Creamy Shino Variation Across Texture and Thickness
Shino C6 Pro Series Glaze develops a creamy off-white fired surface where the application is thicker, with orange-red colour appearing through thinner areas and across raised texture. This contrast suits thrown vessels, carved details and ribbed pottery where the glaze can emphasise ridges, edges and changes in thickness while giving the finished piece the character of a traditional Shino-inspired surface.
Choose Shino when you want a more variable, Shino-style result than a uniform cream or orange glaze. Its response to application thickness gives one glaze a broad visual range, making it useful for makers who enjoy documenting surface changes across a firing. Results can shift with the clay body and firing conditions, so treat fired samples as guidance rather than a guaranteed colour match.
- Compare thick and thin test areas before larger applications
- Use raised texture to explore the orange-red breaking effect
- Follow the Pro Series Mixing Guide when preparing the powder
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Specification
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Details
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Product type
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Dry powdered Cone 6 stoneware glaze
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Weight
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25lb
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Fired appearance
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Creamy off-white where thick, with orange-red colour where thin or breaking over texture
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Firing
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Cone 6, around 1230°C
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Application
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Suitable for dipping and layering once mixed
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Clay bodies
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Porcelain and stoneware
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Safety information
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Lead and cadmium free, non-toxic and conforms to ASTM D-4236
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View Pro Series Mixing Guide
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