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Selection guide

Choose your ceramic clay body

Ceramic clay, pottery clay or prepared clay body: start with the practical requirements of your project, including firing temperature, desired colour and preparation. The references below use data from the 2026 Raoult & Beck collection.

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18 references
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4 families
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Linked technical data
Ceramic clay samples prepared and labelled at the Raoult & Fils factory

Studio vocabulary

Ceramic clay, pottery clay or clay body?

These terms often overlap in everyday studio language. At Raoult & Beck, a clay body is a prepared material ready for forming, with a clearly identified composition, firing range, fired colour and preparation.

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Clay for pottery and ceramics

Choose pottery clay by starting with your firing temperature, desired fired colour and the available preparation.

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Earthenware, stoneware or raku clay

Each family corresponds to a different firing and creative context. The range pages bring together the references and their verified data.

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Smooth or grogged clay body

LISSE, IMP, CHF, CHM, CENDRÉ and PYRITÉ describe the preparations actually offered. The dedicated guide explains how to read them.

Understand preparations

Three markers

A simple selection, followed by a precise check.

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Start with your firing temperature

Select the range compatible with your firing cycle, then check the exact value on the product’s technical data sheet.

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Choose the preparation

LISSE, IMP, CHF and CHM are shown only when available for that reference.

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Read the fired colour

Compare colour families, then open the product page for the precise shade described for each clay body.

Understand LISSE, IMP, CHF, CHM, CENDRÉ and PYRITÉ

First filter

Start with the firing.

The same reference may appear in several ranges when it covers several firing cycles. Its exact value remains visible beside every clay body.

Four worlds

Explore the clay-body families.

Fired colour

Read the true palette of the range.

These groups help guide the search. Each product page gives the exact colour description for its reference.

2026 collection

Compare all 18 references.

Firing temperature, colour and available preparations are taken directly from the range data.

The temperatures shown are those of the 2026 collection. Consult the technical data sheet before use.

Personal advice

Need help confirming your choice?

Tell us about your project, firing temperature and desired finish.

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