8 Ways to Apply Underglazes - Don't OVERlook UNDERglaze!
Whoa to the downtrodden underglazes...so many times misunderstood and forgotten. In this relaxing pottery video Ann demonstrates 8 Ways to Apply Underglazes in hopes of inspiring a renaissance. What the heck am I talking about? I don't know, nobody reads the descriptions anyway.
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Hi Ann. I have a question regarding the shaving cream marbling technique. You started with a bisque piece, but at the end mentioned, ‘this is how they look after the bisque firing’,…did you re-bisque fire before the glaze firing? Thanks for all of your great videos and for sharing so many useful skills and ideas!
Your videos are so helpful! Clear and step by step, but not too long. I now have many more ideas to try out!
Amazingly inspirational video! Thanks, Ann.
These tips and ideas you have are wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
My brain is spinnng! So many ideas… thank you!
Thank you for so many wonderful decorating ideas
Great ideas here Ann!
Thanks for this wonderful demonstration!
That was a fantastic video! I have so many ideas now for how to level up my beginner creations!
Thanks for all your wonderful creative ideas Ann… 🦋🌺❤️🇨🇦
How did I miss this video during my binge watching? I have a Cricut and am always looking for new things to use it with! I love all these ideas!, thanks Ann and Jim!
Wonderful inspirational! Thanks!
I love that foam idea. but they are all nice ideas. I love your innovative approach. Helps you keep growing. Thanks Ann.
how is nobody commenting on "poop mouth" i've been giggling for 5 mins straight.
The first thing I noticed! Hilarious!
Saaaaame 🤭
Another great video! I have done watercolor and then used micron pens over the top to outline or emphasize something. The flower you did with the little fine line applicator was very similar. Very excited that I can transfer what I know about the watercolor and micron pens to ceramic. Always love your ideas, great job! and on Jim’s stamp… Oh Jim.🙄
Absolutely amazing, I had no idea I could use a circuit for pottery! Blessings to you
Excellent! Thanks so much!!
Love your videos! They are always full of good ideas!
Thanks Sheri! I appreciate you watching!
Hi. I really liked your ideas. You've given me tons of ideas.
Love your videos! So useful. 🌺
Hi Rose. Thank you so much for the kind words and for watching!
Thank you for being so awesome….and generous!
Aww...thank you so much! ...and thanks for watching :-)
so helpful, thanks !!!
Really love the different ideas you give to us working with underglaze. It’s very inspirational. I’m going to get started working with underglaze. Thank you! 😊
Would love to see your work! Thanks for watching!
Wow! So much goodness packed in this video! 💚
Thanks Scoobs...we try to be the Sam’s Club of KZhead Pottery channels...😁
for the shaving foam you say you start with bisque fired piece. But all the other pieces ? Leatherhard ? Bone-dry ? Thank you and congrats on these video's !!!
Wow, these are so creative and beautiful and sure gave me a lot of ideas! Thank you!
Awesome! Thank you!
So beautiful
When I want to splatter, I wet the brush and hit it on my other hand on top of the item, the brush flickers better. I find that I get better splattering. Also, I prefer painter's blue tape for designs.
me encanta como explicas, todo, y nos abres la mente para mucha creatividad. Graciassssssss
Finally I found a video that explains this simply and in detail. Thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
I read the description ! And I love underglaze ! Thanks you Anne.
Yay! Someone who reads the description!! Thanks for watching!
Vous avez du génie et une sacré dose d'imagination 💥💫💥💫💥💫💥
So helpful tips and ideas thank you for sharing Big Like👌
If you take another brush and tap it on the handle of your sumi brush it’s less messy. Loved your video! Thank you
Hi Ann. I watch your videos over and over. They send me into a world where I can express myself. All different from anyone else and I just keep practicing I know that I will achieve my goals. I have been potting (wheel) and I am now learning another skill. Thank you
Wonderful! Keep it going!
Thanks again Ann, I will be trying the different ways to play with my underglazes.
Thanks Liz, I appreciate you watching!
I love your videos!
Oh My Goodness!!!! Thank you so much for the shoutout! I am totally going to have to try splattering some pieces, that seems right up my ally. 😜 I look forward to seeing your videos every week.
I was just going to get on your channel to tell you about this!! That’s sooo awesome! So happy for you!!
You are so sweet Emily. You totally deserve the shoutout!!!! Good luck with your channel!!!
I love the tips your videos are always an inspiration to me thank you for your amazing content🥰
Great way to start a Monday morning!
Morning!
Oh, great! Thanks for watching. Have a great day!!!
Lots of great ideas, as always!! Jim may have another job waiting for him as a print maker! Maybe not!! Lol
HAHAHA! I will tell him he has a new career waiting. ...as long as they have a sense of humor :-)
Shaving cream! Great idea😃
I just somehow stumbled in here, and I'm so glad I did!!! As a beginner, I have many questions!! But this video was so fun to watch, and I'm already eyeballing my stamps I have, and all things with texture. Lol Thank you and tell Mr. Jim, I like his cup!! (That's something my big guy would've done to me as well)
Ha! Thanks!
Thank you! You sound so much like Fran from Little Windows Resin!
More great variety. Really liked the shaving cream demo thinking it might also work with a drawing in the cream. The tip about using a light coat of underglaze on a sponge to apply to a rubber stamp will be used by this "Shoulda had a V8 hobby potter" Cheers...Freddie
Thanks Freddie!
I saw POOP MOUTH in the first seconds of your video and HAD to watch it to the end to hear the story!!! LOL
Hahaha!!! Leave it to Jim. I should have known. He was also the brains behind our Pottery Video Award video this past year if you saw it. Hilarious! :-)
Very appreciate !!
Oh good. Im glad you liked it. I hope it was inspiring!
Thank you so much for all of your wonderful videos and helping to unite us through pottery
I'm glad I came across your channel I've been enjoying watching how to do wonderful things to the ceramics, even though I'm not a potter. You know it seems that it's very popular to make huge mugs and cups, I would really like to see a little dainty tea cup made. When you go to cafes nowadays it's those big cups, and I have very bad arthritis in my hands and I just can't pick one of those big ones up! 😔
Will put that on our idea list! Thanks.
@@LittleStreetPottery thank you for your reply, it would be lovely to see a little cup being made, thank you for considering the idea. Cheers!
Wonder video! Thank you for continuing to share these great techniques. You're helping me get back on the horse and back in the studio. ❤❤❤ Question where did you find your mouth sprayer?
www.amazon.com/Pottery-Painting-Stainless-Atomizer-Sprayers/dp/B07TFDC8XZ Here ya go! Thanks for watching!
Thanks!
Thanks for your continued support Sharon!
Nice!
Thanks Peas-n-butter!!! I appreciate you watching.
Ohhhhh the firing method achieves the finish. I thought it was some glaze that was coated before firing. Roseville pottery...was that bisque fired? I want to go to a diy ceramics shop and try this.
Great video!! Thank you so much for sharing!! Did you apply the underglazes to an already bisque fired pieces and then fired again to a cone 04 (to set the underglaze) and then a cone 5 glaze firing?
Hei Dawn...the video points out which are bisque vs. leather hard (pre-bisque) but I never fire to cone 04 twice (not that there is anything wrong with that). :) And yes, I high fire everything to Cone 5.
Looks like you did the shaving cream marbling on a bisqed piece and then bisque-fired again at cone 04, and then coated in clear overglaze and did your final glaze firing to cone 5? Thank you for this great video. It's very informative and your work is so festive and pretty! It answered my question if I could underglaze on bisque and re-bisque to avoid smudging before dipping in clear.
We did not re-bisque. Just glazed over and fired! Thanks for watching!
the poop mouth 😂😂😂 was NOT expecting that in this video lmfaooo
I love Jim 😍
Bring it on Dante!!
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I love your creativity and whimsy…would this work on porcelain clay fired to cone 6?
Hi J. Yes. At least on my porcelain, I have fired it to cone 6 with no problems. Enjoy experimenting!
The pots were all bisque at the beginning? I can't wait to have my studio up and running so I can try some of your techniques.
I paint on greenware - easier to to fix mistakes. :)
Another great video, Ann! Did you use a zinc-free clear glaze on top? Thank you!
Hi Carrie. I did, yes. Thanks for the kind words and for watching!
That was amazing,you're very talented. One quick question for clarification are all the pieces bisqued fired first before applying the underglazes.
All pieces were green ware except the vinyl decal and shaving cream which were bisque. Thanks!
@@LittleStreetPottery thank you and have a safe and great week
Wonderful video! Thanks for sharing. When washing off shaving cream, will underglaze be washed off a bit?
Not really, the clay really grabs the underglaze quickly...you can rinse right away! Thanks for watching!
I love the marbling! Is there any alternative to the shaving foam?
Hi Sillvia. that is a good question. I only experimented with the shaving cream. Might be fun to experiment with different creamy substances :-)
@@annruel9142 Why is the color not washed off with the foam?
@@MissLadyK I have to be honest, I was afraid it would, but because the piece is bisque fired, when you apply underglaze to bisque, it absorbs quickly and is actually difficult to remove with out sanding it off....The foam just rinses right away. 🙂
Well done u
Do you fire at both cones 4 and 5? Can you fire the greenware at cone 5 only to achieve the glosses effect?
Cone 5 for the most part for the final glaze. I bisque fire at Cone O4 first. The glossy part happens at the final glaze firing.
thank you for this, so inspirational, are the underglazes applied on greenware ? ( before you show the decals ) thank u !
Yes applied to green ware - thanks.
this looks amazing! what type of clay do you use and in what temperature do you fire it to get such a dreamy white as a base?
info in our latest descriptions thanks
Hi! lovely video! with the shaving cream - did you wash it off straight away or did you leave it for some time? I thought the glaze may have run off with the shaving cream? Just to double check had you bisque fired before marbling?
We washed it right off!
The foam marble effect is really cool! Do you wait for it to dry a bit before washing the foam off? How does the underglaze not come iff when you wash it?
Nope, no waiting - just wash off...underglaze attaches quickly!
Your videos are creative and informative - especially for "newbies", but I do have a question. After you bisque fire the under-glaze do you dip the item in another glaze to cone fire 06?
sometimes - in this video I just put a clear glaze over top to cone 5. Check out some of my other vids (like UG painting 101) to see how I do it most times. THanks.
This may be said somewhere in the comments already ...which clear glaze do you use over the underglazes
When I used the shaving foam method, the running water washed away my pattern stick to the bisque ware. How to make the pattern stay please? I tried it twice but still unsuccessful.
I'm confused, are you applying underglaze to greenware in those first examples? Or are you bisque firing a second time after applying the underglaze?
Underglaze goes on greenware - then I bisque, then I final glaze and high fire.
Poop mouth 😂😂😂 thanks for the laugh Jim!
❤
Hi Ann, just did some marbling using shaving cream. Do I need to re bisque fire them or can I simply dip glaze in clear glaze?
If you used underglaze then you should be ready to just glaze and fire!
One question I have is, can you paint the underglazes on pieces that have been bisque fired? I've had the idea of wanting to paint some designs and images onto dinnerware, and I would buy the plates/bowls/cups/goblets that have already been bisque fired, so then I would paint the designs on them, get them glazed and fired so they're food safe, but I wasn't sure if I could use underglazes for the painting, or a different type of paint for this? Hopefully that all makes sense! XD
You can paint on bisque fired pieces - however, if you make a mistake its pretty much committed to the piece, hard to wash off. Greenware is easy to just wipe away mistakes. Good luck!
When you are firing cone 5 do you coat with clear glaze?
Not typically - check out my video on how i create my work to see how i usually glaze. Thanks.
Me gusta mucho lo q haces. Porfavor súbelo en español
YOu should be able to use closed captions with the Spanish option turned on. Hope that helps/
Hello Ann. These mugs were bisque fired at cone 4 before decorating with under glaze, and then fired at cone 5 for final result. Will the under glaze rub or wash off with water after final firing? My under glaze tends to come off after bisque fired so I always layered over a clear glaze before final firing at cone 7. Did you apply any transparent glaze over the under glazes? I am still learning and the studio only fires the finished pieces at cone 7. Thank you. :-)
No problems with the underglaze smudging or coming off after firing at Cone 5. Not sure why yours would do that...I rarely use a transparent glaze, I tend to use my white liner glaze AROUND anything Ive painted. Some of my other vids go into that.
@@LittleStreetPottery Thank you for your comment, will give a try and see the result🙂
@@LittleStreetPottery I just watched this video again carefully. Am i mistaken that the decoration with under glazes were done on bone dry wares? Sorry to ask questions but thank you as your videos are so enhancing towards my learning of pottery.
@@xm3364 Yes. Underglaze on bone dry.
@@LittleStreetPottery Thank you Ann. :-)
Could you tell me how high Mayco/Duncans or any other underglaze folk can reach? Our club has to use clay that is vitrified at cone 7 and preferably higher (9)
I'm sure they make glazes for all temps but I stick to cone 5-6 range.
Hi Ann. Are this material work on cement as well?
Not sure - have not tried that - but underglazes are not meant for cement.
@@LittleStreetPottery thank you.
when marbling you let the piece dry before washing the foam?
No, you can take it right to the faucet...the underglaze permeates the clay quickly. Good luck!
Did you do this on green ware or bisque?
I always paint on greenware.
Beautiful ideas! I would like to share this video on my website for an upcoming pottery painting studio and I will make sure to credit you. Please let me know if this would be okay with you?
No problem as long as the video is played from the KZhead site and not downloaded and broadcast in any way....keeps it all legal. Thanks!
@@LittleStreetPottery Thank you!
What did u use in the final step to get it glazed? Clear?
Yep...Amaco C-11
Do you fire the underglazed pieces then coat with a clear glaze and refire?
just in this case but not typically - check out my underglaze painting 101 vid on how i usually do it. Thanks.
After the underglaze, you add 2 layers of transparent glaze??? With brush or dipping? 😊😊 or did I mis the information?
I always brush (not that you cant dip) and usually 2-3 coats of the clear in this case. Thanks.
Question...i see that your clay is very white. What to do if my clay is not white? Also, please are you using greenware in beginning of video?
Yep - greenware. I like a very white clay because I do a lot of underglaze painting but you can use these techniques on most any clay. Obviously, the darker the clay the less visible some of the designs will be. Thanks!
Were you applying underglaze to white clay body bisque ware? Can I apply underglaze on top of a white glaze.....or must it be white underglaze. My clay fires to a yellowish color when bisgue fired.
Read my reply to your other message and watch this video about how I glaze...thanks! kzhead.info/sun/ktx_kdKLjJGiiac/bejne.html
AH! Found the link to my glaze recipe imgur.com/a/w8PP8Gy
What clear glaze do you use? I always have problems because my clear glasé bleed the underglazes.
Amaco C-11 Clear. Thanks for watching!
poop mouth is my favorite :D
Ha! I'm married to someone who has yet to go through puberty.
Red flowers also done with underglaze ?
Yep!
I have a question. Underglaze should be 3 layers, bit the splatters are only one. How does that work? Won't the splatters be very faint?
Yep - when you splatter it tends to be a thicker concentration so its almost 2-3 layers worth. Thanks.
Amazing ❤️ question... Are the pieces totaly dry when you aply the underglace?
Hi there. These pieces were totally dry. I have had luck painting them when they were a dry leather hard, but no wetter. Have fun.
Why not fire it with the shaving foam?
When someone swears in that household,,, they have to drink from the "POOP MOUTH" mug. lol
I read descriptions.. Do you read comments? ;)
92.7% of the time :)
Are you just glazing with clear after doing theses?
The rare exception that I do...thanks.