into the ceramic toners. This is why our decals do not have a halo or raised edge where the decal was cut out.

7) If you have any questions, please reach out to us on Etsy Messages or help@lunabellapottery.com

Most orders ship in 1 -3 business days via UPS Ground or UPS Ground Saver. Both of these services have tracking. If you're address is a USPS P.O. Box, please use UPS Ground Saver, the USPS will make the last mile delivery to your P.O. Box.

We offer deeply discounted UPS rates. Shipping charges will be calculated at checkout according to weight and distance. You will always know the shipping price before you purchase.

The time required for us to print your decals is usually from 1 to 3 business days. If an issue arises that will not allow us to ship in that time frame we will notify you by email.

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Stock decals may be returned within 30 days of purchase. Buyer is responsible for return shipping costs. Custom decals are not refundable unless there was an error on our part.