Glazes - Application Techniques (35)

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Glaze Tips & Tricks

Everyone has experienced this - Not all of our glazed pots are pleasing .....We unload our glazed pots from a warm kiln with the excitement…

Started by Patricia Bridges

18 Jul 21, 2016
Reply by Vladimir

Special Effects with Brush Application

Brushing glazes seems so basic that we seldom discuss it.  It just isn't sexy.  But I have spent the past year finding ways to make my brus…

Started by Dawn Atkin

16 Jan 26, 2016
Reply by George Lewter

Spraying Glazes - A good starter compressor and spray gun set?

I see a lot of beautiful work done by people spraying glazes. I have only been brushing and dipping for a long time now and I am ready to m…

Started by Joseph Fireborn

2 Dec 26, 2015
Reply by Joseph Fireborn

Underglazes

I'm new to ceramics - very new.  So I bought some clay that's going to bisque fire white and assembled a slab birdhouse.  I'm certainly not…

Started by Joe Rader

2 Sep 22, 2015
Reply by Joe Rader

Dry glaze application

Hello! I read a post about dry glaze application. I cannot find it now, but wanted to ask how do you apply these dry glazes, for example to…

Started by luis goldfarb

3 Jun 3, 2015
Reply by Norm Stuart

Want to spray unsieved glazes?

If you want to have speckled glazes where the specks are generated by particles in the glaze, you should not ball mill or sieve the glaze.W…

Started by Daniel Spruyt

5 Jun 3, 2015
Reply by Daniel Spruyt

Difficulty with Glaze Application

We all know what a joy it is to apply a smooth, well behaving glaze.  What about those glazes that seem to crack and chip off?  Is there a…

Started by Eileen Werner

2 Jan 27, 2015
Reply by Eileen Werner

Gravity feed spray guns?

Does anyone know where to get the type of spray gun containers that Steven Hill displayed in his video? I would love to get several of them…

Started by Linda Stauffer

7 Dec 10, 2014
Reply by Cyndy Littleton

Spodumene not passing through sieve

I was recently mixing up a test batch of a recipe: Honey #1 Spodumene      75 Flint                    50 Gerstley Borate  35 Talc         …

Started by Chantay Poulsen

2 Nov 8, 2014
Reply by Harold Roberts

Chinese Brush Painting

which brushes do you use, where do you get them, any books you know of to help ?

Started by cp dunbar

1 May 1, 2014
Reply by George Lewter

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