Underglazes

From our enormously popular Velvet Series to Semi-Moist Underglaze Watercolors, Amaco underglazes create possibilities with a wide variety of decorating and drawing techniques.

– + Categories

(V) Velvet Underglaze Saturated color, dependability, and versatility make Velvets as popular for professionals as they are for children. Velvets fire true-to-color as a Cone 05/06 underglaze or fired to Cone 6. Some colors remain true as high as Cone 10.
(LUG) Liquid Underglaze These colors will cover large areas quickly. Also great for detailed painting, sgraffito, watercolor effects, wax resist, and mishima decoration. AMACO LUG's may be brushed on wet clay, greenware, or on mature cone 04 bisqueware.
(SMUGS) Semi-Moist Underglaze These underglazes are intense, opaque colors which are especially good for watercolor effects and painting of fine detail. Semi-Moist Underglazes are packaged in pans, like watercolors. Use water and brush to apply.
(SE) Engobes Engobes are either natural clays or a mixture of clays and ceramic raw materials, and are typically rich earth colors and subdued tones. Only water is added to obtain a working consistency like thick cream. AMACO Engobes can be applied to unfired clay using a variety of methods. Any AMACO® dry or moist pottery clay may be decorated with AMACO® Engobes and fired to the maturing temperature of the basic clay. Usually, a clear transparent glaze for unique effects is applied over the entire decorated shape.
Underglaze Chalk Crayons and Pencils Amaco Underglaze Chalk Crayons and Pencils can be used for a variety of drawing techniques on bisque ware. Chalk Crayons can be used as is, sharpened for fine detail or dissolved in water for painting or spraying. Underglaze Decorating Pencils are ideal for shading, fine line drawing or identification.
Class Packs and Sets Our most popular underglaze products in convenient sets for studio or classroom.