tinypieces Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I have been using Amaco's jet black velvet underglaze for a while now and would like to experiment with some others/colors. I generally use a clear glaze over but want to experiment with a matte glaze over. What are your favorite brands and why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I mostly use Amaco simply because that is what I was first introduced to. I have some Duncan underglazes and they are great as well. However, Speedball is a LOT less expensive and if you are using a lot of underglaze in your work, take a look at speedball. At this point I have my color palette dialed in with Amaco, but I am going to get some small bottles of Speedball and do a little testing. I have heard good reports on that company. And I have used both glossy clear and matte over the Amaco Underglazes without an issue. The only problem I have had is pink and maroon burned out and if I apply the Warm gray too thickly, it crawls (lesson learned) Hope that helps. Roberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 I use Speedball. It's really cheap compared to Amaco and Coyote, and the colors hold up well at cone 6 for the most part. The red and royal blue have some issues with bubbling at cone 6, but I'm working on fixing that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinypieces Posted October 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 Where do you get the speedball from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 2 hours ago, tinypieces said: Where do you get the speedball from? I buy them from Clay-King.com. If you sign up for their email newsletter, once or twice a year they have a sale where you can get pints as low as $6-7. Plus they're generally too thick in the bottle so you can water them down at least 25%. That's really cheap compared to Amaco Velvets. Their color palette is not as extensive, but you can do some mixing to get more colors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted October 16, 2019 Report Share Posted October 16, 2019 8 hours ago, tinypieces said: I have been using Amaco's jet black velvet underglaze for a while now and would like to experiment with some others/colors. I generally use a clear glaze over but want to experiment with a matte glaze over. What are your favorite brands and why? We use them all but Amaco is popular locally. I definitely would encourage trying the matte over, you may really like the effect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted October 17, 2019 Report Share Posted October 17, 2019 I've used Blick for Speedball underglazes; they have periodic sales as well https://www.dickblick.com/products/speedball-ceramic-underglazes/ ; looks like Clay-King beats'm by a bit... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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