Glazing pottery is a crucial process that transforms clay shapes into beautiful, shiny objects. It involves filling a cup or small bowl with glaze and pouring it all around the base of the piece until it’s covered. Turn the piece as you pour to ensure it is covered on all sides. Allow the piece to dry, and remove extra drips with Q-tips or soft sponge.
There are several techniques for glazing pottery, including dip-on glazing, dipping, dripping, and brushing. Dip-on glazing is a common and straightforward technique, where a brush is used to paint the glaze onto the surface of the piece in smooth, even layers. After bisque firing, glaze the pieces with a heavy layer of glaze only on the inside and fire. Freeze the cylinders overnight before applying the glaze.
Hsin-Chuen Lin suggests that he glazes the outside first, scrapes off any glaze that got on the rim and any glaze that got on the inside, then glazes the inside. He uses several techniques to apply glazes to pots, such as pouring glazes inside to give it a thick layer, spraying on the clear layer, making it thicker at the top edge, and fading out as needed. Crystalline glazes are typically applied fairly thick, with the thickest application at the top of each piece and the thinnest near the foot.
In summary, glazing pottery is a crucial process that transforms clay shapes into beautiful, shiny objects. Learn how to choose compatible clay and glazes, prepare bisque ware, apply glaze, and troubleshoot common issues.
📹 Inside Outside Technique Glazing Interiors and Exteriors of Pottery
Lisa teaches a simple method for glazing interiors of cups and exteriors of cups different colors through a combination of pouring …
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Glazes used in this video: Amaco deep red firebrick Mayco light flux Mayco stroke and coat hot tamale Spectrum Reactive Red …
Thanks Molly! I’m trying this method for the first time and your articles helped me a lot. I did two different ways. One with the flux and color as a base layer, and another with a base layer of a black glaze, then light flux and colored underglaze, topped with a light glaze that reacts with the black well. Fingers crossed it turns out! I may have done the black a little thick, so we’ll see what happens. I should be firing later this week. If mine turns out half as nice as yours, I’ll be happy!