What does it take to opacify a low temperature terra cotta glaze

Thursday 3rd October 2019

Tin oxide is a powerful opacifier, but the 5% in the glaze on the left is clearly not enough. 10% more zircon had to be added to produce the one on the right.

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Opacifier, Opacification, Terra cotta, Majolica

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