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The Eco Forma System: One Connected Path from Form to Finish

Eco Forma is designed as a connected clay and surface system rather than a single material used on its own.

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Dip: Refinement, Reinforcement, and a Receptive Ground

Dip is not a decorative finish or conventional sealer. It belongs to the refinement stage of the Eco Forma System, after the clay has dried and before image, Ceramic Coat, and finish.

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Ceramic Coat: Building the Ceramic Surface

Ceramic Coat is the stage where the Eco Forma surface is built, refined, and brought toward completion.

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Gloss Top Coat: Clarity, Depth, and Final Finish

Gloss Top Coat is the final clear layer in the Eco Forma System.

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Drawing, Painting, and Transfer on Eco Forma

Eco Forma’s bright mineral surface gives color, line, transfer, and mixed media a clear place to begin.

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Refining Eco Forma With Water

Eco Forma can remain open to refinement after the first shaping stage.

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Eco Forma: Form, Ground, and Image

Eco Forma begins with touch.

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What “Eco” Means in Eco Forma

Eco Forma was built around a simple idea: ceramic expression should be more accessible, more flexible, and less dependent on high heat.

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