Glaze
Peacock Technique
A great way to create a special one off glaze. Lots of different combos, check out the Mayco website to see more.
Tip- the swirl at the base of bowl creates a great effect
Glaze
Glaze
Amaco glazes
Palladium
A great shiny stainless steel look but needs at least 4 layers to get movement so best to maybe taper layers with 4 on highest point reducing down to 2 -3 layers on bottom with generous margin to avoid sticking to the kiln shelf. Note that mine did stick !
Combinations of glazes
Tigers eye , stoned denim
NOT GOOD, the stoned denim didn’t have any blue, quite brown
Base tiger’s eye x 1
top Stoned denim x 3
both inside and outside
not runny
Combinations of glazes
Honey Flux, blue rutile , tex turquoise
Nice combo
runny watch but could push it more on tall items
base honey flux x3
blue rutile x 3
textured Turquoise x 3
Combinations of glazes
Honey flux. blue rutile , smokey merlot
Lovely- note on speckled clay
a bit runny, be careful
base honey flux x 3
top blue rutile x2
smokey merlot
Note- plain clay
Glaze
Glazes
This is a beginner’s guide to pottery glazes- it has been very much trial and error on my part and this is a record of my attempts so I can keep track if they do work!
Amaco Glazes
Mayco Glazes
Combinations of glazes
Smokey merlot/Blue rutile
NOT GOOD- mucky end result
Base smoked merlot x 2
top blue rutile x 2
not runny
Combinations of glazes
Northern Lights
A great combo with little movement beyond margins
Base- Obsidian x 3 both inside and outside
Bands /swirls of
seaweed x 2
smoked merlot x 3
Combinations of glazes
Combo – Blue midnight and textured turquoise
Nice glaze
base – blue midnight x1 coat
top- textured turquoise x 3 coats
breaks nicely with little movement
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