Classroom Packs

Glazing Beautiful Pottery
One of the most enjoyable steps of creating a piece of pottery is often the decorating or glazing. Color, texture and sheen can be made to vary causing a piece of pottery to stand out from others. Glazes are available in different compositions, thicknesses and colors. Each glaze has individualized mixing instructions. Most contain borate, clay, flint, feldspar or tin oxide. It is recommended that when mixing glaze, individuals should wear a mask and gloves. Gloves protect hands from the evitable mess while a mask helps to eliminate inhalation of fumes. Prepared glazes should be stirred at least once a week to maintain freshness.

Amaco Artist's Choice Glaze		Amaco Balsa Foam and Underglaze Printing Class Pack		Amaco Crystaltex Glazes		Amaco Dipping Glaze
Price: $7 - $10		Price: $107		Price: $15 - $20		Price: $197
Brand: Amaco		Brand: Amaco		Brand: Amaco		Brand: Amaco
These special effects glazes imitate the favorites of artisan potters.		Help children add designs and colors to their clay masterpieces in one easy step!		Amaco Crystaltex Glazes consist of a basic color, with the addition of one or more crystals of contrasting colors.		Amaco Dipping Glaze is a lead-free, clear glaze that is formulated especially for dipping Cone 04 bisque fired pieces.
Amaco Liquid Gloss Glazes		Amaco Lustre and Metallic Glazes		Amaco Majolica Gloss Glazes		Amaco Majolica Gloss Glazes Classroom Packs
Price: $12 - $14		Price: $4 - $5		Price: $18 - $19		Price: $202 - $229
Brand: Amaco		Brand: Amaco		Brand: Amaco		Brand: Amaco
Extremely popular brilliant colors.		These glazes provide the metallic look of hard steel and the high brilliance of lustre depending on the structure of the ware and the method of application.		Lead-free Majolica Gloss Decorating Colors (GDC series) have been developed specifically to produce the Majolica technique.		Lead-free Majolica Gloss Decorating Colors (GDC series) have been developed specifically to produce the Majolica technique.
Amaco Opalescent Glazes		Amaco Special Effects Glaze Class Pack		Class Pack #1		Class Pack #2
Price: $10 - $12		Price: $24		Price: $67		Price: $69
Brand: Amaco		Brand: Amaco		Brand: Mayco		Brand: Mayco
These lead-free, opaque glazes develop opalescence and interesting textures with high gloss and iridescence similar to mother-of-pearl.		Sample eight of Amaco's most unique glazes, including Arroya Soft Black and Soft White, for multiple textural effects that add special interest to traditional pots or sculptures.		This set of 6 pints includes Firecracker, Mystic Jade, Lagoon Blue, Sassy Orange, Blue Caprice, and Black Iris.		This set of 6 pints includes Peacock Green, Yadro Print, Strawberry Sundae, Royal Fantasy, Obsidian, and Black Opal.

Glaze Application
Glaze can only be applied when a piece of pottery is thoroughly dry. It will not adhere to pieces that are wet. Most potters experiment with many types of glaze. This helps them to determine the type that gives desired color, texture and translucence. Many choose clay that is less costly when experimenting with glazes. Loose debris should be removed from pieces. Texture can be smoothed using a putty knife. Texturing tools are used when the clay is still wet enough to allow it to be worked with. Some potters design patterns or other textures. Glaze will highlight these.