Marbleized Glazed Surfaces with AMACO Teacher's Palette Glazes

by AMACO brent

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Select Colors

Select three Teacher’s Palette Glaze colors, 1 each: light, medium, and dark values.

Pro Tip: Use a mixture of AMACO Gum Solution and, if needed, distilled water to dilute glazes (and avoid glaze-crawling).

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Pour Teacher’s Palette glazes into hair coloring application bottles.

These can also be condiment bottles.

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Paint Base Coat

Paint one thick coat of the lightest color glaze. Do NOT wait for this to dry!

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Apply Glaze Over Base Coat

Generously squirt lines (or designs) of all three glaze colors next to each other over the brushed first coat.

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Drag Comb Through Design

Drag a wide-toothed comb through the wet glaze. Wavy or straight feathered patterns can be achieved depending on the hand movement.

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Clean Edges of Tile

Scrape excess damp glaze off the sides of the bisqueware. Dried glaze can be removed from edges using a wet sponge.

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Fire Final Results

Once dry, glaze fire to cone 05 at medium speed.

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TIP: Create Different Designs

Any trailed glaze pattern can produce unique marbleized designs. The glaze application just needs to be heavy and still fluid before “dragging

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TIP: Drag A Toothpick Through Design

A. Drag a toothpick through the wet glaze lines to create freehand designs.

B. Drag a toothpick or comb through the wet glaze lines on a banding or pottery wheel to create radial designs.

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TIP: Make Your Own Marbling Comb

To make your own marbling comb, insert and glue toothpicks into corrugated cardboard and allow glue to dry. When dry, it’s ready to use!

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