Dipping glaze sample tiles show results of approximately 5 seconds dipping. More glaze accumulation on the bottom indicates more movement.ī. You can also tell how much it moves by touching the bottom surface of the glaze on the tile sample. The larger the difference, the more it "moves". Determine how much the glaze moves when fired by looking for differences in color between an "edge" and a "valley" in the test tile.
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If you made pots with the undesired design illustrated above, please make sure you DO NOT apply glaze at least ¼" from the bottom.Ģ) How to Read the Glaze Tile - The glaze sample tiles where designed to illustrate what the end result will look like and are divided into three sections: Dipping glazes, brush-on glazes and under-glazes.Ī. See illustrations below:Ī Good Designs Has a Break Point To Stop Running Glaze The flow to the bottom can be eliminated by applying the right amount of glaze, providing enough glaze "travel" distance before it reaches the bottom, and by creating a break in the surface of the pot. Trimming Techniques (more about trimming) - Too much glaze or when glaze is applied too close to the pot's bottom will cause the glaze to drip onto the kiln shelf and ruin your pot and the kiln shelf. In most glaze types you'll see the difference in color between thin and thick glaze accumulation, and in some you will hardly notice (see sample tile board)ī.
Therefore, the glaze will be more translucent where it is thin and more opaque where it builds up a thicker glaze. Surface Texture - impressions, lines and cavities in the clay will accumulate more glaze than smooth surfaces on edges the glaze will be thinner. Therefore, the surface texture of the pot, it's angles and trimming techniques will determine where glaze will accumulate and where it will run.Ī. Some move more than others (see tile samples to determine glaze movement). When the kiln reaches the glaze melting temperature, the glaze moves down with gravity.
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Glaze recipes can be seen in the link below.Ģ) Read glaze behavior by looking at a glaze tileģ) Amount of glaze used and knowing where & how to applyĤ) Lakeside Pottery Glazes Cheat Sheet PDF (for printing)ġ) Pot Design - Think of glazing as if your pot were covered with honey.
These are some of our guidelines for using glazes in our studio with our glazes.
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