Wax resist is used to cover areas on pottery you dont want galze or slip to get on when you dip the peices into your vat of chemicals.
Using wax resist ceramics.
Commercial wax resist is avaialable but at 20 a pint im too cheap to go that route.
Additionally wax products can be used in surface decoration on both wet and fired.
These these techniques will help you add complexity to your surfaces.
Brushing wax resist on these areas is a great solution.
This is a introduction to wax resist and how to use it with glazing.
This wax resist is perfect for bisque ware.
Wax resist can be applied to the bottom of a pot to prevent glazes and ceramic pieces from sticking to the kiln shelf during firings.
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This a pottery studio staple is non toxic wax that can be used on both bisque and between glaze layers.
The function of the wax resist is to keep liquids such as raw liquid glazes from adhering to the clay body of a pot.
Unlike wax resist which you have to burn off if you make a mistake latex can just be peeled off.
However the blessing of being able to peel latex off can also be a curse because you have to peel it off before firing.
The most common use for wax resists is also the most practical.
Try using wax to resist glaze or underglaze.
It protects bisque from all sorts of glazes and slips.
A simple pottery decorating technique creating beautiful designs using wax resist over glaze.
Latex resist is a great tool for creating intricate patterns on your work and it is more forgiving than wax resist.
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I think we ve all heard it said that the simplest solution is the best.
For example on the rims of plates or where handles are attached to mugs.
Wax resist over glaze.
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The wonderful part of this wax resist is its purple color.
The wax slows drying.
It is often helpful to slow down the drying of one part of a piece while the rest catches up.
Tips on resists wax latex melted wax using wax resist for even drying.
This procedue will make about 1 2 gallon of wax resist for about 10 this also works well as a saw lube and a tool waterproffer not to mention one of the best fire starters.
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