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Please Note

Not all Brush-On’s are available in Powder but all Powder glazes are available as a Brush-On.  

The Earthenware Brush-On page has all the Brush-On’s including the ones on this page

Terracolor Earthenware Powders

These 1020-1060oC Earthenware glazes are mainly stain based but some have other materials in to create texture, speckle etc - so if you do sieve make sure that you put the speckles back in. Like most glazes two or three layers are better than one layer to create depth of colour.

All of these Powder glazes are available as Brush-On’s - but not all Brush-On’s are available in Powder. So on the Terracolor Earthenware Brush-On page we have listed all of the Brush-On’s including the ones already shown on this page.     VAT TO BE ADDED TO ALL PRICES

# Please note - the brush on glazes are mixed by CTM Potters Supplies from powder not by Terracolor

VAT to be added on to all Glaze Prices

Glaze Mixing

We recommend sieving the powder before mixing to break it up, adding back any speckles for speckled glazes; we recommend using a powered hand mixer (drill with paddle spiral mixer or hand held blender for smaller lots) then sieve to ensure no agglomerated dry powder remains, and then rest it for two hours to allow any air to be absorbed and not create bubbles, pin holes when fired. For some glazes it is best to soak the powder with a little water first.

Dipping: Mix S/ware to double cream or slightly thinner to match the porosity of the bisque. Mix E/ware to single cream. Typical dipping recipe is E/ware 750/790gm liquid to 1000gm powder; S/ware 690/700gm liquid to 1000gm powder. Recommended liquid is 85% water to 15% medium or 2% SCMC cellulose solution. If you have problems keeping in suspension add 2% bentonite to the dry powder next time. This is a starting point - you may need to add more liquid to get the consistency you like.

Brush On: Typical brush on recipe is 100gm powder to 40gm water and 50gm medium or 90gm of 2% SCMC Cellulose solution. For some dense glazes you may have to put in as much as 105gm of liquid.

If you have already mixed a quantity of glaze and it is falling out of suspension then you can use calcium chloride as a flocculent, particularly in E/ware glazes. Dissolve one flake in a small amount of hot water and then add to slop one drop at a time.

Tips

Wipe away any salts after bisque firing they can block pores as well as reboil creating glaze faults such as pinholes and peeling.

Fast bisque firing can trap gasses that then try to get out during the glaze fire, splitting a piece, bloating, pinholes and peeling.

Slow bisque firing can cure many glaze faults.

Earthenware clay should be bisque fired to 1100oC to reduce risk of cracking, bloating and pinholes etc during the glaze firing.

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