Glaze testing is essential if you are interested in really personalizing and perfecting your work. And to improve your results, it helps to have test tiles that mimic the kind of work you make.
In this video, an excerpt from his DVD Understanding Glazes: How to Test, Tweak, and Perfect Your Glazes, John Britt shows several different ways to make test tiles. Chances are, you'll find one that makes sense with what you are making. - Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
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Published Oct 4, 2013
Glaze testing is essential if you are interested in really personalizing and perfecting your work. And to improve your results, it helps to have test tiles that mimic the kind of work you make.
In this video, an excerpt from his DVD Understanding Glazes: How to Test, Tweak, and Perfect Your Glazes, John Britt shows several different ways to make test tiles. Chances are, you'll find one that makes sense with what you are making. - Jennifer Poellot Harnetty, editor
This video was excerpted from Understanding Glazes with John Britt, which is available in the Ceramic Arts Network Shop.
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To learn more about John Britt or to see more images of his work, please visit www.johnbrittpottery.com.
**First published in 2013.
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