Renowned Enamelist Jill Tower has put together a collection of 33 of her favorite lead bearing Japanese enamels to take some of the guesswork out of choosing enamels to get you started.

Don’t forget that you will also want her favorite flux Soyer #3 https://www.enamelartsupply.com/soyer-enamel/3-soyer-silver-flux

and her favorite Micro Finishing Pads https://www.enamelartsupply.com/abrasives/micro-finishing-pads

“Do you love cloisonné enamel but don't know how to start choosing colors among all the options? Have you previously used unleaded enamels, but are now ready to move into the leaded color palette? This is the perfect color starter kit for traditional cloisonné enamel on fine silver. The colors are grouped into color families with 3-4 shades per family. This allows for beautiful shading and gradations in your cloisonné piece. Once the shading objectives have been achieved in your piece, the lightest color in each family should be used to fill the cells. Each color family has been sampled, tested, and selected for harmonious blending, and to provide the basic color families for a variety of designs. This kit does not include the base flux; my preferred flux is Soyer 3. Please add a minimum of 1oz. to your order if you don't already have it.” -Jill Tower

This enamel collection includes 14 Nihon Shippo G701, G703A, G704, 109, G710, G770A, G770, G770C, 157, 165, 112, G752A, G751 and G751C and 19 Hirosawa S-13AA, S-13A, S-13B, S-13C, S-12A, S-12, S-4AA, S-4A, S-4, S-6AA, S-6A, S-6, H-91, S-14AA, S-14A, S-14B, S-9AA, S-9A and S-9B. Available in 1/2 teaspoon samples, 1 ounce of each color or 2 ounces of each color.

Availability of Nihon Shippo G701 is currently limited. If need be, we will substitute with Hirosawa S-172A.