How do you turn a transparent glaze into a white?

Tuesday 23rd July 2013

Right: insight-live.com/material/1178">Ravenscrag GR6-A transparent base glaze. Left: It has been opacified (turned opaque) by adding 10% Zircopax. This opacification mechanism can be transplanted into almost any transparent glaze. It can also be employed in colored transparents, it will convert their coloration to a pastel shade, lightening it. Zircon works well in oxidation and reduction. Tin oxide is another opacifier, it is much more expensive and only works in oxidation firing.

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Tin Oxide, Zircon, ZrO2, GR6-C - Ravenscrag Cone 6 White Glossy, Concentrate on One Good Glaze, Zircopax, Transparent Glazes, Base Glaze, Glaze Recipes, Opacifier, Mechanism

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