Orange
SM-68
Orange is a satin brush-on glaze from Amaco's Satin Matte line, fired cone 5 to cone 6.
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The quick version of Orange
What this glaze does
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.
Clays that suit Orange
These are solid colors, so the clay underneath matters less here than in most of our lines.
Applying this glaze to your work
Amaco asks for three even coats. Orange is one of the two colors in this line built on a different base, so treat it as its own glaze rather than as part of the mixable set.
Apply to cone 04 bisque and fire to cone 5 or cone 6. Amaco asks for three even coats.
A satin matte wants an even coat. Unlike a reactive glaze, thin patches here read as thin patches rather than as an effect.
Layering
Orange is one of two exceptions in this line. Amaco states that Orange and Red use a different base and are not intermixable with the other Satin Matte colors. Use it on its own.
Intermixable across the line except Red and Orange. Amaco says those two sit on a different base and do not mix with the rest.
Black shades any color down and White tints it up, which is what makes the eighteen behave like a palette.
Amaco also lists Satin Matte among the glazes their Phase line layers well over, and we carry all four Phase glazes.
From The Clay Hole University
More info about Orange 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
Firing Orange
Amaco rates the Satin Matte line for cone 5 and cone 6 over bisque fired to cone 04.
None of this is yours to manage. We handle everything on the kiln side, and every glaze on our shelves can be fired safely in our studio.
Common problems with Orange
Can I mix it with White to make a lighter orange?
No. Amaco says Orange sits on a different base than the rest of the line and does not intermix.
Why did mine fire duller than expected?
Coverage. Three even coats. On a dark or speckled clay body it also reads deeper than it does on white.
Food and function
Amaco rates the Satin Matte line for functional ware at cone 5 and cone 6. Anyone producing tableware should test their own finished ware.
Amaco rates the Satin Matte line for functional ware at cone 5 and cone 6.
Anyone producing tableware for sale should test their own finished ware on their own clay and firing schedule.
Our test tile pots
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.
- 1Find the pot The brand and family name are written on the rim. This glaze lives on the Amaco Satin Matte pot.
- 2Find the tile This one is tile #9. The numbers match the ones in the Glaze Bible.
- 3Read it properly Look at what the glaze does across all four textures, not just what color it is.
What to look at on the tile
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 the Amaco Satin Matte Family
Satin Matte is Amaco's solid color line. Eighteen colors with a soft, low sheen surface rather than a gloss.
Sixteen of the eighteen intermix, so they work as a starting palette rather than a fixed set. Red and Orange are built on a different base and stay on their own.
Eighteen colors, rated by Amaco for cone 5 and cone 6 over cone 04 bisque. This is the line to reach for when the form is the point and you want a quiet, even surface that does not compete with it.
More ways to pick a glaze
Membership levels that may use this glaze: Purple & Black
Not sure whether this glaze suits what you are making, or how it works with our system here? Ask an instructor. That is what we are here for, and a two minute conversation at the shelf beats a fired pot you did not want.
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.