Blue Opal - 16 oz Mayco Stoneware Glaze
- Brand: Mayco Colors
- Product Code: SW252-16oz
- Availability: In Stock
Description
SW-252 - Blue Opal - (brush on) Stoneware Glaze By Mayco
Cone 6: Blue Opal is a medium blue semi-transparent to fully opaque gloss glaze. Thinner applications create a transparent blue haze; thicker coatings produce an
opaque finish. Surface textures can cause the glaze to collect and produce streaks of greyish blue.
Cone 10: Becomes more transparent. Can produce red mottling in a heavy reduction.
TIP: Light applications on brown and buff bodies will produce a transparent green-blue gloss finish. Thinner application will provide a glossy transparent finish. Thicker application will provide light blue floating. Surface decoration will be visible under the glaze, but if you apply the glaze thick, it could blur your image.
Stoneware classic glazes offer the depth, sophistication and reliability to artists working from mid-range to high-fire temperatures. Opals are beautiful glazes for dinnerware due to its glossy, smooth finish. This glaze is great on texture and will break over high texture and pool into
opaque finish. Surface textures can cause the glaze to collect and produce streaks of greyish blue.
Cone 10: Becomes more transparent. Can produce red mottling in a heavy reduction.
TIP: Light applications on brown and buff bodies will produce a transparent green-blue gloss finish. Thinner application will provide a glossy transparent finish. Thicker application will provide light blue floating. Surface decoration will be visible under the glaze, but if you apply the glaze thick, it could blur your image.
Sophistication and Reliability
Mayco’s Stoneware glaze assortment, including Opals, Ices, and Washes, offers a variety of finishes, textures and endless possibilities for glaze combinations. Designed to perform from cones 5-10, in oxidation or reduction firing processes on stoneware clay body of choice. Artists will appreciate the consistency of performance and control of movement.
Mayco stoneware glazes have a firing range of Cone 5-10. Always test your chosen glaze combination before applying all over to piece.
Visit the Galleries page to see Cone 10 reduction results.
Mayco’s Stoneware glazes are formulated to be friendly to the user in application, layering and firing. Artists will find amazing glaze combinations to expand the creative possibilities in the studio. Whether it is a pairing with a Mayco Wash, one of our Clears or a complex surface like SW-127 Olivine, these layering techniques will improve the work of any clay enthusiast.
General Use
Use Mayco Stoneware Glazes on any midrange clay body. These glazes are intended for use at cone range 4-6 but are also stable and pleasing at cone 10. Can be used in oxidation, reduction or other alternative atmospheric firing conditions. Always test prior to use.
For premixed products:
Stir well. Apply to soft-fired bisque(cone 04/06). Apply one, two or three coats depending on the result desired. Allow each coat to dry before applying the next coat. Fire to cone 5/6.
Stoneware crystal glazes
Our Stoneware glaze palette includes four glazes that contain small pieces of glass which create variegated color when fired. These glazes are beautiful by themselves, blending and pooling naturally over the clay form.