Getting to know the Teacher's Palette Glaze Family

Want the ease of paint in a low-fire glaze, without any need for a clear glaze over it? Welcome to Teacher’s Palette glazes! This one glaze family can be used so many ways!

Teacher’s Palette glazes:

Apply like paint
Opaque, bright color, even over dark clay
Mix like paint for custom colors and ombre effects
Stiff, so they stay where you put them
Glossy without a clear glaze
Can be used with a clear glaze and will stay in place and hold their color
All food safe
All non-toxic and suitable for the classroom

Gouache painting method

Use TP glaze like gouache or tempera paints. One coat will be translucent, increasing coats will be more opaque. If using in layers, work from light to dark colors for maximum coverage, but even white will show up over black.

Starry Night Palette, Teacher's Palette glazes on white clay

Watercolor painting method

TPs can be used like watercolors, either mixed with water for increased transparency or dried out in a pan and painted like a traditional dry watercolor pan. Plant Studies with Teacher's Palette Glazes

Majolica style method

Imitate the look and feel of traditional majolica ware by painting pieces with 2 coats of TP-11 Cotton. Apply colors of TP over Cotton in patterns. Any areas left unpainted by darker colors will still be glossy when fired.

Bowls painted with TP-11 cotton and various TP glazes on Sedona Red 67M clay

“Scratching the Surface” Lesson Plan

Teacher’s Palette glazes can also be used for a modified Sgraffito method on glazed commercial tiles. Use plain field tiles and apply Teacher’s Palette over the tile, then scratch through with a tool to create a design and fire to cone 05. Find the lesson plan here: https://amaco.com/resources/lesson-plans/scratching-the-surface-glaze-on-glaze-technique