If you look by Youtube under Plique a jour you'll find a video by Sydnie Bye. She fills the cells without any background like mica or so. I hope this will help you. So as I knew, you must mix the enamel powder with Holding Agent like Klyr fire and destilled water.

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The best method for plique a jour is unbacked, using wet enamel. The water will hold the grains in the cell for firing. No glues are needed, the water miniscus creates sufficient tension to hold the grains. Firing is in stages, little by little, filling in the holes and re firing a little more and a little more until the cells are filled and firing solid.

Hallo Jean,

If you fill the cells only with water-mixed enamels, what happened if the mix dries? Don't fall off the enamel out of the cells?
Marius Synot is an expert for three dimensional Plique a jour, torch fired.
 I have a tutorial by him seen but I don't remember where! Internet? Ganoksin? Glass on Metal? Here in the Forum?

Hi Edmund,
This method is for kiln fired plique a jour and I have used it on large(bowls) and small pieces(jewellery) and no the enamel does not fall out as the it is put into the kiln while still damp.

Hallo Jean,
it seems the trick is, putting the workpiece damply into the kiln. These I don't knew. Thank you.

edmund

Edmund, you make me happy- with this tempo i can catch you:D

Hi Kairi

Make a stand supporting your piece and use silver or gold foil for the back side of the cloisons.When you fill them enough just use diamond burr or alundum stone to scrub the foil down.Polish the metal and refire last time - flash firing- for smooth glossy enamel surface.For reds and oranges is better gold foil for other just silver foil.

Rudolf

Super idea! Thank you, Rudolf!

Jean's answer is right on to my way of doing things.

What mesh size works best?

Sorry my bad english, i try to ask a stupid question - how can enamel vertical, concaved or waved forms in plique a jour technique?

I have tried flat forms on mica sheet - no problem, but now i will start with butterflys and leafs.

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Witam Kairi

Zrób stojak wspieranie Swój Kawałek i używać złota folia LUB Srebra nie tylnej strony cloisons.

Rudolf

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Super Rudolf z Tą Srebrna folia. Dziękuję :-)

 

 

 

 

 

Krążek z Srebra 15 mm + emalia Schauer

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