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Watch this 30-second video to see. Gelled (thixotropic) slurries for dipping are so much better to work with; you'll never go back once you have mastered this DIY technique. While some glazes and engobes gel naturally, especially those with high clay content, these almost always work best when the water content is within a certain range, so fine-tuning like this is still needed. Although not shown here, if over-gelling happens, a drip or two of deflocculant (e.g. Darvan) brings back the fluidity, this is more likely to happen with engobes since they need more gel (for dipping and even more for painting). A side benefit of this: No settling in the bucket.
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Fine tune the thixotropy of a glaze or engobe slurry
How I tune the thixotropy of a dipping glaze or engobe so it hangs on after extraction, not dripping. |
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