How do you use underglaze medium?

For Underglaze medium: Mix 1 part medium to 1 part underglaze powder to create a brushable colour. You use one part colour stain to two parts medium. The result is a very fluid mix that it lovely to paint with.

How do you paint underglaze pottery?

Painting Bisque Fired Clay with Underglaze

  1. 1 Using a watered down underglaze, apply an underpainting.
  2. 2 The first layer of underglaze is laying down the background color for depth.
  3. 3 Build the layers of underglaze, decreasing water in each step for stronger colors.

What is underglaze medium made of?

Underglazes are heavily pigmented ceramic compounds, normally applied by brushwork, to leather hard or green ware and covered with a transparent glaze. Commercial underglazes are pigmented using ceramic stains (not metal oxides) and they are very expensive compared to prepared glazes.

What is underglaze best suited for?

Underglaze Pencils. Using underglaze pencils is an excellent solution for students who prefer drawing over painting. They must be used on bisque-fired clay. Underglaze pencils will show through glaze and underglaze allowing for more defined shapes and detailed drawings.

Can you use underglaze without glaze?

Amaco GDC’s can be used as underglazes or glazes, so they have silica and should be applied to bisque. But their Velvets and LUG underglazes can be applied to greenware or bisque. Some of these underglazes have enough “melt” that they are somewhat shiny and don’t require a clear glaze.

When can I paint underglaze?

Underglaze can be applied at any point in the firing process before glaze (green and bisque), but for the actual process of painting, I find it goes on best at bone dry. It dries quickly, allows for easy layering, and can still be wiped or scratched away if a mistake is made.

Can you paint underglaze on wet clay?

1. Underglaze on Wet Clay. The beauty of underglaze is it can be used on either greenware or bisque-fired clay. That said, it’s important to remember that bone-dry clay is one of the most fragile states.

What is the point of underglaze?

Underglazes are used in pottery to create designs and patterns that come up through the glaze covering them. This can give the surface more visual depth and character. Although they are often used under clear glazes, they can also be used under other, generally light-colored, transparent glazes.

What can you use for underglaze?

Watercolor underglazes work best on bisque-fired pieces since a great deal of water is needed to apply them. Using this type of underglaze can achieve painterly effects. The colors blend seamlessly, providing more dimension in pieces.

Do you have to glaze over underglazes?

But their Velvets and LUG underglazes can be applied to greenware or bisque. Some of these underglazes have enough “melt” that they are somewhat shiny and don’t require a clear glaze. But you can put a clear glaze on any of them.