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 recommend these under both the Archie's and the Shino series.
Cone 5/6Bisque to Cone 048 studio favorites
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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
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Nineteen colors that do exactly what the jar says.
Coyote describe 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 recommend 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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How the Gloss line works
Nineteen colors, fired between witness cone 5 and witness cone 6.
Coyote describe them as bold, bright and solid, durable and not runny, and equally suited to decorative and practical work. Coyote describe 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 build them to sit under their reactive lines, so a tidy coat here pays off twice.
Layering
This is the base layer of the whole Coyote catalog. Coyote specifically recommend the Gloss glazes under their Archie's and Shino series, where the glaze on top does the moving and the Gloss holds the color.
Food and safety
Coyote describe 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 say crystals can form in the liquid glaze if it is stored below 65F.
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.
GuideGlaze Brushing Techniques, Coat by Coat
GuideGlazing Big and Intricate Pottery Faster
GuideGetting the Most Out of the Mega Glaze Tool
GuideMaking, Logging and Dialing in Test Tiles
GuideGlaze Problems, Causes and Fixes
GuideGlazing on the Wheel for Even Coats and Clean Bands
GuideBubble Glaze with Dish Soap
GuideMixing Your Own Glazes: What It Actually Involves
GuideMaking a Glaze Catcher
GuideOxide and Carbonate Washes
GuideWhen to Use Celadon Glazes
GuideHow to Use Dipping Glazes
UnderglazeHow to Use Underglaze: Techniques, Rules and Firing
UnderglazeMishima: How to Inlay Slip and Underglaze into Carved Lines
UnderglazeWipe-Away Texture: Underglaze and Oxide Washes on Bisque
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.