Pres Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 Hi folks, I was driving north the last few days and looking for fall color to start in. However, I found mostly green, here in PA, recent rains have attributed to very lush green landscape without the usual browns found this time of year. At the same time my mind wanders when driving, and one of the subjects was whether I should add a new color of glaze. I have often considered working with some Iron reds when I go back to the hazelnut brown. May even test tile on the SC 630. I have not changed my glaze palette in quite a while, so I am getting a little antsy about it, and at the same time am wondering what the iron reds will do over the newer style textured pots. QotW: Are you planning to add any new glaze colors to your palette of colors? best, Pres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted September 13, 2021 Report Share Posted September 13, 2021 My challenge is to be more attentive to constructing an intentional palette in the first place. I gravitate to favorite combos and then sometimes just get spontaneous with whatever strikes my fancy at the moment. I make plans to develop a couple of palette schemes, and cut out glaze swatches from catalogues or print them out from web sites and tack them up on my inspiration board...and usually never look at them again. Pres and Roberta12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 (edited) will be using glazes that i made many years ago and have not used, just tested. they will cover the empty bowls i need to make and i will be combining several of them by layering. not my usual kind of thing and i am not sure whether they will work together. there are several 5 gallon buckets with dry mixed ingredients, one is apparently a popular glaze called "Varigated blue" which i have tested as a base, nice white, almost matte. there are lots of others, Nutmeg, Randy's red, Sapphire, Licorice base which takes colors beautifully, and Luster Green. more are hiding behind the first row. anyone with suggestions of how to combine? any history working with them? i just want to do simple bowls this year, lots of other things in the way. Edited September 14, 2021 by oldlady correction Pres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted September 14, 2021 Report Share Posted September 14, 2021 (edited) I always add new colors every so often. I reacently repalaced a robin egg blue with another blue that easier to work with. Colors keep me involved-either better colors or easier more dependable colors-either way its always on my mind currently using about 12-15 glazes as a standard. I have soemthat like hot and cool spots and get into those in the gas kilns so they are optimum looking Edited September 16, 2021 by Mark C. Pres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelique Posted September 15, 2021 Report Share Posted September 15, 2021 Yes bud that is also,I guess, because I am still a newbie and love to play with color..right now I have about 22 colors or more bud it can be a hassle so I understand if people just use one for a while and just dip everything in a big bucket..sounds so nice and easy :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pres Posted September 16, 2021 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2021 Welcome to the forum @Angelique! We usually start out with small amounts of a lot of glazes, and then narrow them down as we start making our own, and making larger batches. Many of us use glazes that work magic when over top of or underneath other glazes. Makes one recognize the characteristics of their glazes, and encourages experimentation with different types of application techniques, layering and other possibilities. best, Pres Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelique Posted September 20, 2021 Report Share Posted September 20, 2021 Thank you @Pres Yeah for now I only just look at glaze.org haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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