GreyBird Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 What's do you think is best brand of underglaze to get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Min Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 I like Spectrum and Crysanthos. Also like Speedball, mainly for their price, but I find their colours a bit harsh and they don't have as extensive a colour palette as Spectrum and Crysanthos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabby Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 I use Amaco Velvet underglazes, but they don't have many of the colors I would prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yappystudent Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 I've only tried a few brands but settled on mostly Duncan concepts because they do a few things reliably well: intermixing, -I have a nearly complete palette of oranges, greens, browns, grays, mauves, etc; also working well up to cone 6 albeit with differences in finish. They get a satin finish at ^5 so I can skip the overcoat. The colors are bright with a few exceptions: I can't achieve a magenta (the chip at the store looked pretty good) probably thanks to not venting my kiln. Purples, pinks of any kind are bit more puce/mauve ranged but still pleasing. Certain colors on black clay at ^6 are very dramatic, they remain stable and don't blister over black clay. Amaco Velvet Bright Red is the most vivid true red I've found and I think they know it because the price is high. I've also used Fireshades which are like an economy A. Velvet. When I need a basic velvet matte in a primary color I go to the Fireshades first. My tests showed they're also stable up to cone 6 over black clay but unlike the Duncan's remain matte. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted October 1, 2018 Report Share Posted October 1, 2018 I use Speedball. Their prices are great, and I like their colors. The red and royal blue tend to bubble the clear glaze a bit at cone 6, but all of the other colors hold up just fine. I have not seen any color shifting like I do with the Velvets. The Speedball colors are very intense, so I often cut them with other colors or white, or use a colored transparent glaze over them to tone them down. At $12/pint instead of $25/pint, I'm willing to do a little extra mixing to make them work. Plus they come too thick and need to be watered down, so really they're more like $8/pint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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