During your last coat, use your brush to evenly distribute the crystals over the top two-thirds of the piece and move away from the bottom third. Over-application or heavy deposition of the crystals can cause pinholing or running.Ĭrystals will flow more than the base glaze.
Stir with palette knife or another unpainted tool. See label for additional firing information for individual glazes and cone 10 performance.Ĭrystals will settle to the bottom of the jar and will need a good mixing prior to initial use. The integrity of your design will remain unchanged as these glazes are incredibly stable and will not move or combine with surrounding colours. Stoneware Gloss Glazes: Stoneware Gloss glazes can be used in design, all over coverage and are the ideal product for intermixability at mid-range temperatures. See label for additional firing information for individual glazes and cone 10 performance.
Avoid placing crystals near the bottom third of a vertical piece as they may cause additional movement during firing. Over application of the crystals can cause pinholing or running. While the glaze is wet, use your brush to redistribute crystals to achieve balanced coverage. Apply two to three coats using a fan or hake brush. Crystals will settle to the bottom of the jar and will need thorough mixing prior to initial use and in between each coat. Stoneware Crystal Glazes: Crystal glazes are designed to expand upon the surface with dazzling bursts of colour. Allow each coat to dry before applying the next coat. Apply one, two or three coats depending on the result desired. Stoneware Classic & Matte Glazes: Stir well. Gloss Glazes are the ideal product for brightly coloured dinnerware. One coat will allow more of the clay body to show through the glaze. Used alone, Mayco Stoneware glazes produce beautiful colour variations, deepening with additional coats. Artists can achieve incredible finishes with a simple combination of two glazes. Mayco Stoneware glazes work great layered both under or over other glazes. Mayco Stoneware glazes offer the depth, sophistication and reliability to artists working from mid-range to high-fire temperatures. The choice of clay body, thickness of glaze application, firing process and temperature will affect the fired results. Many glazes will break over textures, revealing secondary colours and shades. Mayco Stoneware glazes are friendly to the user in application, layering and firing. They are best known for being receptive and favourable to the user during both application and firing. One of the most distinctive traits of Mayco’s Stoneware is that the glazes provide consistent performance and intriguing visual interest. When storing a crystal glaze, you may consider storing upside down to facilitate crystal dispersion on the next use.Mayco’s Stoneware glaze assortment, including Classic, Matte, Crystal, and Gloss, offers a variety of finishes, textures and endless possibilities for glaze combinations. Over-application or heavy deposition of the crystals can cause pinholing or running. While the glaze is wet, use your fan brush to redistribute the crystals to achieve balanced coverage. Crystals will flow more than the base glaze. Stir with palette knife or other unpainted tool. Crystals will settle to the bottom of the jar and will need a good mixing prior to initial use. Fired results will vary based on ware’s orientation. Stoneware crystal glazes are designed to expand upon the surface with dazzling bursts of color. For a lighter crystal effect, you may try applying two coats of SW-106 Alabaster with a third coat of SW-153 Indigo Rain. The glaze has a soft subtle beauty.Ĭone 10: (2nd image) Color darkens to variegated light gray/purple. As the crystal melts, a purple crystal with violet specks appears. Cone 6: (1st image) Indigo Rain is a matte white glaze that contains a two-toned purple and violet crystal.
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