Good for Texture

Every glaze on our shelves that rewards a carved, thrown or textured surface rather than hiding it.

Glazes
212
Makers
5
Studio favorites
47
Good for Texture at The Clay Hole

There is one property that separates a glaze which flatters a carved pot from one that fills it in, and it is called breaking. A breaking glaze thins on every raised edge and pools in every low spot, so the same glaze reads as two colors: light on the high points and dark in the lines.

The opposite is an opaque, even glaze. Those have their place, and the flat clean colors on our shelves are genuinely useful, but they will bury a texture you spent an hour carving.

Every glaze on this page is marked good on texture in our own records, which means we have looked at it on a real fired test tile rather than trusting the label. The list runs long because a lot of the shelf qualifies, so it is grouped by maker.

Two practical notes. Breaking is a thickness effect, so the same glaze can break beautifully in one place and not at all where you laid it on thick. And carving deeper does not always help; a crisp shallow line often reads better than a deep one, because a deep one just fills with glaze.

Where to start

212 is a lot to look at. If you want three, these are the three.

1

Ancient Jasper

Amaco Potter's Choice

The loudest demonstration of breaking we own. Deep red where it is thick, gold wherever an edge cuts through it, and it needs no help from you beyond a carved line.

2

Glacier

Amaco Celadon

The quiet version of the same idea. A celadon that pools three shades darker in a line and nearly vanishes on a rim.

3

Textured Turquoise

Amaco Potter's Choice

Built specifically for this job by Amaco, which is why it does it so plainly. Worth firing once just to calibrate your eye.

Every one we stock

Grouped by maker. Every tile is one we fired ourselves.

Amaco

70

Potter's Choice and the celadons are the two ranges built most deliberately around breaking. If you carve regularly, start here.

Aqua glaze test tileA pot fired in Aqua
Aqua

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #19

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a light, glossy blue-green that pools darker turquoise and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Charcoal glaze test tileA pot fired in Charcoal
Charcoal

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #28

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a deep translucent gray that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Cherry Blossom glaze test tileA pot fired in Cherry Blossom
Cherry Blossom

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #22

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a glossy, soft, blushing pink that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Cobalt glaze test tileA pot fired in Cobalt
Cobalt

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a deep, glossy cobalt blue that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes they are created to imitate.

Deep Sea glaze test tileA pot fired in Deep Sea
Deep Sea

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a cool transparent blue that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Downpour glaze test tileA pot fired in Downpour
Downpour

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #26

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a transparent indigo blue that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Fog glaze test tileA pot fired in Fog
Fog

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a dark, glossy blue-gray that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glaze it is created to imitate.

Glacier glaze test tileA pot fired in Glacier
Glacier

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #25

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a pale transparent blue-green that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Ice glaze test tileA pot fired in Ice
Ice

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a glossy, ice blue that pools darker blue and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Iron glaze test tileA pot fired in Iron
Iron

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #20

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a glossy medium brown that pools darker brown and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is meant to imitate.

Jade glaze test tileA pot fired in Jade
Jade

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #21

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a cool, glossy emerald green that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glaze it is created to imitate.

Lagoon glaze test tileA pot fired in Lagoon
Lagoon

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #33

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a translucent aqua-tinted blue like a tranquil inlet.

Lavender glaze test tileA pot fired in Lavender
Lavender

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #23

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a cool, glossy lavender purple that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Mulberry glaze test tileA pot fired in Mulberry
Mulberry

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #12

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable Celadon glaze is a deep, glossy purple that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it was created to imitate.

Ochre glaze test tileA pot fired in Ochre
Ochre

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #27

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a light amber brown that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Poppy glaze test tileA pot fired in Poppy
Poppy

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #24

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a light red that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Rainforest glaze test tileA pot fired in Rainforest
Rainforest

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a deep, glossy forest green that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glaze it is created to imitate.

Red Rock glaze test tileA pot fired in Red Rock
Red Rock

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #30

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a semi-translucent deep russet brown like a Southwestern mesa.

Saguaro glaze test tileA pot fired in Saguaro
Saguaro

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #31

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a translucent pale soft green like a tall cactus.

Sandalwood glaze test tileA pot fired in Sandalwood
Sandalwood

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #29

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a semi-translucent warm light brown like a sandy dune.

Sky glaze test tileA pot fired in Sky
Sky

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #7

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a lively, glossy sky blue that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it was created to imitate.

Smoke glaze test tileA pot fired in Smoke
Smoke

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a light transparent gray that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it is created to imitate.

Storm glaze test tileA pot fired in Storm
Storm

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #18

Good on texture Studio favorite

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a deep, glossy navy that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glazes it was created to imitate.

Succulent glaze test tileA pot fired in Succulent
Succulent

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #32

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a translucent spearmint green - fresh and spring-like.

Wasabi glaze test tileA pot fired in Wasabi
Wasabi

AmacoCeladon

⬛ Black Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

This 100% mixable celadon glaze is a soft, glossy medium green that pools and accents textured ware like the ancient glaze it is created to imitate.

Arctic Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Arctic Blue
Arctic Blue

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #38

Good on texture

A light opaque blue with a smooth, even surface, which makes it one of the calmer glazes in a line full of loud ones. The interest is in the break: over a raised edge it pulls back to tan, so texture draws itself in a warm line against the cool field.

Blue Lagoon glaze test tileA pot fired in Blue Lagoon
Blue Lagoon

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #19

Good on texture

A cool blue that breaks milky green and then pools pale in the low spots, which is exactly the trick the name is describing: shallow water over sand, deeper water further out.

Blue Rutile glaze test tileA pot fired in Blue Rutile
Blue Rutile

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #17

Good on texture Studio favorite

Amaco calls it one of the best sellers in the line, and the reason is that it never does the same thing twice. Thick, it is a flowing light blue. Thin, it breaks brown. Between those two states it stays busy: streaking, pulling, and following whatever the form gives it.

Chun Plum glaze test tileA pot fired in Chun Plum
Chun Plum

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #32

Good on texture

A translucent pink-red that breaks light tan over texture. It is chasing the copper reds of historic Asian pottery, and Amaco's own framing is worth keeping: it gets there with a reliable color response in an oxidation kiln, which the originals could never promise.

Copper Red glaze test tileA pot fired in Copper Red
Copper Red

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #33

Good on texture

An oxblood red, a color that is hard to get out of an electric kiln at all. Traditionally it takes a gas kiln and a reduction atmosphere. This gets the same result in ordinary oxidation.

Cosmic Oilspot glaze test tileA pot fired in Cosmic Oilspot
Cosmic Oilspot

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #35

Good on texture

A dark glaze carrying shimmering flecks that pull into streams and patches as they move. Amaco compares it to a hare's fur glaze, one of the old Chinese temmoku effects where iron separates during cooling and draws fine streaks down the pot.

Dark Green glaze test tileA pot fired in Dark Green
Dark Green

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #7

Good on texture

A translucent emerald built to show off carving. Because you can see through it, the relief underneath is not covered so much as filled: deep cuts hold more glaze and go darker, shallow ones stay light.

Deep Olive Speckle glaze test tileA pot fired in Deep Olive Speckle
Deep Olive Speckle

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #36

Good on texture Studio favorite

A rich translucent green with darker green speckles suspended in it. The gloss and the translucency together mean the clay body underneath still contributes, so the same jar looks different on white stoneware than on a darker clay.

Indigo Float glaze test tileA pot fired in Indigo Float
Indigo Float

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #16

Good on texture Studio favorite

An intense cobalt blue with a lighter blue floating on the surface of it, which gives the glaze visible depth: one blue sitting on top of another rather than a single flat color.

Iron Lustre glaze test tileA pot fired in Iron Lustre
Iron Lustre

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #12

Good on texture Studio favorite

Brown where it is thin, with blue-gray floats coming up where it is thick. Amaco describes it as a more restrained relative of a straightforward blue glaze, and restrained is the right word: the blue is present but it never takes over.

Light Sepia glaze test tileA pot fired in Light Sepia
Light Sepia

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #9

Good on texture Studio favorite

An opalescent gray that changes noticeably across a textured surface. Opalescent is the right word rather than opaque: there is a milky depth to it that shifts with the light.

Oatmeal glaze test tileA pot fired in Oatmeal
Oatmeal

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #41

Good on texture Studio favorite

A toasty light beige, relatively translucent, breaking clear over texture. On its own it is a quiet, useful neutral that lets the clay body show through.

Saturation Gold glaze test tileA pot fired in Saturation Gold
Saturation Gold

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #39

Good on texture

A dark gold that fires closer to bronze than to yellow, with a satin matte surface rather than a shine. It reads as metal that has been aged rather than polished.

Textured Turquoise glaze test tileA pot fired in Textured Turquoise
Textured Turquoise

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #23

Good on texture Studio favorite

A subtle turquoise gloss that reads green-beige where it is thin and a real aqua where it is thick. The two states are far enough apart that a single pot with relief shows both clearly.

True Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in True Celadon
True Celadon

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A delicate light green built to reproduce the classical Asian celadons, and it gets close. Celadon is a long-established glaze effect, a pale green transparency that was originally chasing the look of jade.

Vert Lustre glaze test tileA pot fired in Vert Lustre
Vert Lustre

AmacoPotter's Choice

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #40

Good on texture

A flowing green carrying a metallic sheen, and Amaco's reference for it is Persian lusterware, the medieval technique that put a metallic shine onto a glazed surface.

Blue Green glaze test tileA pot fired in Blue Green
Blue Green

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

Satin Matte Blue Green is an opaque, buttery deep teal glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Cayenne glaze test tileA pot fired in Cayenne
Cayenne

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

SM-53 Cayenne is a spicy and warm red satin glaze with an earthy undertone.

Chartreuse glaze test tileA pot fired in Chartreuse
Chartreuse

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

Satin Matte Chartreuse is an opaque, buttery pea-green glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Dark Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Dark Blue
Dark Blue

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

Satin Matte Dark Blue is an opaque, buttery cobalt glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Goldenrod glaze test tileA pot fired in Goldenrod
Goldenrod

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #13

Good on texture

SM-60 Goldenrod is a rich, deep yellow matte glaze like a summer flower.

Light Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Light Blue
Light Blue

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A pale blue that Amaco describes as a buttery robin's egg. It is the lightest blue in the line and sits closer to a soft chalky color than to a bright one.

Marble glaze test tileA pot fired in Marble
Marble

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #16

Good on texture Studio favorite

SM-3 Marble is a pale gray satin glaze, just a whisper of color like the polished marble it's inspired by.  Glaze fire to Cone 5-6.

Mint glaze test tileA pot fired in Mint
Mint

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

An opaque light green. Amaco calls it buttery, and it lands on the yellow side of mint rather than the blue side.

Moss glaze test tileA pot fired in Moss
Moss

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

SM-46 Moss is a deep forest green,  matte glaze with a hint of olive in the final color.

Orange glaze test tileA pot fired in Orange
Orange

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #9

Good on texture

An opaque orange with the same soft satin surface as the rest of the line. Amaco describes it as buttery with a classic art deco appearance.

Seafoam glaze test tileA pot fired in Seafoam
Seafoam

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

SM-24 Seafoam embodies the serene beauty of the ocean, bringing a sense of calm and sophistication to any pottery creation.

Stone glaze test tileA pot fired in Stone
Stone

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #18

Good on texture Studio favorite

SM-2 Stone is a  dark taupe satin glaze, smooth as a weathered rock.  Glaze fire to Cone 5-6.

Teal glaze test tileA pot fired in Teal
Teal

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

Satin Matte Teal is an opaque, buttery blue-green glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Yellow glaze test tileA pot fired in Yellow
Yellow

AmacoSatin Matte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

Satin Matte Yellow is an opaque, buttery gold glaze that accentuates textured ware and boasts a classic art deco appearance.

Acai Gloss Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Acai Gloss Shino
Acai Gloss Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

A glossy shino that yields varied shades of blue and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Acai Matte Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Acai Matte Shino
Acai Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of blue and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Cacao Matte Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Cacao Matte Shino
Cacao Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of brown and tan depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Chai Matte Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Chai Matte Shino
Chai Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of cream, orange, and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Hibiscus Gloss Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Hibiscus Gloss Shino
Hibiscus Gloss Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

A glossy shino that yields varied shades of salmon pink, orange, and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Matcha Gloss Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Matcha Gloss Shino
Matcha Gloss Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A glossy shino that yields varied shades of green and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Matcha Matte Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Matcha Matte Shino
Matcha Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of green and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Oolong Gloss Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Oolong Gloss Shino
Oolong Gloss Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

A glossy shino that yields varied shades of mint green and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Oolong Matte Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Oolong Matte Shino
Oolong Matte Shino

AmacoShinos

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A matte shino that yields varied shades of mint green and brown depending on how thickly it goes on. That is Amaco's description and it is the important part: thickness is what decides which of those shades you get. Thin favors the warm rust base, thick favors the opaque color.

Dark Star glaze test tileA pot fired in Dark Star
Dark Star

AmacoCosmos

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #5

Good on texture

Dark Star is a fluid, dark matte glaze with iridescent crystals like a beetle shell.

Solar Flare glaze test tileA pot fired in Solar Flare
Solar Flare

AmacoCosmos

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

Solar Flare is a highly fluid light brown glaze with an iridescent crystalline surface.

Solar Rainbow glaze test tileA pot fired in Solar Rainbow
Solar Rainbow

AmacoCosmos

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #2

Good on texture

Solar Rainbow is a highly fluid, dark gloss glaze with iridescent rainbow crystals.

Supernova glaze test tileA pot fired in Supernova
Supernova

AmacoCosmos

🟧 Owner Only

Tile #3

Good on texture

Supernova is a highly fluid creamy white translucent glaze with a crystalline surface like frost on a window.

Arctic Blush glaze test tileA pot fired in Arctic Blush
Arctic Blush

AmacoKiln Ice

⬛ Black Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A pastel pink with a delicate, milky quality. It is the softest color in the line, and the crazing does the work that the color does not.

Winter Glass glaze test tileA pot fired in Winter Glass
Winter Glass

AmacoKiln Ice

⬛ Black Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A pastel, frosty blue. Translucent enough that the clay body reads through it, so the same jar on a dark clay and a light clay gives two different pots.

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Coyote

61

Coyote's reactive lines break hard and unpredictably, which is the appeal. Their Gloss glazes underneath give the reactive ones something to work against.

Aqua Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Aqua Celadon
Aqua Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

A gentle, translucent blue-green color, similar to a traditional celadon. Easy to apply and reliable. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Dusty Rose Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Dusty Rose Celadon
Dusty Rose Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A translucent pink that won't cover underglaze. Develops a slightly bluish haze where thickest. Great for any application, though colors show best on white clays. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our testing.

Iris Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Iris Celadon
Iris Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #14

Good on texture Studio favorite

A translucent purple. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Key Lime Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Key Lime Celadon
Key Lime Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A translucent green, great for any piece with texture or underglaze. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Midnight Rain Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Midnight Rain Celadon
Midnight Rain Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #18

Good on texture Studio favorite

A translucent deep blue. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Night Sky Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Night Sky Celadon
Night Sky Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A translucent greenish gray, which develops a blue haze where it is thickest. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Peach Blush Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Peach Blush Celadon
Peach Blush Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #7

Good on texture

A translucent pale pink. A unique and warm alternative to traditional celadon finishes, Peach Blush is perfect for porcelain. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our testing.

Peacock Green Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Peacock Green Celadon
Peacock Green Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

Coyote call it their best-selling celadon. A deep translucent green, which pools to a cloudy blue where thickest. Peacock Green is not recommended for food ware, as it can change color when exposed to acids such as lemon or vinegar. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Not recommended for use on food ware.

Pomegranate Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Pomegranate Celadon
Pomegranate Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

A translucent vivid red. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Rainy Day Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Rainy Day Celadon
Rainy Day Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A translucent bluish purple, pooling to blue where thickest and sometimes breaking gray where thinnest. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Root Beer Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Root Beer Celadon
Root Beer Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟩 Green Level

Tile #9

Good on texture

A translucent brown that pools beautifully. Varies from caramel to deep chestnut depending on the thickness. Unlike the other Celadons, Root Beer can be a bit runny. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Sapphire Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Sapphire Celadon
Sapphire Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟩 Green Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A deep, clear blue. Translucent enough to be used over fine details or underglaze, Sapphire starts as a pale blue and becomes darker as it pools. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Sedona Sunset Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Sedona Sunset Celadon
Sedona Sunset Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

A bright, translucent color that adds warmth to any piece without hiding detail. Easy to apply and reliable. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our testing.

Sky Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Sky Celadon
Sky Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #16

Good on texture

A translucent light blue. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Stormy Sea Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Stormy Sea Celadon
Stormy Sea Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟩 Green Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A deep gray-green Celadon with deeper green tones and splashes of blue where thickest. Great for any work with texture or underglazes Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes.

Sunshine Yellow Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Sunshine Yellow Celadon
Sunshine Yellow Celadon

CoyoteCeladon

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #13

Good on texture

A bright, translucent yellow. Frank's Colored Celadons are a beautiful series of translucent glazes. They do not run and look great on their own or combined with other glazes. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Almost Teal glaze test tileA pot fired in Almost Teal
Almost Teal

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #1

Good on texture Studio favorite

A deep blue with a smooth, glossy surface. Coyote call it one of the most popular starting points for glaze combinations. Great for beginners and advanced potters alike.

Black glaze test tileA pot fired in Black
Black

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #2

Good on texture Studio favorite

A solid, opaque black with a smooth, glossy finish. Ideal for nearly any usage, on its own or combined with other glazes.

Cinnamon Stick glaze test tileA pot fired in Cinnamon Stick
Cinnamon Stick

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A rich glossy brown. Great on its own or combined with the Archie's series, Cinnamon Stick develops a slight bluish haze at its thickest.

Clear Glaze glaze test tileA pot fired in Clear Glaze
Clear Glaze

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #6

Good on texture Studio favorite

The perfect cover for underglaze, Coyote Clear Glaze is zinc-free and can be used o ver pinks and reds without damaging them. With proper application and firing, it provides a totally clear glassy surface.

Cobalt Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Blue

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #7

Good on texture

A deep and intense blue that becomes darker as it gets thicker. Great for any use that calls for a darker color.

Eggshell glaze test tileA pot fired in Eggshell
Eggshell

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #8

Good on texture Studio favorite

A stable and reliable glaze that is less bright than White, but has the same glossy finish. Great as a liner glaze for functional ware.

Light Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Light Blue
Light Blue

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #9

Good on texture Studio favorite

A glossy, translucent blue. T est all foodware to determine food safety.

Mint glaze test tileA pot fired in Mint
Mint

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

A light seafoam green. Looks lovely with Shino glazes, or on its own for a bright glossy finish.

Oatmeal glaze test tileA pot fired in Oatmeal
Oatmeal

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #11

Good on texture Studio favorite

A glossy off-white flecked with dark brown specks. Has a smooth, glossy surface when fired.

Orange glaze test tileA pot fired in Orange
Orange

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

A warm glossy orange. Great on any pot, and combines with any glaze. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Pumpkin glaze test tileA pot fired in Pumpkin
Pumpkin

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

A glossy opaque orange with lovely reddish tones. Won't run, glossy finish. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Red glaze test tileA pot fired in Red
Red

CoyoteGloss

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #18

Good on texture

A deep, intense red with less brightness and a more natural tone compared to our Really Red. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Red Orange glaze test tileA pot fired in Red Orange
Red Orange

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

A bright red-orange glossy glaze. Doesn't run and provides a smooth, bold color. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Yellow Orange glaze test tileA pot fired in Yellow Orange
Yellow Orange

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

A yellow orange glossy glaze that does not run, in Coyote's own words. Solid and bold rather than variegated. Coyote note it contains cadmium and say it passes FDA cadmium release guidelines in their own testing.

Butterscotch Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Butterscotch Shino
Butterscotch Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A neutral tone that breaks to dark brown over texture, and produces a marvelous furred pattern over Gloss glazes. A great glaze for adding warmth to textured pieces.

Cedar Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Cedar Shino
Cedar Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A variegated reddish-brown that breaks over texture. Often attains a lacquer-like finish, but can turn glossy pink where thickest.  Beatiful with Black.

Desert Sage Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Desert Sage Shino
Desert Sage Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #16

Good on texture

Varying from a sagebrush green to a dark reddish brown. Coyote call it one of the most popular glazes in the Shino line, and the natural green and brown tones sit well on most work.

Sandstone Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Sandstone Shino
Sandstone Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A light brown with some cream tones, breaking darker brown over texture. Has a less glossy finish than most other Shino glazes, usually resulting in a nice satin.

Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Shino
Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

The original cone 6 Shino, sold by Coyote since 2002! A rich brown color that breaks darker over texture, giving an awesome gas-fired look in any kiln.

Sunrise Shino glaze test tileA pot fired in Sunrise Shino
Sunrise Shino

CoyoteShinos

⬛ Black Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

A warm color with pink and orange tones that breaks to brown where thin. Coyote specifically recommend putting it over black, where the warm tones have something to sit against.

Alabaster Satin glaze test tileA pot fired in Alabaster Satin
Alabaster Satin

CoyoteSatin

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #1

Good on texture Studio favorite

A smooth, not quite glossy white, Alabaster Satin is ideal as a liner glaze for functional ware. Try using it with underglaze like a majolica base.

Cherry Satin glaze test tileA pot fired in Cherry Satin
Cherry Satin

CoyoteSatin

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A bright, true red. Similar to the Really Red glaze, but with a less glossy finish that absorbs the light.

Seafoam Satin glaze test tileA pot fired in Seafoam Satin
Seafoam Satin

CoyoteSatin

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

A bright bluish green with a smooth, buttery feel. Great as a slightly calmer, less glossy alternative to Mint.

Fire Opal glaze test tileA pot fired in Fire Opal
Fire Opal

CoyoteMottled

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #5

Good on texture Studio favorite

A bright pink with a haze over it where the glaze goes thick. Coyote say it works on its own and combines well with both their Gloss and Archie's series.

JB's Brown glaze test tileA pot fired in JB's Brown
JB's Brown

CoyoteMottled

🟩 Green Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A rich brown that does not break. Where it goes thickest it develops a slight purplish haze, which is the only place this one moves.

Pam's Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Pam's Blue
Pam's Blue

CoyoteMottled

🟩 Green Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A mottled grayish blue. Coyote describe it as the same surface variety as Pam's Green with a less intense color, so it is the quieter of the pair.

Pam's Green glaze test tileA pot fired in Pam's Green
Pam's Green

CoyoteMottled

🟩 Green Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A deep mottled green with a rich variegated surface. Coyote list it among their most popular glazes, especially over their Archie's Base.

Sunset Pink glaze test tileA pot fired in Sunset Pink
Sunset Pink

CoyoteMottled

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

An intense mottled pink with a paler pink haze where thick. Smoother and glossier than the rest of this shelf.

Gun Metal Green glaze test tileA pot fired in Gun Metal Green
Gun Metal Green

CoyoteArchie's

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

Coyote call it one of their most popular and most versatile glazes. A very runny, richly varied green that can be unpredictable, sometimes creating both matt and gloss areas on a single pot. Combines beautifully with almost all Coyote Glazes, and explodes with crystals in a slow cool.

Ice Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Ice Blue
Ice Blue

CoyoteArchie's

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A runny but beautiful pale blue glaze. Icy blue crystals appear frequently in this glaze, especially when it is slow cooled.

Opal glaze test tileA pot fired in Opal
Opal

CoyoteArchie's

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

Possibly our runniest glaze, but also one of our most beautiful. Opal is a brilliant pearlescent blue that varies from translucent where thin to mottled where thick.

Crystal Aurora glaze test tileA pot fired in Crystal Aurora
Crystal Aurora

CoyoteCrystalline

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A beautifully creamy and translucent glaze, with tones of purple and large blue crystals. Coyote list it among the most popular of their Crystalline slow cools.

Rose Crystal glaze test tileA pot fired in Rose Crystal
Rose Crystal

CoyoteCrystalline

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A pale translucent orange with large pink crystals. Rose Crystal is both cheerful and elegant. Perfect for decorative ware, especially over white clay.

Copper Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Copper Blue
Copper Blue

CoyoteCopper & Iron

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A somewhat runny, translucent glaze that pools in textured areas. Copper blue can serve as a nice base glaze, or sometimes an alternative to clear. Fires red in reduction.

Oasis glaze test tileA pot fired in Oasis
Oasis

CoyoteCopper & Iron

🟩 Green Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A bright electric blue, with a slight translucency when thin, and a deep mottled look over black.

Rust Brown glaze test tileA pot fired in Rust Brown
Rust Brown

CoyoteCopper & Iron

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

A light brown glaze with a mottled, satin surface. Less breaking than the Shino glazes but with more variation than the Satins.

Toshi Brown glaze test tileA pot fired in Toshi Brown
Toshi Brown

CoyoteCopper & Iron

🟩 Green Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

An iron glaze with a light brown to yellow-orange color. Often Toshi Brown will develop surface mottling similar to wood or salt fired glazes, without those special firing processes.

Gloss White Liner glaze test tileA pot fired in Gloss White Liner
Gloss White Liner

CoyoteEnduro-Color

🟩 Green Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

A super durable glossy white glaze, perfect for porcelain. Gentle enough to let underglaze show through, but hard enough to repel acids and dishwashers.

Satin White Liner glaze test tileA pot fired in Satin White Liner
Satin White Liner

CoyoteEnduro-Color

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #7

Good on texture Studio favorite

Perfect for the insides of dishes, Satin White Liner is specially designed to resist crazing, staining, and everything else.

Ancient Iron glaze test tileA pot fired in Ancient Iron
Ancient Iron

CoyoteFantasy

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A translucent brown with mesmerizing rivulets, Ancient Iron can display a dazzling array of colors. Under the right circumstances, amber, coffee, purple and blue tones can show across a surface, and gold crystals can even form in the areas where the glaze cools slowest.

Lazurite glaze test tileA pot fired in Lazurite
Lazurite

CoyoteFantasy

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

Coyote have not published a description for this one. On our shelf it is recorded as blue, glossy and opaque, and the tile photo above is a fired sample from our own kiln.

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Mayco

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Amber Quartz glaze test tileA pot fired in Amber Quartz
Amber Quartz

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #18

Good on texture

A golden tan matte with a sandy, granular look. Breaks lighter and drier over the raised lettering.

Azurite glaze test tileA pot fired in Azurite
Azurite

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

A deep navy matte, mottled rather than flat, breaking to a lighter blue across the relief.

Black Matte glaze test tileA pot fired in Black Matte
Black Matte

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture

A flat black with a dry surface and very little sheen. Even across the tile with almost no break.

Leather glaze test tileA pot fired in Leather
Leather

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A dark warm gray-brown matte. On our tile the relief lifts to a lighter taupe, which is where the leather comparison comes from.

Lemon Meringue glaze test tileA pot fired in Lemon Meringue
Lemon Meringue

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #10

Good on texture

A soft yellow matte with mottling and white variegation through it. Mayco built three of this line, Weathered Blue, Storm Gray and Lemon Meringue, to change with coat count: one coat shows more color, extra coats increase the mottling and white variegation.

Lilac Matte glaze test tileA pot fired in Lilac Matte
Lilac Matte

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #13

Good on texture

A pale lavender matte, opaque and flat, with very little break over the relief.

Macadamia glaze test tileA pot fired in Macadamia
Macadamia

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A pale wheat cream matte, warmer than Alabaster and a shade deeper.

Pink Matte glaze test tileA pot fired in Pink Matte
Pink Matte

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #15

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dusty salmon pink matte, opaque and even. Muted rather than sweet.

Rainforest glaze test tileA pot fired in Rainforest
Rainforest

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #20

Good on texture

A very dark green matte that breaks to a lighter olive over the raised lettering. Nearly black in the flat field.

Riptide glaze test tileA pot fired in Riptide
Riptide

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

A teal green matte with heavy mottling and lighter variegation across the surface. Busier than Wintergreen or Satina Patina beside it.

Rusted Iron glaze test tileA pot fired in Rusted Iron
Rusted Iron

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #7

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dark red-brown with a metallic cast and a mottled, corroded look. Sits at the glossier end of a matte line.

Satina Patina glaze test tileA pot fired in Satina Patina
Satina Patina

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #16

Good on texture Studio favorite

A soft blue-green matte with a patina-like mottle through it. Mayco call it Satin Patina.

Storm Gray glaze test tileA pot fired in Storm Gray
Storm Gray

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #11

Good on texture Studio favorite

A light gray matte with cloudy mottling and white variegation. Mayco built three of this line, Weathered Blue, Storm Gray and Lemon Meringue, to change with coat count: one coat shows more color, extra coats increase the mottling and white variegation.

Weathered Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Weathered Blue
Weathered Blue

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #8

Good on texture Studio favorite

A soft dusty blue matte with mottling and white variegation across it. Mayco built three of this line, Weathered Blue, Storm Gray and Lemon Meringue, to change with coat count: one coat shows more color, extra coats increase the mottling and white variegation.

White Matte glaze test tileA pot fired in White Matte
White Matte

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A clean flat white matte. Opaque and even, and a quieter background than Alabaster or Macadamia, which both carry warmth.

Wintergreen glaze test tileA pot fired in Wintergreen
Wintergreen

MaycoMatte

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #19

Good on texture

A pale sage green matte, quiet and even, with only a slight break over the relief.

Wrought Iron glaze test tileA pot fired in Wrought Iron
Wrought Iron

MaycoMatte

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #1

Good on texture Studio favorite

A near-black brown matte that breaks to a warm brown on the raised edges. Darker than Black Walnut, and the closest this line gets to black without being Black Matte.

Celadon Bloom glaze test tileA pot fired in Celadon Bloom
Celadon Bloom

MaycoVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

No Tile

Good on texture

A pale turquoise green that pools deeper in the recesses and pulls almost white on the high points.

Micro Jade glaze test tileA pot fired in Micro Jade
Micro Jade

MaycoVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #49

Good on texture

An olive green ground with fine gold and green micro-crystals, and a warm break on the edges.

Root Beer glaze test tileA pot fired in Root Beer
Root Beer

MaycoVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #31

Good on texture

A deep glossy brown with amber breaking on the raised edges. Wet-looking and dark.

Shipwreck glaze test tileA pot fired in Shipwreck
Shipwreck

MaycoVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dark teal green with heavy rust and brown mottling over it, like something pulled out of the water.

Tiger’s Eye glaze test tileA pot fired in Tiger’s Eye
Tiger’s Eye

MaycoVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #40

Good on texture

A mottled brown and gold with streaks of deep red running through it. Genuinely looks like the stone.

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Spectrum

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The Floating series breaks by design, since one color sitting over another is the entire premise of the line.

Autumn Purple glaze test tileA pot fired in Autumn Purple
Autumn Purple

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dusty mauve sitting over a warmer ground, with coral breaking through on every raised edge. One of the clearest examples of what this series is named for.

Bougainvillea glaze test tileA pot fired in Bougainvillea
Bougainvillea

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #23

Good on texture

A deep magenta pink, mottled rather than flat, lifting lighter and pinker over the relief.

Cactus glaze test tileA pot fired in Cactus
Cactus

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #8

Good on texture

An olive yellow-green that breaks to a paler green on the high points. Quieter than the name suggests.

Curry glaze test tileA pot fired in Curry
Curry

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #2

Good on texture

A bright mustard yellow, even across the field with a light mottle through it.

Floating Blue glaze test tileA pot fired in Floating Blue
Floating Blue

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #10

Good on texture Studio favorite

The one the series is built around. Gray-green floats over blue with olive and smoky bronze pooling in the recesses, and it reads like two glazes layered when it is only one.

Floating Celadon glaze test tileA pot fired in Floating Celadon
Floating Celadon

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #7

Good on texture

A pale yellow-green that breaks cream over the relief. Soft, and the most restrained of the three Floating colors we carry.

Fuzzy Peach glaze test tileA pot fired in Fuzzy Peach
Fuzzy Peach

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #14

Good on texture

A pale peach with lavender clouding drifting across the surface. The two colors separate rather than blend, which is the effect.

Ginger glaze test tileA pot fired in Ginger
Ginger

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #13

Good on texture Studio favorite

A warm red-brown with purple mottling through it, lifting lighter and more copper on the edges.

Glacier glaze test tileA pot fired in Glacier
Glacier

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #12

Good on texture

A very pale blue-white, close to a satin in how little it reflects. The lightest color in the series on our tile.

Kimchi glaze test tileA pot fired in Kimchi
Kimchi

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #6

Good on texture

A bright red-orange mottled with pink. Busy, and it moves visibly across a flat tile.

Morning Glory glaze test tileA pot fired in Morning Glory
Morning Glory

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #19

Good on texture Studio favorite

A soft cornflower blue with white clouding floating over it.

Papaya glaze test tileA pot fired in Papaya
Papaya

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #18

Good on texture

A burnt orange with lighter apricot breaking through on the relief.

Pearl White glaze test tileA pot fired in Pearl White
Pearl White

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #1

Good on texture Studio favorite

A pale pink-cream with a pearl cast. The softest thing on this shelf and an easy background color.

Sangria glaze test tileA pot fired in Sangria
Sangria

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #5

Good on texture

A bright red with darker crimson mottling through it. Strong, and one of the few in the series that reads as a solid color at a glance.

Shallot glaze test tileA pot fired in Shallot
Shallot

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #20

Good on texture

A lavender purple with a pink cast, mottled across the surface.

Spanish Moss glaze test tileA pot fired in Spanish Moss
Spanish Moss

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #21

Good on texture

A pale gray-green, almost matte in how little it reflects, and one of the quietest colors we carry.

Sunrise glaze test tileA pot fired in Sunrise
Sunrise

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #22

Good on texture

A pale peach-pink with lavender clouding drifting through it. A close relative of Fuzzy Peach on the shelf.

Tapenade glaze test tileA pot fired in Tapenade
Tapenade

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #16

Good on texture Studio favorite

A near-black olive with green and gold breaking on the raised edges.

Tiger’s Eye glaze test tileA pot fired in Tiger’s Eye
Tiger’s Eye

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #15

Good on texture

An amber gold with brown breaking on every edge. Spectrum write it as Tiger Eye without the apostrophe.

Twilight glaze test tileA pot fired in Twilight
Twilight

SpectrumFloating

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #3

Good on texture

A slate blue-gray, even across the field, breaking a shade lighter over the relief.

Hot Pink glaze test tileA pot fired in Hot Pink
Hot Pink

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #9

Good on texture

A clean bubblegum pink, fully opaque. The most saturated pink on this shelf.

Satin Wedgewood glaze test tileA pot fired in Satin Wedgewood
Satin Wedgewood

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #1

Good on texture

A pale cornflower blue with a soft surface. Spectrum spell it Satin Wedgwood, without the middle e.

Texture Autumn glaze test tileA pot fired in Texture Autumn
Texture Autumn

SpectrumTexture

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #13

Good on texture

Rust brown with gold and darker mottling moving through it. One of the more active surfaces in the group.

Texture Burgundy glaze test tileA pot fired in Texture Burgundy
Texture Burgundy

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #5

Good on texture Studio favorite

A dusty plum with pink and gray mottling, softer than the name suggests.

Texture Chowder glaze test tileA pot fired in Texture Chowder
Texture Chowder

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #16

Good on texture

A cream with faint speckle through it. The quietest color in the group and a good background.

Texture Dark Cloud glaze test tileA pot fired in Texture Dark Cloud
Texture Dark Cloud

SpectrumTexture

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #14

Good on texture Studio favorite

A near-black blue-gray with streaking through it. The dark counterpart to Cloud Burst.

Texture Honey glaze test tileA pot fired in Texture Honey
Texture Honey

SpectrumTexture

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #4

Good on texture Studio favorite

A golden amber, warm and even. Spectrum list a Texture Honey under two different numbers, so we have left the number off rather than guess which jar this is.

Gold Rain glaze test tileA pot fired in Gold Rain
Gold Rain

SpectrumVarious Families

🟪 Purple Level

No Tile

Good on texture

A metallic gold that reads almost identically to Spectrum's Gold on a flat tile. The difference shows on a vertical form, because this one runs and Gold does not.

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Speedball

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Mid-Fire was built with an artist rather than a lab, and it shows most on a surface with something to catch.

Basque Green glaze test tileA pot fired in Basque Green
Basque Green

SpeedballMid-Fire

⬛ Black Level

Tile #29

Good on texture

An olive green with gold breaking on the raised edges and a mottled surface underneath.

Nightshade glaze test tileA pot fired in Nightshade
Nightshade

SpeedballMid-Fire

⬛ Black Level

Tile #21

Good on texture

A true flat black, even across the tile. Darker and flatter than Midnight Plum or Smoke.

Teal Agate glaze test tileA pot fired in Teal Agate
Teal Agate

SpeedballMid-Fire

⬛ Black Level

Tile #17

Good on texture

A deep teal that pools darker in the recesses and lifts lighter on the relief.

Wisteria glaze test tileA pot fired in Wisteria
Wisteria

SpeedballMid-Fire

⬛ Black Level

Tile #11

Good on texture

A soft lavender with a shimmer through it, quieter than Lavender Mist beside it.

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Carve for the glaze, not for the photo

The mistake almost everyone makes on their first carved pot is going too deep. A deep line fills right up with glaze and fires as a flat dark stripe, because there is no thin edge left anywhere for the glaze to break over.

What you actually want is a crisp edge and a shallow floor. Two millimetres, cut cleanly with a loop tool while the clay is leather hard, gives the glaze a sharp rim to thin out on and a shallow pool to gather in. That contrast is the whole effect, and it costs you less carving rather than more.

If your carved pot came out flatter than the test tile, the depth was almost certainly the problem before the glaze was.

Texture is not only carving

Throwing rings left deliberately rather than smoothed away. A chattered surface from a flexible rib at leather hard. A stamped or rouletted band. A torn edge. The seam where two slabs met. Faceting cut with a wire. Sgraffito through a coat of underglaze.

Every one of those gives a breaking glaze somewhere to work, and most of them cost nothing but the decision to stop smoothing. The fastest improvement available to most potters is not a better glaze; it is leaving the surface alone.

Why celadons are the quiet king of this page

A celadon is a transparent glaze with a trace of iron in it, which means it has almost nothing to hide behind. Where it sits thin it nearly vanishes and the clay reads straight through; where it pools it goes several shades darker. That is the purest possible version of breaking, and it is why celadon has survived a thousand years of fashion.

The reactive glazes on this page break harder and louder. The celadons break more honestly. If you want somebody to see the work you did rather than the glaze you chose, start there.

Test the glaze on the texture, not on a flat tile

A flat test tile tells you the color and nothing else. The tiles on these pages are made with our raised logo precisely so you can see what a glaze does over an edge, but your carving is not our logo.

If a piece matters, carve a scrap of the same clay with the same tool at the same depth, glaze it the same way, and fire it. Ten minutes of that has saved more good pots than any amount of reading, including this.

Common questions

What does breaking mean?

The glaze thins on raised edges and pools in recesses, so one glaze reads as two colors.

How deep should I carve?

Often shallower than you think. A deep line fills with glaze and loses the contrast a crisp shallow one keeps.

Will these work on a smooth pot?

Yes, they just have less to do. You get the color without the second color.

Why is a glaze I like missing?

Because it does not break. Flat opaque glazes are excellent for other things and would bury your carving.

Does thickness matter?

More than anything else. Breaking happens where the glaze is thin, so a heavy coat can erase the effect entirely.

How were these chosen?

From our own fired test tiles, not from the makers' labels.

About these images and what your pot will actually look like

We have done our best to represent every glaze here accurately, and you should still expect your pot to look different from what is on this screen.

Our glaze tile images are digitally created. They are built to show the character of a glaze, not to be a color match.

A screen is not a printout, a printout is not a test tile, and a test tile is not a finished pot. Each step in that chain shifts what a glaze looks like, sometimes a lot.

On top of that, the pottery itself changes the result: the clay body, how thick the glaze went on, whether it was brushed, dipped or sprayed, what was layered under or over it, where the piece sat in the kiln, how hot that spot ran, how fast it cooled, what was fired next to it, and how much texture the surface had. Two pots glazed from the same jar on the same day can come out different.

Treat every image here as a starting point, and treat a test tile fired on your own clay as the real answer.

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