Product Description
Art Clay Silver Overlay Paste | 15g
Paint genuine pure silver directly onto glass, porcelain, and ceramics. The Art Clay Silver Overlay Paste (15g) is a game-changing, specialised formula engineered to bond seamlessly with smooth, glazed surfaces. Unlike standard silver clay, this rich paste bonds to glazed surfaces and allows you to paint intricate, fine-detail designs with a brush, which transform into 99.9% pure fine silver once fired.
Whether you are a ceramicist looking to add luxurious silver accents to your tableware, a jewellery maker creating bespoke porcelain pendants, or a metal clay artist looking for a strong paste to bond silver clay pieces together, this premium paste offers unparalleled precision.
Gives you a clean and neat bond for cloisonne wires to your metal clay - ideal for enamelling.
Key Creative Uses & Techniques:
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Painting on Glass & Glazed Ceramics: Simply paint your design onto a blank ceramic or glass surface, let it dry, and fire. The result is an exquisite, durable pure silver overlay.
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The Sgraffito Technique: Coat a section of your porcelain workpiece with a thin layer of paste. Once dry, use a carving tool to scratch away intricate patterns, letting the bright white porcelain shine through the silver before firing.
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Cloisonné & Champlevé Enamelling Prep: Highly recommended by advanced enamel artists! Thin the paste with a few drops of water to bond fine silver wire to the surface as borders onto your pieces, creating secure cells to hold your enamel powders.
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The Ultimate Repair & Bonding Agent: Serving as the perfect alternative to discontinued oil-based pastes, this water-based overlay paste is excellent for seamlessly joining fired silver clay pieces, repairing cracks, or attaching delicate findings.
Why Makers Choose Art Clay Overlay Paste:
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Eco-Friendly Eco-Silver: Made from 100% recycled pure silver particles combined with a non-toxic, harmless organic binder and water.
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Water-Based Convenience: No expensive chemical thinners required. If the paste thickens over time in the jar, simply revive it with a few drops of distilled water.
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Low-Temperature Firing: Formulated to fire as low as 650°C, making it perfectly safe for delicate glass and fine porcelain without risking thermal shock.
Firing & Application Guide:
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Preparation: Always stir the jar thoroughly with a needle tool before use, as silver particles can settle.
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Drying: Your painted design must be 100% dry before it goes into the kiln.
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Kiln Firing: To protect your glass or porcelain from cracking, always start with a cold kiln (under 250°C) and let the piece cool completely inside the closed kiln before removing.
- Once fired and cooled down, bring the silver up to a shine using a burnisher or fine polishing tools.
Quick-Reference Firing Schedule:
There are detailed firing instructions in the package, but here are some brief guidelines.
*Note: Only torch fire if the base material (e.g., a pre-fired silver clay piece) is heat-safe for direct flame.
| Schedule | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | TORCH* |
| Firing Temperature | 650ºC/1200ºF | 700ºC/1290ºF | 750ºC/1380ºF | 780ºC/1435ºF and higher | Orange glow |
| Holding Time | At least 30-45 min. | At least 15-30 min. | At least 10-20 min. | At least 5-15 min. | At least 5 min. |
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Product Reviews
5 Reviews
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Overlay paste
Excellent product
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Silver Overlay Paste
This is fairly good for attaching wires to fired silver clay so that each colour of enamel can keep within a set space.
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. Delivery very quick.
Old stock. Paste hard lump. But very quick replacement on advising Metal Clay of problem. Also advised on how to reconstitute hardened clay paste. Brilliant customer service. No complaints. ****** REPLY FROM METAL CLAY ****** Thank you for the positive feedback! We're pleased we could help resolve the issue quickly. We just wanted to flag that the stock actually wasn't old, but rather a packaging issue in the manufacturing stage. Art Clay have reviewed the packaging and made some changes so this should not be a problem in the future.
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Multi use product - Art Clay overlay pasre
Such a multipurpose product. I thinned it down to attach fine wire prior to enameling. Just add water - no expensive thinner. Worked really well. I then didn't like the enamel against the mirror finish silver - so used a thicher paste and added a distressed texture. I love the results and I have hardly used any. This is a definite stock item from now on.
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excellent for use as enamelling solder
Not the intended use and quite expensive, but great for beginners to Cloisonne enamelling. (4 stars for the price - although good here still quite expensive)
