Ceramic Dip Glaze

Don t brush glaze from the big glaze.

Ceramic dip glaze.

Pure brilliance clear glazes. In this tutorial simon leach teaches us how to double dip or glaze ceramic. Try our exclusive line of beautiful cone 6 glazes developed by mark lueders and available only at the ceramic shop. Use a small compact brush to wipe away glaze in areas you can t reach with a sponge.

Satin glaze opaque shino glaze high fire slow cool glazes. First mix your glaze up in a large bucket and grab your pot that you want to glaze. There are many situations where you want to dip a piece in slip or glaze without using tongs or your fingers to keep hold of it including greenware being glazed for a single firing a piece that s too wide or awkward to safely grip or pieces that you don t want to have tong or finger marks in the glaze. Resist the urge to wipe the drip with a sponge.

If a drip flows onto a previously glazed surface stop set the pot down and wait. This trick will save you a lot of time just make sure you practice a lot. Yes there s a difference between pc dipping and brushing glazes. Don t let the glaze go over the base of the piece or it will become.

Next your glazes need to be mixed as well as you can as when glazes are left to settle in a bucket the heavier sediments sink to the bottom. If you plunge the mug straight downwards it will cause glaze to splash back at you this can be messy and a pain if you get glaze in your eyes. Fire to mature cone 05 1911f 1031c dipping for fast glazing easy to use in the studio cone 05. To glaze interiors glazes can be quickly poured into a pot left three seconds then quickly poured back into the glaze bucket.

Glazes are sold dry by the pound. Mottled glaze high fire oilspot glaze two step sample sets. Glazes for pouring need to be the same consistency as dipping glazes and is often done in conjunction with dipping. Discount amaco glaze discount spectrum glaze 30 off speedball glaze every day duncan glaze and more at low prices at the ceramic shop of philadelphia.

The whole glaze will need to be mixed properly to take on a smooth even consistency before you dip your pot in. Let the drip dry then carefully scrape it off with a dental tool or metal rib. Dip the mug into the glaze slop almost as if the mug were a ladle. Consistency and application for each type of glaze are explained in the dipping glazes power point presentation.

Videos and instructions include info on how to properly mix up and apply amaco dry glazes as well as adjust glazes within their recommended specific gravity.