Red
MBG019
Red is a glossy brush-on glaze from Coyote's Gloss line, fired cone 5 to cone 6.
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What this glaze does
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.
Bold, solid colors with a shine. Coyote say they are durable and not runny, and suited to both decorative and practical work.
Clays that suit Red
These are opaque and solid, so the clay under them matters less here than anywhere else on the Coyote shelf.
These are opaque and solid, so the clay under them matters less here than anywhere else on the Coyote shelf.
Applying this glaze to your work
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.
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.
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.
From The Clay Hole University
More info about Red 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 Red
Coyote fire these between witness cone 5 and witness cone 6, which is where our glaze kilns run.
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 Red
Why does my surface look patchy?
Usually an uneven coat. Solid satin colors show thin spots that a reactive glaze would disguise.
Can I mix two Satin Matte colors?
Yes, the line is intermixable.
Food and function
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.
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.
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 Coyote Gloss pot.
- 2Find the tile This one is tile #18. 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 Coyote Gloss Family
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.
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.
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.