Using Underglazes Ceramics

By contrast many modern underglazes are designed to be applied either to greenware or to bisque ware.

Using underglazes ceramics. V velvet underglaze saturated color dependability and versatility make velvets as popular for professionals as they are for children. Velvets fire true to color as a cone 05 06 underglaze or fired to cone 6. In fact underglazes can be used on wet clay leather hard clay bone dry clay or bisque ware. Offering artists spectacular results that fire true consistently speedball s underglazes are unmatched in vibrancy and value.

To build the platter roll a slab of clay place it on a hump mold and trim it to a desired shape. Underglazes contain metal oxides that react with the transparent ceramic glaze on the potter s piece to form a range of colors. Some of these underglazes have enough melt that they are somewhat shiny and don t require a clear glaze. 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.

I use amaco underglazes but mix velvets lugs and smugs interchangeably. Spectrum underglazes can be applied to greenware or bisque. 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. Nov 19 2019 explore pat s board pottery underglaze techniques followed by 228 people on pinterest.

I ll show you how to create solid opaque images as w. Amaco gdc s can be used as underglazes or glazes so they have silica and should be applied to bisque. If you re looking for even more innovative ideas be sure to check out the studio. Lug liquid underglaze these colors will cover large areas quickly.

Suitable for use on greenware or bisque each color produces a softer velvety finish when left unglazed and intensifies in richness. Although underglazes come in a wide variety of colors when working with them don t limit yourself to straight out of the bottle colors. Ceramics course and the hand built ceramics pro learning pack. Using underglazes in various capacities is just one way to take your ceramics program to the next level.

Originally formulated to perform in a wide firing range 05 6 speedball s underglazes have been successfully fired at cone 10. But their velvets and lug underglazes can be applied to greenware or bisque. See more ideas about pottery pottery techniques ceramic techniques. If you re using different brands test and see how they mix.

You can mix them as needed to achieve your desired look. Also great for detailed painting sgraffito watercolor effects wax.