A silk screen is the starting point for making a Louis tile. One shown here with a finished tile and two tiles mid-production. The screen applies a vegetable dye outline to help us consistently apply these detailed patterns onto tile.
The vegetable dye outline is then tube lined - a process where we apply a raised clay ridge to the tile surface. The tiles are fired again in the kiln to harden the clay ridge prior to being painted.
Detailed notes for the placement of each colour.
Each section is painted by hand prior to being scrapped to remove any excess glazes, sprayed with a transparent over glaze and then fired again. We use a mix of glazes and underglazes when making Louis tiles.
