Gloss

19 glazes / Coyote

Nineteen solid, glossy colors that do not run and do not break.

This is the steady end of the Coyote shelf, and it is also the foundation for the rest of it: Coyote recommends these under both the Archie's and the Shino series.

Cone 5/6Bisque to Cone 048 studio favorites

Gloss by the numbers

19glazes on our shelves
7at Green Level
9at Yellow Level
2at Purple Level
1at Black Level
14good on texture
8studio favorites

Friendly studio tip for this glaze family

Nineteen colors that do exactly what the jar says.

Coyote describes the Gloss line as durable and not runny, and it is the most predictable shelf we carry. That makes it the right choice when the form matters more than the surface, or when you want a specific color and no surprises.

It is also the base half the Coyote catalog is designed to sit on. Coyote recommends these under both the Archie's and the Shinos, where the Gloss holds the color and the glaze on top does the moving.

Every Gloss glaze we have in house

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19 to choose from

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Coyote Gloss Almost Teal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Almost Teal at The Clay Hole
Almost Teal

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #1

Good on texture Studio favorite

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

Coyote Gloss Black glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Black at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Buttercup glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Buttercup at The Clay Hole
Buttercup

CoyoteGloss

🟪 Purple Level

Tile #3

A bright, cheerful yellow. Perfect as an accent color, or as a contrasting layer to dark colors like Blue Shino or Espresso Bean. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our testing. T est all foodware to determine food safety.

Coyote Gloss Chrome Green glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Chrome Green at The Clay Hole
Chrome Green

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #4

A solid, unbreaking green. The pigment in Chrome Green will react with Archie's Base and cause it to flash pink, making this color a great choice for combining with that series.

Coyote Gloss Cinnamon Stick glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Cinnamon Stick at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Clear Glaze glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Clear Glaze at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Cobalt Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Cobalt Blue at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Eggshell glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Eggshell at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Light Blue glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Light Blue at The Clay Hole
Light Blue

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #9

Good on texture Studio favorite

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

Coyote Gloss Mint glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Mint at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Oatmeal glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Oatmeal at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Orange glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Orange at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Pansy Purple glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Pansy Purple at The Clay Hole
Pansy Purple

CoyoteGloss

🟨 Yellow Level

Tile #13

Studio favorite

A deep, dark, intense purple color, the "really purple" answer to our Really Red glaze. Provides a solid, unbreaking finish.

Coyote Gloss Pumpkin glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Pumpkin at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Really Red glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Really Red at The Clay Hole
Really Red

CoyoteGloss

⬛ Black Level

Tile #19

One of our most famous glazes, a true, bright red that won't quit. Truly eye-catching, and great as an accent or across a whole piece. Contains cadmium. Passes FDA cadmium release guidelines for food safety in our tests.

Coyote Gloss Red glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Red at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss Red Orange glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Red Orange at The Clay Hole
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.

Coyote Gloss White glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss White at The Clay Hole
White

CoyoteGloss

🟩 Green Level

Tile #16

Studio favorite

A glossy, bright white, with a smooth surface. Won't run, works great on its own or as a base for other glazes.

Coyote Gloss Yellow Orange glaze test tile, fired at The Clay HoleA pot fired in Coyote Gloss Yellow Orange at The Clay Hole
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 notes it contains cadmium and says it passes FDA cadmium release guidelines in its own testing.

Pots decorated with Coyote Gloss glazes at The Clay Hole pottery studio

How the Gloss line works

Nineteen colors, fired between witness cone 5 and witness cone 6.

Coyote describes them as bold, bright and solid, durable and not runny, and equally suited to decorative and practical work. Coyote describes the line as mostly opaque, with a few slightly translucent.

Coats

An even coat. These do not run and do not break, so what you brush is what you get.

Coyote builds them to sit under its reactive lines, so a tidy coat here pays off twice.

Layering

This is the base layer of the whole Coyote catalog. Coyote specifically recommends the Gloss glazes under its Archie's and Shino series, where the glaze on top does the moving and the Gloss holds the color.

Food and safety

Coyote describes the Gloss glazes as durable and suited to practical ware. They have all their recipes reviewed by an independent toxicologist and none use lead, and they ask that you test your own finished ware.

Clays that suit Gloss

These are opaque and solid, so the clay under them matters less here than anywhere else on the Coyote shelf.

Any body works#16 Porcelain through Berlin Gray will all carry them, and the color stays close to the jar.
Light bodies#16 Porcelain, B-Mix and Half & Half read closest to Coyote's own tiles.
As a baseIf you are putting a Shino or an Archie's on top, the Gloss underneath is doing the color and the one on top is doing the movement.
Worth knowingCoyote says crystals can form in the liquid glaze if it is stored below 65F.
Blocks of clay in the studio at The Clay Hole The complete guide to clay bodies What each body is made of and how it behaves under a glaze. The clay bodies we stock at The Clay Hole The clays we carry Every body on our shelf, with bag sizes and prices.

Common questions about Gloss

What are the Gloss glazes for?

Solid, bright color with a shine. Coyote says they are durable, not runny, and suited to decorative and practical work alike.

Do they run or break?

No. This is the steady end of the Coyote shelf.

Can I layer them?

Yes, and Coyote recommends it. They name the Archie's and Shino series as the ones to put on top.

Are they food safe?

Coyote describes them as durable and suited to practical ware, has its recipes reviewed by an independent toxicologist, and uses no lead. Test your own finished ware.

Which membership levels cover them?

Nine are Yellow Level, seven Green Level, two Purple Level and one Black Level.

From The Clay Hole University

More info about Gloss below, but first... Everything we teach about glazing, written down and taught properly. These are the glaze lessons, and they are a small corner of a library that runs from centering your first pot to selling your work.

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Test tile pots lined up on the glaze shelves at The Clay Hole

The Gloss test tile pot

Every glaze family on our shelves has its own test tile pot, and it is the fastest way to decide what to put on a piece. It is a fired pot wearing the whole family, one numbered tile per glaze, on a surface built to show you what that glaze actually does rather than just what color it is.

Look for Coyote Gloss written on the rim. Each glaze on this page carries its tile number, and the numbers run around the pot.

One trick worth knowing

Some glazes tell you loudly that they run. Others hide it. Look at how the brushed lines fired: crisp edges mean a stable glaze, and edges that went soft and fluid mean it moved, and it will move on your pot too.

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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