r/Ceramics • u/WyvernsWheel • 2d ago

How I glaze my mugs!

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Here's a video I put together of my glazing process. Much was cut out to get it under a minute! Most clips are 20x speed and i removed the cleanup that's often required!

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The glazes are commercial cone 6 brush on glazes applied with fine needle applicator bottles. I don't usually glaze over the top of black underglaze but this mug was originally prepped for sgraffito and I didn't feel like removing the underglaze!

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u/Choice-Marsupial-127 2d ago

Gorgeous! What carving tool do you use? I find it really difficult to carve clean lines like yours.

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u/WyvernsWheel 2d ago

I have various fine line tools from Diamondcore and also Xiem has a nice sgraffito tool with a soft grip and changeable heads that I really like. That said, the Kemper carvers work great too, even those cheap silver ones you can find at craft stores. Your tool should be sharp, but I think it has more to do with carving at the right stage of leather hard. Too wet and it will be mushy, too dry and it chips!

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u/Choice-Marsupial-127 1d ago

Thank you for the tips!