Glazing

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Glazing
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Phases of Clay
Leather hard
Bisque Fired
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Unfired Glazed ware
Glaze ware
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Application
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• Glaze is applied evenly with a paint brush

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• 2 -3 coats of glaze are brushed on allowing each
  coat to dry before Appling the next.

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One coat (Dark Blue)
Two coats (Dark Blue)
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Dark Blue before firing
Dark Blue after firing
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When changing from on color to another, it is
important to be VERY neat. All mistakes will be
visible when the project is fired!
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Experiment

• Try layering glaze colors, so that the 2nd color
  is different from the 1st.
• The results may be unexpecteda happy
  accident.

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Things To Remember

• 2-3 EVEN coats of glaze brushed on with a paint
  brush.
• Choose the size brush for the size of the area
  you are painting.
• Glaze should be neatly applied allowing 1 coat to
  dry before adding the 2nd

• The colors look totally different right out of
  the bottle than they will when your project is
  fired.
• Make sure to be neat because any mistakes or
  overlapped glaze will show up after firing.