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Pottery slip is just clay and water blended to a cream. Here are the three recipes that matter — joining slip, decorating slip and casting slip — and the ratios for each.
Slip is clay mixed with water to a liquid consistency. It is used as glue for joining, as paint for decorating, and as a pourable material for casting into moulds.
Coloured slip is white slip plus a stain or oxide, measured by dry weight. Here are the percentages that work, how to test them, and how to keep colours consistent between batches.