How To Glaze Ceramics

Closed captioned ceramic teacher christa schmeder from corvallis high school corvallis oregon shows the basics of glazing ceramics.

How to glaze ceramics.

Denver colorado ceramic artist annie chrietzberg is the polar opposite of me in the glaze room. Pottery glazes are complex mixtures that fuse to pottery when placed in a kiln at high temperatures. This method requires exceptional attention to detail and practice to perfect. Jennifer poellot harnetty editor.

This helpful how to video contains detailed instructions that cover the basics of glazing and are perfect for potters of every level. Dipping pottery into a fluid glaze about the consistency of heavy cream is one of the fastest ways to glaze large quantities of pottery. Glaze trailing 13 is a way of drawing on the ceramic surface in a linear fashion. Watch this ceramics tutorial video to learn how to glaze your pottery.

Like slip trailing it can be done with a variety of tools. When dip glazing it is almost always a very good idea to make certain you have prepared your pots well including giving their bottoms a good coating of wax resist. Hopefully you will benefit from annie s advice too. It allows potters to create unique designs with multiple layers exceptional versatility and a lot of room for creativity.

In this tutorial about glazing pottery we go through some of the things that i think about when i am glazing. I like thick glazes around the top and lots of. Brush glazing is a glazing technique that uses a brush to place a finishing level of glaze on ceramics. I know my glazing outcomes could be greatly improved if i followed just a couple of annie s pottery glazing tips.

It also is a good method to ensure an even glaze coat. Glazes are responsible both for decorating the pottery and for creating an attractive glossy surface that protects the pottery from wear and water.