Frit Tinting L085

Frit tinting is a technique for creating specific color blends by adding colored glass powder to Clear frit. It broadens the palette available to kilncasters. Use it to fine-tune difficult-to-achieve colors like red, yellow, and orange.

In this lesson, you’ll learn the fundamentals of frit tinting. You’ll also learn how to create test wedges that will allow you to manipulate color saturation and translucence with predictable results. Finally, we’ll apply frit tinting in a finished piece.