Using Underglazes Ceramics

Originally formulated to perform in a wide firing range 05 6 speedball s underglazes have been successfully fired at cone 10.

Using underglazes ceramics.

Suitable for use on greenware or bisque each color produces a softer velvety finish when left unglazed and intensifies in richness. I use amaco underglazes but mix velvets lugs and smugs interchangeably. Lug liquid underglaze these colors will cover large areas quickly. This video is a step by step guide to using underglazes to add an illustrative design to your ceramics.

Underglazes contain metal oxides that react with the transparent ceramic glaze on the potter s piece to form a range of colors. Although underglazes come in a wide variety of colors when working with them don t limit yourself to straight out of the bottle colors. When you apply the underglaze depends on the kind of underglaze you are using. Ceramics course and the hand built ceramics pro learning pack.

Some colors remain true as high as cone 10. I ll show you how to create solid opaque images as w. To build the platter roll a slab of clay place it on a hump mold and trim it to a desired shape. By contrast many modern underglazes are designed to be applied either to greenware or to bisque ware.

See more ideas about pottery pottery techniques ceramic techniques. But their velvets and lug underglazes can be applied to greenware or bisque. Velvets fire true to color as a cone 05 06 underglaze or fired to cone 6. Some of these underglazes have enough melt that they are somewhat shiny and don t require a clear glaze.

Various techniques are used to create both simple and intricate designs and can be applied at different times depending on the products you are using and the given technique. Offering artists spectacular results that fire true consistently speedball s underglazes are unmatched in vibrancy and value. If you re using different brands test and see how they mix. Also great for detailed painting sgraffito watercolor effects wax.

In fact underglazes can be used on wet clay leather hard clay bone dry clay or bisque ware. I ve also found that a smoother surface is easier to draw on using underglaze pencils so using a fine grogged clay and smoothing out the areas where you plan to draw your images prior to drying and bisque firing works best. If you re looking for even more innovative ideas be sure to check out the studio. Spectrum underglazes can be applied to greenware or bisque.

Amaco gdc s can be used as underglazes or glazes so they have silica and should be applied to bisque. You can mix them as needed to achieve your desired look.