Shaina Mahler Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 Sorry if a variation of this question has been asked but I wasn’t able to find what I was looking for when searching. Is it possible to get this sort of result from commercial glazes? This is the look I really want to achieve but don’t know if it’s possible with a commercial glaze, or even with an electric kiln. I’d really appreciate any advice. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaina Mahler Posted December 18, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 Anyone? :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hulk Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 Hi Shaina, I've no direct experience with matte glazes. Looks like a matte finish glaze with a bit of greenish blue that doesn't move much. What Cone are you firing to? What type(s) of clay are you using? Pres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Kielb Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 1 hour ago, Shaina Mahler said: Anyone? If I was recreating that I think I would paint the blue with underglaze including the wash effect then overglaze with a matte clear. Likely a glossy clear or decent liner for the interior and matte for the exterior, since they are all functional. if I was dead set on matte everywhere, inside and out then I would try and make sure the interior was more satin, not as prone to metal marking and reasonably known to be durable. So to me, the underglaze and artwork would be a yes and the matte clear would be a matter of if you could find a matte you like. If this was sculpture and non functional then I could just underfire the commercial matte to make it more matte and see if I could find a temperature best look combination. If I were mixing my own glazes (cone 5/6) then I would just dial in the amount of matte / gloss I wanted by varying the silica in the recipe until I got the level I wanted. Here is a recipe formulated very dry or matte and will go to full gloss as more silica is added. You are welcome to try, this is not for everyone though. Some folks love it and for others, not so much. https://glazy.org/recipes/19734 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted December 18, 2022 Report Share Posted December 18, 2022 using a matte glaze can give you very subtle results as these pots show. i use a beautiful matte glaze on the exteriors of most of my bowls. if you are interested in making functional ware, please try using a spoon in or on a matte glazed bowl before you invest too heavily in the idea of it being ok as a liner glaze. you will find that the sound of your spoon scraping the bowl will remind you of chalk screeching on a blackboard. oh, wait. there haven't been blackboards in school in ages, you may not be familiar with that sound. Kelly in AK and Chilly 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Longtin Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 The environment you fire in has no bearing on the glaze surface. Matte glazes are possible in both gas and electric kilns. Dumping alumina hydrate in a glaze, up to 5%, will turn most glossy glazes into matte glazes. (Or some variation thereof.) Changing your clay or silica percentage is the ideal way to do it however. Digitalfire.com has a load of glaze recipes and talks about this in detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly in AK Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 The speed of cooling has a great deal of effect on mattness of some glazes, no matter what kiln you’re using. Given time, micro crystals will grow into that matt the surface. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta12 Posted December 19, 2022 Report Share Posted December 19, 2022 I have mixed a clear matte out of John Britt's book that is similar. 3M satin matte. Let me know if you want the recipe. Amaco makes some lovely matte glazes. Check those out and see if they have a clear. They come in pints, so you could do some testing without breaking the bank. Roberta Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted December 21, 2022 Report Share Posted December 21, 2022 A good magnesium matte glaze with a slow cooling can give that surface. Pres 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaina Mahler Posted December 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 Thank you all so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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