Ceramics Glazing Basics

Once a glaze is applied and the piece is fired causing a chemical reaction and often a transformation in color the outcome is magical.

Ceramics glazing basics.

Denver colorado ceramic artist annie chrietzberg is the polar opposite of me in the glaze room. Students will understand what glazing is and how to use glazes appropriately students will understand the process kiln firing students will understand the basic elements and principles of design in creating a 3 d object texture shape form contrast variety texture etc. I m going to share 27 easy to remember glazing tips for beginners and some forgetful seasoned veterans that will help you stop the glaze confusion and master the art of glazing. Hopefully you will benefit from annie s advice too.

What are the basics of glazing. Students will understand how to use ceramic tools properly. Jennifer poellot harnetty editor. And glazing is fun too arguably the most exciting procedure in ceramic making.

All glazes and clays have different properties. I actually enjoy and look forward to glazing. If you re interested in spraying glaze on pottery we have you covered. Ceramic glaze chemistry is a very complex subject so complex it has its own section on ceramic arts daily see glaze chemistry.

I like thick glazes around the top and lots of. These components are silica alumina flux colorants and modifiers. The common ingredients that are in glaze colors are copper oxide copper carbonate cobalt oxide and iron oxide. These homemade pottery glaze recipes will help you if you ve been thinking about trying to make your own glaze.

Here we talk about ceramic glazing techniques as opposed to in depth discussion on glaze chemistry. Before any glaze hits your pottery there are a few things you need to consider and the prep work that s involved. Glazing can make or break a pot so it s great to spend a bit of time planning the exact look feel and color of what you want to achieve. Even though all glazes are made up of the same components there is a vast range of colors and types to choose from.

There are two main ways you can glaze. Dipping your glazes or brushing them on. In this tutorial about glazing pottery we go through some of the things that i think about when i am glazing. Closed captioned ceramic teacher christa schmeder from corvallis high school corvallis oregon shows the basics of glazing ceramics.

Just remember these are chemicals so do be careful with them and make sure that you learn what chemicals work with what so you re not subjecting yourself to certain toxins. But creating fired pottery pieces is not all hocus pocus.