Pigments (ceramic pigments)

Ceramics pigments are a more ‘processed’ version of oxides. They are made by heating a combination of different oxides until they fuse together, then grinding them into a powder. The colors are much more predictable and there are many color variations possible. With pigments, you can color clay, slip, and glaze. The color of the pigment closely resembles the color it will have after firing (which is not at all the case with oxides). Read more in this blogpost