Friendly, friend here, 🏳️even waving a little white flag…. just want to know what that glaze of yours was on the lower right of the screen when you flashed all of them? It’s AMAZING. I’ve been learning ceramics for 2 1/2 years and am just now getting to the point where I’m going to start making some of my own….(translation: make some of other potters glazes like yours) so I can start dipping pieces rather than painting everything on. It’s so time consuming. ✌🏼
I would heavily suggest checking out my Glazy profile down in the description below there should be a link. I share the high majority of my recipes for community use
This is exactly the info I was looking for. I've watched other videos trying to understand flux, you explained it in the easiest most condensed form. I'm very new to pottery and there is a ish ton to learn! & Take it from someone who comes from an entire family of educators- you are a natural! You make it fun while still getting the information across. I appreciate that!
Whoa Nellie!!! I thought you were fixin to tell us that Mayco done named a new glaze after you, "Spicy Donte"! 🤔Hey, that's a good idea! You should come up with one named that!! Make it reddish and "spicy", like you! ❤❤
One thing I've noticed that actually makes the flux work when I use it is to put it UNDER the glaze I'm wanting to flux. Nine times out of time, when I put it on top, there is no real movement. If you put it under the glaze you want to see do movement and help it with a little bit of downward peaks when you want to create a flow, the flux does amazing things. But again, it has to be under what you are wanting to move. Instead of dipping, trailing it on using nozzle also creates the effects.
Light Flux over a base glaze is a different animal than under a base glaze. 2 layers vs 3 matters as well. I use the light flux in some of my products. I’d run test tiles first before committing a mug. You have to walk before you can run. My 2 cents 🤷♂️
100% go a 3rd time! Use winter wood all over then 2 to 3 dips of light flux an inch on the rim! I promise u won’t be sorry! Thicker light flux is the trick! Nat @ mud magic australia xx
I find you can get amazing fluidity when you combine with mayco’s crystal range so it would be interesting to see the flux with some of your one crystal glazes. I’m still experimenting myself so I do appreciate both of these videos.
glaze ideas (and showing that you don't always need "flux" to make glazes move: Light or dark flux over or under Mayco Norse Blue a/ Alabaster under Raspberry Mist or Norse Blue or Blue surf (all Mayco) b/ Light flux under Amaco Celadons c/ Light flux under Mayco Stroke & Coats d/ Light flux is excellent when used with Mayco Stroke & Coats and topped with Mayco Winter Wood or Sandstone for Peacock techniques e/ Amaco Seaweed is excellent for creating movement over Amaco Celadons (use it over Amaco Cobalt Blue in single layer and get metallic colors and cool drips f/ Light flux used over Mayco Burch creates a Blue color, used Under Mayco Birch gives a lighter Birch drip effect g/ light flux under Copper float vs over Mayco Copper Float (way cool) h/ dark flux over Mayco Green Tea i/ Mayco cordovan base x 3 with random swipes of light flux and then topped with Mayco Birch = coolness
When I use Mayco Flux, I typically put with Amaco Ancient Copper. Putting Flux under or over Ancient Copper turns out nice, and give different appearances depending on what was put down first. You just gotta make sure to put enough of the Flux on or it can be disappointing. Refiring with a bit more usually will fix it if it doesn't "melt" enough.
Thanks a lot. I have wanted to get this glaze to make things run more but was disappointed to see it did not do that more. One thing I was planning was to try putting a contrasting color on top of the flux to see if the flux would cause that to run - Ex: Obsidian Base w/ Indigo Float over Light Flux on the top half (subtle Part 3 suggestion).
Light or dark flux always makes things run more when applied under glazes. I use it all the time! Heavy globs make things move in awesome ways.....Obsidian as a base eats the color up and is so stable. Use something like green tea as a base and put the flux under another top glaze for contrast.
Hear me out… part 3 with 3 glazes… I have done a an Amaco cCeladon under a Mayco glaze, with a Laguna Crystal glaze over top of all the other glazes. The Amaco all over and the Mayco 2/3 the way down layered over the Amaco and the Laguna, because it behaves like a flux, just on the top half. The run made the different colors blend and play off each other in a really pretty way. I don’t have specific glazes because I haven’t tried the Mayco flux yet. I did hear that they are coming out with a whole line of flux glazes in different colors, though, so I’m excited about trying some of those.
Thanks for all the info. Donte you have been one of my go to for learning. I started doing ceramics since 2020. Still learning... Ceramics is so involved! Needless to say, glazing is a hit and miss for me... mainly miss. but at least I am not dripping glaze any more. BTW, I still must brush paint my glaze. I will hopefully get to the point when I can dip. I agree it is MUCH faster.
at 4:26 you state that Mayco flux is designed to be used "over" glazes, this however is inaccurate. Mayco flux is designed to be used under or over (or between) glazes. Sidenote: it works really cool with texture as well. eta: The Mayco flux (dark and light) also interact with the glazes they are paired with creating not just movement but colors ie: light flux over gloss blue produces white drips, under gloss blue, the flux creates yellow and white drips. Dark flux over (Mayco) blue gloss creates amber brown but under blue gloss creates lighter amber and orange drips....eta part 2: 12:35 don't apply flux to the entire surface of an already glazed piece as it will run and fuse itself to whatever is below. Depending on your hand in application, and how many coats you apply, you generally don't go further than 1/3 down, or, after testing, 2/3 down a piece. Thank you for attending my Ted talk eta: the more stable the base glaze (or top glaze) is, the more flux you need to use as it will not move on highly stable glazes.
I would like a part 3; I've been combining mayco dark & mayco light flux with a variety of glazes with mixed results. The amaco glazes & laguna glazes I've tried as bases are often not that effected by the flux. I'm getting the best effects with a laguna turkish amber and light flux (the flux looks foamy and light blue green). I would like to see the mayco light flux with some mayco colors. Also, I'd love to see mayco seaweed and storm (or similar blue) combo-- it looks like some people are getting cool results, but I would love to see some tests to show how to do it.
If you chose to make a part three. I have had luck with Amaco Honey flux base, with stripes one under the each other of Mayco Pink opal, Amaco jade or textured turquoise and Amaco indigo float then light flux at that rim. The different stripes really create a nice effect. You dragon scale mugs are awesome.
I’ve only been doing pottery for two years but I’m really interested in making my own glazes it just seems so fascinating so I will probably start learning sooner than later I will probably just start with making glazes from glazy first before I start actually learning how to make a glaze recipe and stuff from scratchish
I will definitely need to learn a lot of glaze chemistry because my favorite colors are some of the hardest to get to work in a oxidation cone 6 kiln red and black especially because I can’t go the easy way out and just use stains because I absolutely love visual texture
Once I go to college I will probably study material science / engineering/ chemistry one so I can make a decent wage and two so I can make better glazes
I come here for 1/2 pottery/glaze education, 1/2 Donte commentary, and 1/2 for my favorite video editing!!! (Rolling jar voices, SpongeBob transitions etc) ❤❤ (Yes, that’s 3 halves) 😂
Hi, it's me. I'm guilty of not reading the description box in part 1 and thinking I schooled Dante. I now recognize my stupidity. I'll see myself out.😜
Maybe if you put the flux on first under the other glazes it would run more? Did the inside of the Mayco Flux dragon scale mug with Randy’s red look incredible like the mug with your crystal glaze looked inside?
I was thinking about doing that on part three maybe, putting the flux glaze first but I don't know, I've already put a lot of effort in time into these two.
@@EarthNationCeramics Oh yeah I always use it under and it "carries" the color with sometimes another coat on top like a sandwich. So many variables and love using it Donte!!! ❤️😉
Thanks for the review. I think you might get more interaction and movement from the flux if you leave it thicker and paint it on. My flux is the consistency of Greek yogurt, and I do not thin it out, I just give it a good stir and paint it over OR under another glaze. You might be able to get a similar result with dipping if you do multiple dips with drying time in between.
I haven't read all the comments bc I'm one of those people that very seldom read the descriptions. I apply a thicker coat of flux (x2) UNDER the glaze... Just saying ❤
In the first episode you really thinned it out, the amount of glaze you are getting on those has a lot less actual material in them than if you had not put water in. Go thicker if you continue to test this glaze and you will get more interesting results particularly over darker glazes. You can really slater this stuff on like oil paints, or glob it on like frosting a cake.
I've just run across some low view vids about Amaco Honey Flux, and I wondering if that's what I've been looking for when trying Light Flux and Potter's Cascade. Honey flux alone seems to make a creamy white that is stable, but when you layer on top it drips and mixes: ua-cam.com/video/TnjRllzvA3g/v-deo.html
I think you misidentified your crystal glaze mug. It was the taller of the two. Taller is left ua-cam.com/video/_GaZR_juJXU/v-deo.html Taller is right ua-cam.com/video/_GaZR_juJXU/v-deo.html
Why did you comment on the last video how it didn’t match the label at all!! You said it should look red, blah blah blah, which makes me think you didn’t read the label! Im just saying….. hahaha. Im questioning you!
I was mainly going off of the talk texture on the bottle, not the red part, I thought it would turn some type of melty but..... It did not. I also thought it would turn more white than I got on all the play bodies. Tldr: I thought it would match just the melty white part, I wasn't really a paying attention to the red.
Friendly, friend here, 🏳️even waving a little white flag…. just want to know what that glaze of yours was on the lower right of the screen when you flashed all of them? It’s AMAZING. I’ve been learning ceramics for 2 1/2 years and am just now getting to the point where I’m going to start making some of my own….(translation: make some of other potters glazes like yours) so I can start dipping pieces rather than painting everything on. It’s so time consuming. ✌🏼
I would heavily suggest checking out my Glazy profile down in the description below there should be a link. I share the high majority of my recipes for community use
This is exactly the info I was looking for. I've watched other videos trying to understand flux, you explained it in the easiest most condensed form. I'm very new to pottery and there is a ish ton to learn! & Take it from someone who comes from an entire family of educators- you are a natural! You make it fun while still getting the information across. I appreciate that!
Therewould have to be mass demand for me to test This glaze again.
I was waiting for you to go off when I read the comments coming in on part 1, lol. You're sooo entertaining and I love it when you get saucy. 😂
Whoa Nellie!!! I thought you were fixin to tell us that Mayco done named a new glaze after you, "Spicy Donte"! 🤔Hey, that's a good idea! You should come up with one named that!! Make it reddish and "spicy", like you! ❤❤
One thing I've noticed that actually makes the flux work when I use it is to put it UNDER the glaze I'm wanting to flux. Nine times out of time, when I put it on top, there is no real movement. If you put it under the glaze you want to see do movement and help it with a little bit of downward peaks when you want to create a flow, the flux does amazing things. But again, it has to be under what you are wanting to move. Instead of dipping, trailing it on using nozzle also creates the effects.
Yep
For those of us who have NOT taken the class, thanks for the basic explanation!!
I loved the bonus intro - It was a spicy satirical rant over the top or smooth information - such a nice pairing.
“Not mad, just disappointed” vibes. 😂 Thank you as always for an educational and entertaining video!
I would love to see more glaze combinations videos, especially looking at how changing glaze order (top or bottom) can make a difference. Thanks!
Light Flux over a base glaze is a different animal than under a base glaze. 2 layers vs 3 matters as well. I use the light flux in some of my products.
I’d run test tiles first before committing a mug. You have to walk before you can run. My 2 cents 🤷♂️
I love that Amaco has tagged your videos on their channel. You do a lot for both companies.
100% go a 3rd time! Use winter wood all over then 2 to 3 dips of light flux an inch on the rim! I promise u won’t be sorry! Thicker light flux is the trick! Nat @ mud magic australia xx
Thank you! Finally understand what the flux means. You’re the best.
I find you can get amazing fluidity when you combine with mayco’s crystal range so it would be interesting to see the flux with some of your one crystal glazes. I’m still experimenting myself so I do appreciate both of these videos.
glaze ideas (and showing that you don't always need "flux" to make glazes move:
Light or dark flux over or under Mayco Norse Blue
a/ Alabaster under Raspberry Mist or Norse Blue or Blue surf (all Mayco)
b/ Light flux under Amaco Celadons
c/ Light flux under Mayco Stroke & Coats
d/ Light flux is excellent when used with Mayco Stroke & Coats and topped with Mayco Winter Wood or Sandstone for Peacock techniques
e/ Amaco Seaweed is excellent for creating movement over Amaco Celadons (use it over Amaco Cobalt Blue in single layer and get metallic colors and cool drips
f/ Light flux used over Mayco Burch creates a Blue color, used Under Mayco Birch gives a lighter Birch drip effect
g/ light flux under Copper float vs over Mayco Copper Float (way cool)
h/ dark flux over Mayco Green Tea
i/ Mayco cordovan base x 3 with random swipes of light flux and then topped with Mayco Birch = coolness
Enjoying sassy Donte!!!
This explained flux better than anything I’ve read!
When I use Mayco Flux, I typically put with Amaco Ancient Copper. Putting Flux under or over Ancient Copper turns out nice, and give different appearances depending on what was put down first. You just gotta make sure to put enough of the Flux on or it can be disappointing. Refiring with a bit more usually will fix it if it doesn't "melt" enough.
If you have any floating blue glaze laying around i would try that with a thick rim of flux. It runs nicely on floating glazes.
Thanks a lot. I have wanted to get this glaze to make things run more but was disappointed to see it did not do that more. One thing I was planning was to try putting a contrasting color on top of the flux to see if the flux would cause that to run - Ex: Obsidian Base w/ Indigo Float over Light Flux on the top half (subtle Part 3 suggestion).
Light or dark flux always makes things run more when applied under glazes. I use it all the time! Heavy globs make things move in awesome ways.....Obsidian as a base eats the color up and is so stable. Use something like green tea as a base and put the flux under another top glaze for contrast.
Thanks for the info, I'm new to Ceramics and am nervous about the firing part of the process (my kiln should be in 2 weeks!!eek)
My studio would paint on lines of it 3-4 or more times then glaze over that and you get some intense color changes.
Hear me out… part 3 with 3 glazes… I have done a
an Amaco cCeladon under a Mayco glaze, with a Laguna Crystal glaze over top of all the other glazes. The Amaco all over and the Mayco 2/3 the way down layered over the Amaco and the Laguna, because it behaves like a flux, just on the top half. The run made the different colors blend and play off each other in a really pretty way. I don’t have specific glazes because I haven’t tried the Mayco flux yet. I did hear that they are coming out with a whole line of flux glazes in different colors, though, so I’m excited about trying some of those.
Thanks for all the info. Donte you have been one of my go to for learning. I started doing ceramics since 2020. Still learning... Ceramics is so involved! Needless to say, glazing is a hit and miss for me... mainly miss. but at least I am not dripping glaze any more. BTW, I still must brush paint my glaze. I will hopefully get to the point when I can dip. I agree it is MUCH faster.
Love the spicy dad energy from your intro 😆
FYI out the flux under the glaze 😳😍
at 4:26 you state that Mayco flux is designed to be used "over" glazes, this however is inaccurate. Mayco flux is designed to be used under or over (or between) glazes. Sidenote: it works really cool with texture as well. eta: The Mayco flux (dark and light) also interact with the glazes they are paired with creating not just movement but colors ie: light flux over gloss blue produces white drips, under gloss blue, the flux creates yellow and white drips. Dark flux over (Mayco) blue gloss creates amber brown but under blue gloss creates lighter amber and orange drips....eta part 2: 12:35 don't apply flux to the entire surface of an already glazed piece as it will run and fuse itself to whatever is below. Depending on your hand in application, and how many coats you apply, you generally don't go further than 1/3 down, or, after testing, 2/3 down a piece. Thank you for attending my Ted talk eta: the more stable the base glaze (or top glaze) is, the more flux you need to use as it will not move on highly stable glazes.
I wonder if the result would be different if it was brushed on thicker.
I would like a part 3; I've been combining mayco dark & mayco light flux with a variety of glazes with mixed results. The amaco glazes & laguna glazes I've tried as bases are often not that effected by the flux. I'm getting the best effects with a laguna turkish amber and light flux (the flux looks foamy and light blue green). I would like to see the mayco light flux with some mayco colors. Also, I'd love to see mayco seaweed and storm (or similar blue) combo-- it looks like some people are getting cool results, but I would love to see some tests to show how to do it.
Fluxity Flux Flux Flux.... lmao You did not disappoint, and, love the dragon cup. Glad your arm is looking better.
Mayco Flux with Amaco Blue Rutile or Ancient Copper (which is now discontinued) at Cone 6 on white clay/porcelain has given me incredible results!
I find I get mice drips using Mayco Flux over Amaco Obsidian. Give that combo a try
If you chose to make a part three. I have had luck with Amaco Honey flux base, with stripes one under the each other of Mayco Pink opal, Amaco jade or textured turquoise and Amaco indigo float then light flux at that rim. The different stripes really create a nice effect. You dragon scale mugs are awesome.
Yup, part 3 please. And 45678... Thanks Dante!
I’ve only been doing pottery for two years but I’m really interested in making my own glazes it just seems so fascinating so I will probably start learning sooner than later I will probably just start with making glazes from glazy first before I start actually learning how to make a glaze recipe and stuff from scratchish
I will definitely need to learn a lot of glaze chemistry because my favorite colors are some of the hardest to get to work in a oxidation cone 6 kiln red and black especially because I can’t go the easy way out and just use stains because I absolutely love visual texture
Once I go to college I will probably study material science / engineering/ chemistry one so I can make a decent wage and two so I can make better glazes
I come here for 1/2 pottery/glaze education, 1/2 Donte commentary, and 1/2 for my favorite video editing!!! (Rolling jar voices, SpongeBob transitions etc) ❤❤
(Yes, that’s 3 halves) 😂
Hi, it's me. I'm guilty of not reading the description box in part 1 and thinking I schooled Dante. I now recognize my stupidity. I'll see myself out.😜
Maybe if you put the flux on first under the other glazes it would run more? Did the inside of the Mayco Flux dragon scale mug with Randy’s red look incredible like the mug with your crystal glaze looked inside?
I was thinking about doing that on part three maybe, putting the flux glaze first but I don't know, I've already put a lot of effort in time into these two.
@@EarthNationCeramics Oh yeah I always use it under and it "carries" the color with sometimes another coat on top like a sandwich. So many variables and love using it Donte!!! ❤️😉
Thanks for the review. I think you might get more interaction and movement from the flux if you leave it thicker and paint it on. My flux is the consistency of Greek yogurt, and I do not thin it out, I just give it a good stir and paint it over OR under another glaze. You might be able to get a similar result with dipping if you do multiple dips with drying time in between.
Was that a microphone or a hedgehog? Seriously, though... I still learned something new about glazes.
I haven't read all the comments bc I'm one of those people that very seldom read the descriptions. I apply a thicker coat of flux (x2) UNDER the glaze... Just saying ❤
My favourite part of this video is when you called yourself Daddy Dante
Maycos glaze video is actually pretty good
Nice bit of backpedaling
In the first episode you really thinned it out, the amount of glaze you are getting on those has a lot less actual material in them than if you had not put water in. Go thicker if you continue to test this glaze and you will get more interesting results particularly over darker glazes. You can really slater this stuff on like oil paints, or glob it on like frosting a cake.
I agree, mine is thick like Greek yogurt and sometimes just putting a layer on the rim will cause my piece to run on the kiln shelf.
I've just run across some low view vids about Amaco Honey Flux, and I wondering if that's what I've been looking for when trying Light Flux and Potter's Cascade. Honey flux alone seems to make a creamy white that is stable, but when you layer on top it drips and mixes: ua-cam.com/video/TnjRllzvA3g/v-deo.html
* pushes glasses up * WELL, ACHKSHUWALLY
Naww, I'm just kidding, I wouldn't do that to you. I wear contacts
So much love to Donte’s editor.
Also sucks some vids are getting demonetized. Wtf is up with that? Lame.
Release the Red!
I think you misidentified your crystal glaze mug. It was the taller of the two.
Taller is left ua-cam.com/video/_GaZR_juJXU/v-deo.html
Taller is right ua-cam.com/video/_GaZR_juJXU/v-deo.html
I would rather have quiet in between your explanations.
Why did you comment on the last video how it didn’t match the label at all!! You said it should look red, blah blah blah, which makes me think you didn’t read the label! Im just saying….. hahaha. Im questioning you!
I was mainly going off of the talk texture on the bottle, not the red part, I thought it would turn some type of melty but..... It did not. I also thought it would turn more white than I got on all the play bodies.
Tldr: I thought it would match just the melty white part, I wasn't really a paying attention to the red.
Reading is soooo tedious!