Yes. In this case, the entire outside and inside of the mug need an evenly applied coat of glaze. For hobby, this makes sense. But in production, cover brushing makes less sense. The right pail has 2 gallons of G2934Y base (the most expensive one we use) with 10% Cerdec yellow stain: $135 (in 2023). Cost of brushing jars with the same amount: $600+! And each jar logs 10-15 minutes of painting time plus waiting between coats. The one in the pail is a true dipping glaze (unlike many commercial dipping versions that dry slowly and drip-drip-drip). This one dries immediately after dipping in a perfectly even layer (if mixed as a thixotropic slurry).
Veteran potters never thought they would see the time when people would have never learned or even seen how to weigh out and slurry up a glaze. But it has happened!

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For potters, prepared glazes are starting to hurt control and independence. Many potters are losing very basic abilities and concepts. Some potters are unaware of even what weighing out a glaze is! Some do not know how to recalculate a recipe total! Or even what a gram or milliliter are. Or the purpose of ceramic materials like a frits, feldspars, kaolins, or silica. Or even where to buy them? Or the difference between a suspension and a solution. Or what specific gravity and viscosity are. Is this a trend we want?
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Glaze Mixing
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Dipping Glaze
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Trafficking in Glaze Recipes
The trade is glaze recipes has spawned generations of potters going up blind alleys trying recipes that don't work and living with ones that are much more trouble than they are worth. It is time to leave this behind and take control. |
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Where do I start in understanding glazes?
Break your addiction to online recipes that don't work or bottled expensive glazes that you could DIY. Learn why glazes fire as they do. Why each material is used. How to create perfect dipping and brushing properties. Even some chemistry. |
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Glaze Recipes: Formulate and Make Your Own Instead
The only way you will ever get the glaze you really need is to formulate your own. The longer you stay on the glaze recipe treadmill the more time you waste. |
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