3 coats with a hake brush or a mop brush will about about 6 coats with the thin brush you were using. However, thanks for this video; I'm one of those that thought I HAD to brush on PC glazes.
I am glad you did this because I have really been struggling with Amaco PC glazes and not getting anywhere near the color I expected. I felt like it was a waste and I was frustrated. I have some test tiles going in the kiln tomorrow with your tips 🤞🏼
Oh man... thanks for doing the experiment for us. I have been working myself up to pouring as opposed to brushing, without diluting the glaze - just right outa the bottle. I've had surprisingly good results as opposed to what I'd been taught. Seeing your technique proved to me that I could do a whole lot more. I've been afraid of getting too much glaze on and ending up with it running off the piece - I've killed 2 kiln shelves that way, but it is easily fixed by modifying the pouring technique so that less accumulates on the bottom 3rd of the piece. This is especially important when using a combination of glazes, and then adding a very VERY flux-y glaze to the rim that will cause those base glazes to run over each other creating wild patterns. THAT technique is tricky but I'm getting good results after watching your demonstration. Thanks.
I also hate brushing on glaze, it takes an eternity...... so thank you for dipping the glaze made for brushing. The key is enough glaze so the color shows but not too much that it ruins the kiln shelves, which I don't know how much is too much. Can you show more dipping with two colors? I bought PC-35 to go over PC-21 and PC-55 over PC-34 and PC-33 over PC-43. Any chance you've tried these colors?
First, I don’t sound like that. 😂 second, that was a pretty wimpy fan brush. You might try a brush that loads well so you can brush your glazes in a manly manner. Get one of those Japanese mop brushes (I can’t remember the real name of them right now, but they have a flat bamboo handle). 😏
Duncan makes a really good fan brush that loads a lot of glaze and floats a nice thick coat. Hake brushes soak up tend to hold on to the glaze and waste it. I know a lot of people like them but just my experience
Thank you for these reviews as I use Amaco. I hate hate hate brushing so am excited to try pouring . A bit disappointed you didn’t show how you manage the drips or excess on the rim after pouring the outside. Any tips?
As usual I find attraction to the ones you do not :) which is always awesome. Oh Dante I love it ... Oh Dante I love it ... eventually you would be "but why do you love it I mean come on you love everything I love is it just because I said I love if I said I loved that sculpture the city bought would you love that too" TWO Questions: 1, mixed or marbled clay, showing body may be a good thing (yea that is a question I think) and R, what about dipping three times; once for the full body, once for half the body and a final rotated 90 degrees for half on the second and half on the body. (ok suggestion question tomato fish it's all in the definitions)
Amaco recommends using a mop brush or hake brush. That's why they look the way they do. I pour on the inside and mop three coats on the outside; my pots come out looking close to the bottle every time. So, yes, you did not apply the glaze correctly. Amaco needs to send him one of their brushes to test next time they send him a glaze.
New to your channel! I'm a lapsed potter just getting back into the studio. I love your Amaco reviews and you can tell them, I'll be ordering some soon! Their range of celadons is amazing! Thanks for the enthusiasm and inspiration!
When you are doing the pour over into a bucket, how do you get the glaze back in the bottle without wasting a bunch of it? Do you use a spatula and funnel?
The black blistered bowl may arise from too much iron oxide. There's a load (15%?) in Randy's Red and it looks like a few percent in the Amaco. Oversaturating with iron can cause such issues
It's barely a issue with the glaze. Even if I put a clear gloss over this type of clay body the chemicals they put in the clay body in order to make it such color create bloating about 80% of the time unless I put it in a very special bisque ( which generally isn't worth it because the rest of my work is in the kilin as well) It happens with obsidian clay and Black mountain clay the most there's even a blog about it from the Creator on how to fix it... But again it costs so much effort.
How much is your kiln costing you in electricity? Did you notice a bump in usage and how much was it? Yes, I know it's Cali rates, but could you give us a ballpark figure?
Cynthia Keeman , that can be the absolute best part of the whole thing though. As long as your kiln is firing right you should get some version of what you’re looking for. When you have something come out that is unexpectedly absolutely stunning and one-of-a-kind, it’s just amazing! Welcome to Pottery, have a great time! I love it with all my heart.
I would not use that synthetic fan brush, I’ve found a Mayco number 8 natural fan or number 5 natural fan - they absorb a good amount of glaze like a hake brush, somebody earlier recommended hake brush
I do slip casting, with low fire slip. The guy who used to fire my stuff told me not to dip pieces in glaze, but paint on with a brush. Is this because I'm using low fire clay? (.06 ?) Or can I dip the pieces?
How many times do you dip it? Is one dip the equivalent of three painted layers? When using two glazes (made to brush-stupid little pints) do you find it best to dip the undercoat twice and top color dipped once?
Earth Nation Ceramics at the risk of being a pain in the ass.... 5-6 is what, the equivalent of painted layers? I (ass)ume it’s not amount of times dipped. Yesterday i dipped one base coat text amber and dipped one top coat light sepia. Will see after firing. Thanks again from one dirty potter to another ✌🏼
I don't use calico because if I remember correctly I think that's a low fire clay, please correct me if I'm wrong. I usually use Cassius Clay and mix it with some sort of be mixed to take down the bloating.
I pour my glaze on...BUT, You have to wait tell it completely dry before you re-brush. The clay body in the glaze become porous once it dries. But anyway...pour on!
What do you do with the run off into the bucket when pouring these? Do you just store the rest of it in the bucket or pour it back into the bottle for storage?
I think you can DO IT HOWEVER YOUR WANT but I think your brush is kinda weak- not really charged with glaze- i think you need a better one like a goat hair hake
Donte, you really need a better brush! Also, Amaco recommends really thick coats...they have glazing videos on their site which shows them using a lot of glaze...but you’re right in that brushing is boring!
If you get the proper cone, yes. The next temperature of the clay that you are firing must match the glaze. Don't put a cone at 6 glaze on a cone 06 body and expect it to work as expected on the bottle.
To be fair the way your brushing it on your brushing it on very very thin. We brush our amaco glazes and get the same effect as what you got when you poured but we used a much thicker brush and each coat is like a mm or two deep before it dries. Just an FYI for people out there if you are going to brush on, do not do it like this, you need a heavier brush and MUCH thicker coats.
I took your tip and poured a celadon glaze instead of brushing it. I’m intrigued to see how that turned out. I’ll find out next week. Obviously, I didn’t do that during my classes in front of the teacher, but tried it at home with my own glaze 😁
Your brush looks thin. It should be thick and made from natural fiber. That way it holds more glaze. The proper amount. So it is possible that the color dissapeared cause you used wrong brush ;)
Funny how you call your colour test pieces 'testiles' in your videos (in this one and in others too). As far as I know, it's called a 'test tile', and only when you test a colour on an actual tile.
Ah, so that's what "official" Blue Lagoon glaze looks like! The open studio I use has it's own recipe with the same name. It starts out as a pale creamy yellow, then fires to something like Jessica Puttnam-Philips' chun blue, but not too much. It can also melt and drip like a twat if you're not careful 😅 In short, I don't think I'll be trying the Amaco version any time soon 😉
3 coats with a hake brush or a mop brush will about about 6 coats with the thin brush you were using. However, thanks for this video; I'm one of those that thought I HAD to brush on PC glazes.
I am glad you did this because I have really been struggling with Amaco PC glazes and not getting anywhere near the color I expected. I felt like it was a waste and I was frustrated. I have some test tiles going in the kiln tomorrow with your tips 🤞🏼
Interesting brush choice. I might not have used it for glazes.
You've convinced me! Update, I paired this with chun plum and Coyote Oxblood and both came out amazing on a red clay body.
Oh man... thanks for doing the experiment for us. I have been working myself up to pouring as opposed to brushing, without diluting the glaze - just right outa the bottle. I've had surprisingly good results as opposed to what I'd been taught. Seeing your technique proved to me that I could do a whole lot more. I've been afraid of getting too much glaze on and ending up with it running off the piece - I've killed 2 kiln shelves that way, but it is easily fixed by modifying the pouring technique so that less accumulates on the bottom 3rd of the piece. This is especially important when using a combination of glazes, and then adding a very VERY flux-y glaze to the rim that will cause those base glazes to run over each other creating wild patterns. THAT technique is tricky but I'm getting good results after watching your demonstration. Thanks.
I also hate brushing on glaze, it takes an eternity...... so thank you for dipping the glaze made for brushing. The key is enough glaze so the color shows but not too much that it ruins the kiln shelves, which I don't know how much is too much.
Can you show more dipping with two colors? I bought PC-35 to go over PC-21 and PC-55 over PC-34 and PC-33 over PC-43. Any chance you've tried these colors?
Seaweed is the best. I’d be interested in seeing it on all your different clay bodies. (It looks amazing over firebrick red).
Me too. I’d be interested in how to layer with seaweed and vert lustre.
First, I don’t sound like that. 😂 second, that was a pretty wimpy fan brush. You might try a brush that loads well so you can brush your glazes in a manly manner. Get one of those Japanese mop brushes (I can’t remember the real name of them right now, but they have a flat bamboo handle). 😏
Yeahh that looked like a painting fan brush. The ones we have at school are EXTRA THICK and really hold glaze well
Duncan makes a really good fan brush that loads a lot of glaze and floats a nice thick coat. Hake brushes soak up tend to hold on to the glaze and waste it. I know a lot of people like them but just my experience
Am I a potter? NO. Do I run to Donte' anytime he uploads? Yes, Am I hot for this glaze? Also yes...
Also, I clicked the like button, just because people tortured you by making you brush on the glaze
This is the best video on glazing I have seen, I will definitely be watching more!!!!!😊🤗
this illustrates the importance of learning one glaze.. untell you master it.. a good potter can make a living with one glaze if you master it .
I love the glaze reviews. I would like to see combinations. I will wait…
I have never brushed on glaze but
you might want to use a softer brissel brush :)
No wonder I can never get these glazes to work. Will try pouring next time.
Thank you so much for doing this! This is exactly what I needed, you're the best!
I enjoyed your testing of the pour and brushing. Especially showing pouring results. Thanks
Thank you for these reviews as I use Amaco. I hate hate hate brushing so am excited to try pouring . A bit disappointed you didn’t show how you manage the drips or excess on the rim after pouring the outside. Any tips?
As usual I find attraction to the ones you do not :) which is always awesome. Oh Dante I love it ... Oh Dante I love it ... eventually you would be "but why do you love it I mean come on you love everything I love is it just because I said I love if I said I loved that sculpture the city bought would you love that too" TWO Questions: 1, mixed or marbled clay, showing body may be a good thing (yea that is a question I think) and R, what about dipping three times; once for the full body, once for half the body and a final rotated 90 degrees for half on the second and half on the body. (ok suggestion question tomato fish it's all in the definitions)
I generally brush Amaco on but it can be poured. Ancient Copper is one I like to dip since it needs to be thicker to get that copper glow.
@EarthNationCeramics You got a recipe for that Jeff Campana's mistake? It looks dope to be honest
Amaco recommends using a mop brush or hake brush. That's why they look the way they do. I pour on the inside and mop three coats on the outside; my pots come out looking close to the bottle every time. So, yes, you did not apply the glaze correctly. Amaco needs to send him one of their brushes to test next time they send him a glaze.
New to your channel! I'm a lapsed potter just getting back into the studio. I love your Amaco reviews and you can tell them, I'll be ordering some soon! Their range of celadons is amazing! Thanks for the enthusiasm and inspiration!
So beautiful! Congratulations!!
"Lawful good" - Haha. Nice. Thanks for the review and the rants!
When you are doing the pour over into a bucket, how do you get the glaze back in the bottle without wasting a bunch of it? Do you use a spatula and funnel?
Ashley S ...I wonder the same also. I hate to waste glaze
pour it, brush it, no matter how you apply these pints of glaze they are at least twice as expensive as most dry mix
I love yore video about glazes, it is so helpful!
LOVE these glaze reviews 🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻
This video series is great. Very helpful!
Wonderful video and demonstration !! Thanks
These glaze reviews are great! I have learned so much.
Please show more AMACO Celedon glazes and mix them together. Fog and Jade if you have them. I agree with everyone’s brush comments. Thanks!
The black blistered bowl may arise from too much iron oxide. There's a load (15%?) in Randy's Red and it looks like a few percent in the Amaco. Oversaturating with iron can cause such issues
It's barely a issue with the glaze. Even if I put a clear gloss over this type of clay body the chemicals they put in the clay body in order to make it such color create bloating about 80% of the time unless I put it in a very special bisque ( which generally isn't worth it because the rest of my work is in the kilin as well)
It happens with obsidian clay and Black mountain clay the most there's even a blog about it from the Creator on how to fix it... But again it costs so much effort.
@@EarthNationCeramics it's odd they even sell such a tricky body
I love the dip or pour technique
How much is your kiln costing you in electricity? Did you notice a bump in usage and how much was it? Yes, I know it's Cali rates, but could you give us a ballpark figure?
It's between $6-$10 a firing.
I love celadon glazes. Do as many as you want!
I enjoy your glaze reviews. Thanks.
I'm a beginner potter, and I do not like glazing. Because it always comes out a lot different than I thought it would.
Cynthia Keeman , that can be the absolute best part of the whole thing though. As long as your kiln is firing right you should get some version of what you’re looking for. When you have something come out that is unexpectedly absolutely stunning and one-of-a-kind, it’s just amazing! Welcome to Pottery, have a great time! I love it with all my heart.
Absolutely beautiful work.
THANK YOU!!!!! Love, a dirty Pottery
Thank you! Is it possible for you to do some test glazes with Amaco's Oatmeal?
I would not use that synthetic fan brush, I’ve found a Mayco number 8 natural fan or number 5 natural fan - they absorb a good amount of glaze like a hake brush, somebody earlier recommended hake brush
Deep firebrick base with sea weed and arctic blue around a rim is an amazing combination
The bristles on that brush are fairly sparse, if you used a plump, natural soft fan brush which holds so much more glaze, it might make a difference
I do slip casting, with low fire slip. The guy who used to fire my stuff told me not to dip pieces in glaze, but paint on with a brush. Is this because I'm using low fire clay? (.06 ?) Or can I dip the pieces?
Hi! Very good job I like your video 👍
I thank you for this video,,
I really like the glaze on the bmix. Breaks nicely on the texture.
Ooooh. Or Seaweed (PC42)? Those are both popular with my students.
Oo I got both of those to test. Good idea
Nicely done!
Tks for the video. Is this glaze food safe?
It says on the bottle that it is food safe although the company always suggest that you test at yourself
Great show!!! Thank you!
How many times do you dip it? Is one dip the equivalent of three painted layers? When using two glazes (made to brush-stupid little pints) do you find it best to dip the undercoat twice and top color dipped once?
About 5/⁶
Earth Nation Ceramics at the risk of being a pain in the ass.... 5-6 is what, the equivalent of painted layers? I (ass)ume it’s not amount of times dipped.
Yesterday i dipped one base coat text amber and dipped one top coat light sepia. Will see after firing.
Thanks again from one dirty potter to another ✌🏼
Do you ever use calico (Gray) clay body? I’d love to see glaze techniques on it
I don't use calico because if I remember correctly I think that's a low fire clay, please correct me if I'm wrong. I usually use Cassius Clay and mix it with some sort of be mixed to take down the bloating.
Great review :) Is your red clay 308?
No. I either use Redstone or b mix or Nara porcelain.
Those are the three main clay bodies I use
Earth Nation Ceramics thanks!!
I pour my glaze on...BUT, You have to wait tell it completely dry before you re-brush. The clay body in the glaze become porous once it dries. But anyway...pour on!
What do you do with the run off into the bucket when pouring these? Do you just store the rest of it in the bucket or pour it back into the bottle for storage?
Pour it back into the bottle.
I think you can DO IT HOWEVER YOUR WANT but I think your brush is kinda weak- not really charged with glaze- i think you need a better one like a goat hair hake
How about an Ancient Jasper(PC53) video?
Donte! That's an "apply it however you like" glaze.
How would you feel about layering with some PC Indigo Float? (That seems like I mean “PC” but really I just mean PC).
Donte, you really need a better brush! Also, Amaco recommends really thick coats...they have glazing videos on their site which shows them using a lot of glaze...but you’re right in that brushing is boring!
Can I use potters choice glazes on earthenware??
If you get the proper cone, yes. The next temperature of the clay that you are firing must match the glaze.
Don't put a cone at 6 glaze on a cone 06 body and expect it to work as expected on the bottle.
The table looks geewd
♥Earth Nation Ceramics
To be fair the way your brushing it on your brushing it on very very thin. We brush our amaco glazes and get the same effect as what you got when you poured but we used a much thicker brush and each coat is like a mm or two deep before it dries. Just an FYI for people out there if you are going to brush on, do not do it like this, you need a heavier brush and MUCH thicker coats.
I took your tip and poured a celadon glaze instead of brushing it. I’m intrigued to see how that turned out. I’ll find out next week. Obviously, I didn’t do that during my classes in front of the teacher, but tried it at home with my own glaze 😁
Sally dogs usually come out relatively the same in between four and six coats. Try the same technique on another glaze that has a little more texture
Your brush looks thin. It should be thick and made from natural fiber. That way it holds more glaze. The proper amount. So it is possible that the color dissapeared cause you used wrong brush ;)
Ok but if you used a hake brush you would get a much better result rather than a brush that holds very minimal glaze! :)
No wonder my glazes fail so often.
I call my reclaimed clay "Frankenclay"
when you brush glaze you flow it on with lots of glaze in your brush…You are painting in in thin layers.
You really need better brushes. If you had an Amaco fan brush it would be the blue color.
your fan brush is too thin, so your brushed coats are far too thin.
Funny how you call your colour test pieces 'testiles' in your videos (in this one and in others too). As far as I know, it's called a 'test tile', and only when you test a colour on an actual tile.
Ah, so that's what "official" Blue Lagoon glaze looks like! The open studio I use has it's own recipe with the same name. It starts out as a pale creamy yellow, then fires to something like Jessica Puttnam-Philips' chun blue, but not too much. It can also melt and drip like a twat if you're not careful 😅
In short, I don't think I'll be trying the Amaco version any time soon 😉
Show's good. Music is annoying.
I think you don't like like brushing, because you're just not good at it.
🤷🏼♂️
Dude. That is a sucky brush. Get a better brush man.
Oh my that’s one beautiful glaze. 🥰 I’ve been swaying with getting that but I think I will now. 🥰🥰