Can you do Dye Sub on Pottery?

Creative Arts Dye Sublimation
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Hi, my name is Melissa, and I’m new to this group. :wave:

I am a potter and was wondering if you can do Dye Sublimation on unglazed pottery and if it will last. I have some pottery that got fired before I signed it and was wondering if Dye Sub could be a solution. Thanks in advance!

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Dye sublimation requires a polymer coating for the ink to bond with. Unglazed pottery will not bond with dye sub inks.

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It would depend on the Glaze you used, I’m not knowledgeable of Glazing compounds so can’t help you there. However, you could make a test tile, or several with the glaze you plan to use and try printing them.

There is also a product called Subli Glaze you might want to try https://subliglaze.com/

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This stuff looks amazing! Thank you so much for the tip. It may be just what I am looking for.

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You could probably put your signature on using underglaze (on the bottom). Is it just bisqued?

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Thank you for your suggestion. The piece is already glaze fired, so I am looking into alternative methods to sign and protect the signature post firing.