Kim, Thank you for your nice comment on my apple. After I have applied my white granular coat, I start with Thompson 930 Chinese Red, fired at 1310 for 2 minutes. I has enough orange in to hold the color. I then applied flame red where I thought

Kim, Thank you for your nice comment on my apple. After I have applied my white granular coat, I start with Thompson 930 Chinese Red, fired at 1310 for 2 minutes. I has enough orange in to hold the color. I then applied flame red where I thought needed a little more color. I then added 767 Peacock blue, with a little 801 Hyacinth Lavender. Red and yellow are the hardest to hold the color. Try firing at 1300 for one minute and work you way up to 1310 for two minutes. It depends on your kiln. use  small test plates to find the proper firing temp and time. It has taken several years to find my kilns proper firing times and temp. Red will evaporate at a lower temperature than any other enamel, so be sure to use test plates to find your kilns evaporation point. Thank you again. Charles Winkel