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Matte Glazes tested on three different clay bodies at Rat City Studios.

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C/6 Matte Glaze Resource:

Glaze Bases

Image Galleries

Search this gallery of cone six glaze test tiles by selecting from the base names to your right or by selecting from the tag list of hue, colorant, surface quality or opacity. Recipe details should hover over the image in a caption when the cursor is moved over the image.  In a month or so there will be another page added with written details on each glaze test.

  • Anika's Matte
  • Behrens Stoney Matte Base
  • Bone White Satin
  • Diana's Opalescent Base
  • Dragon
  • Fake Ash Base
  • Pinnell Matte Base
  • Polseno Turquoise
  • SPX
  • Semi Matte Base
  • Stontium Crystal Base

Shiny Glaze Gallery
Matte Glaze Gallery
Making a test tile

Use this dropdown archive to search within the matte glaze gallery by hue, colorant, opacity, or surface characteristic.

Color/ Surface
  • Base Glaze
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Brown
  • Chartruese
  • Chrome
  • Cobalt
  • Copper
  • Crawling
  • Cream
  • Dry-matte
  • Green
  • Grey
  • High-gloss
  • Iron Oxide
  • Light Tan
  • Matte
  • Nickel
  • Off White
  • Opaque
  • Pink
  • Red
  • Rust
  • Semi-glossy
  • Semi-matte
  • Semi-opaque
  • Semi-transparent
  • Speckled
  • Stain
  • Transparent
  • Turquoise
  • White
  • Yellow
  • Zircopax
  • green
  • matte
  • opaque
Semi Matte Base

Semi Matte Base

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%
 

Semi Matte Base ​+ 2% Yellow Iron Oxide

Semi Matte Base ​+ 2% Yellow Iron Oxide

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%

+ 2% Yellow Iron Oxide

Semi Matte Base + 2% Chrome Oxide

Semi Matte Base + 2% Chrome Oxide

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%


+ 2% Chrome Oxide

Semi Matte Base + 1% Copper Carbonate

Semi Matte Base + 1% Copper Carbonate

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%

+ 1% Copper Carbonate

Semi Matte Base + 3% Copper Carbonate

Semi Matte Base + 3% Copper Carbonate

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%

+ 3% Copper Carbonate

Semi Matte Base + 0.25% Cobalt Carbonate

Semi Matte Base + 0.25% Cobalt Carbonate

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%

+ 0.25% Cobalt Carbonate

Semi Matte Base + 3% Chartreuse Stain

Semi Matte Base + 3% Chartreuse Stain

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%

+ 3% Chartreuse Mason Stain #6236

Semi Matte Base + 7% Red Stain

Semi Matte Base + 7% Red Stain

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%

+ 7% Red Degussa Inclussion Stain #27496

Semi Matte Base + 2% Nickel Carbonate

Semi Matte Base + 2% Nickel Carbonate

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%

+ 2% Nickel Carbonate

Semi Matte Base + 6% Zircopax

Semi Matte Base + 6% Zircopax

Recipe:
Talc  17
Whiting  10
Ferro Frit 3134   20
Nepheline Syenite  30
EPK   13
Silica   10
Zircopax  10%

+ an additional 6% Zircopax

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Semi Matte Base ​+ 2% Yellow Iron Oxide
Semi Matte Base + 2% Chrome Oxide
Semi Matte Base + 1% Copper Carbonate
Semi Matte Base + 3% Copper Carbonate
Semi Matte Base + 0.25% Cobalt Carbonate
Semi Matte Base + 3% Chartreuse Stain
Semi Matte Base + 7% Red Stain
Semi Matte Base + 2% Nickel Carbonate
Semi Matte Base + 6% Zircopax
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Rat City Studios

Rat City Studios is an open creative clay studio that provides a supportive environment for makers working independently in clay and artists who seek to take the next step down their paths as potters. We support artists at many levels through experiential learning and shared experience.

Learn about our sister studio, Rain City Clay, for clay classes and group learning.

Creative Pottery:  Publish Date - June 2020

Creative Pottery:
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Interview: Episode 356 with Ben Carter

Interview: Episode 356 with Ben Carter

Artist of the Year Award Article (Link…)

Artist of the Year Award Article (Link…)

Rat City Studios, where we live, work, garden, and make pottery is on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle,
The Duwamish People, past and present. We are long term-visitors and honor with gratitude the land itself and the Duwamish Tribe.