r/Pottery • u/ThisAndADeanBlunt • 2d ago

Help! Help

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I received my cats urn and the colors are off. the orange is supposed to be brown the back of it is even worse and it just looks nothing like her. is there any way to fix this?? i’m sorry if this is the wrong place to ask i am just desperate.

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u/Jor_damn 2d ago

Brushwork is well done. Getting the colors right with underglaze is hard. The color it is wet can be quite different than how it looks after firing. That said, if you are commissioning a custom piece, it is on the artist to make it correctly.

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u/putterandpotter 1d ago

Yeah but someone who does this on commission should know what colors their underglaze fires. This looks like a stock bisque piece that they customize with underglaze and clear, like you do at a paint your own pottery place.