Handpainted Ceramic Tile Workshop - Luoyang China
Pencil line drawing of a tile design prepared before transfer to the porcelain blank
Solution

Custom Artwork Development

From your drawing to an approved fired sample

What This Covers

Custom Artwork Development

We design and make samples according to drawings or ideas. Sample design, product design, colour design and creative design are all handled in the workshop, and exclusive design work is kept confidential so the customer copyright stays with the customer.

Process

Step by Step

  1. Brief and artwork

    You send the digital artwork or the idea, with the size and the use of the finished piece.

  2. Outline drawing

    The image is redrawn as an outline design suited to raised clay line, since glaze needs a line to hold it.

  3. Colour proposal

    Glaze colours are selected and mixed from the six base glazes and test fired where the match is critical.

  4. Sample making

    A fired sample is produced, normally within 15 days, and photographed for your approval.

  5. Approval and release

    On written approval the drawing and glaze recipes are recorded for production and for repeat orders.

Outcomes

What You End Up With

  • Artwork interpreted for ceramic rather than printed onto it
  • Recorded recipes so a repeat order matches the first
  • Confidential handling of exclusive designs

Other solutions

Fired tiles showing the glossy colour of hand painted ceramic tile after kiln firing
Fired pieces ready for checking. Every approved job leaves behind a drawing and a glaze recipe for the next order.
Answers

Custom Artwork Development FAQ

What do you need to start a custom design?
A digital version of the artwork you want produced, plus the finished size. We design and make the sample from that.
How long does the sample take?
Sample delivery is normally 15 days.
Who owns the design?
We support exclusive design and keep the client copyright confidential.

Begin With Custom Artwork Development

Send what you have, even if it is only a sketch and a wall dimension. We will tell you what is needed next.