Dip-glazing vs. brush-on glazing: Which gives the more even surface?


Friday 25th August 2017

This is a clear glaze (G2931K) with 10% purple stain (Mason 6385). The mugs are cone 03 insight-live.com/glossary/71">porcelain (Zero3). The mug on the left was dipped (at the bisque stage) into a slurry of the glaze (having an appropriate specific gravity and thixotropy). The glaze dried in seconds. The one on the right was painted on (two layers). Like any paint-on glaze, it contains gum (1% CMC). Each layer required several minutes of application time and fifteen minutes of drying time. Yet it is still not evenly applied.

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G2931K - Low Fire Fritted Zero3 Transparent Glaze, Where do I start in understanding glazes?, Brushing Glaze


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