Gold Glaze

Had been trying to find a gold glaze that is affordable and glad to come across this. It requires careful application but very good result on stoneware and holds well in firing. The colour is interesting, not very bright and more a very dark gold but still beautiful nevertheless. Shall be back for more.

Worked well for me! I've only tried it on a small section and applied a thick coating as recommended but I really like the colour 🌟

Great colour, apply 4 coats, I have fired it at 1220°C in community kiln

Absolutely god awful glaze. Applies like week old dog crap to a piece of paper. Cracks and flakes whilst drying, stains everything it touches because that much dusty residue comes off it. Can't even get it in the kiln because it comes off the bisque wear so much that you never actually have a fully covered piece. Best suited to those that like wasting their money!

Pros: Well packaged Big bottle Applies nicely Fires well at cone 7/ 1250°C Gold is beautiful when it works Much cheaper than a lustre and doesn't require a separate firing Doesn't appear to run Cons: Takes at least 4 coats for gold to come through instead of brown. Overview: The piece I applied this to was VERY fiddly. I am fairly sure it had at least 4 coats on the main body, but it's come out brown. Because the piece is round, it was quite difficult to note where I had started/ finished the last coat. I also have a rubbish visual memory so couldn't recall where I had started each time! There was no distinction in the colour between coats, probably particularly as it's a dark brown going on and because it was the inside of the piece I was doing, which was also awkward and restrictive. Those are user error factors, rather than the glaze. It was nice to apply, but the brush got quite sticky regularly, so needed to keep it rinsed out so as not to end up with dry glaze going on and dragging. At the junctions of internal corners, the potential gold lustre is evident, which tells me that on a more simple piece, where application is straightforward, you could get a really lovely finish with this, but I just haven’t achieved it with this one. I'm going to try a different piece next, to see if I get the results I hope for, and I'll update the rating at that point. At this price point, I think it's definitely worth a try. It's cheaper than lustre and the additional firing cost, even if you require several coats. I used it on buff stoneware fired to 1250°C.

This glaze is so beautiful AND extremely stable on my cone 6 miniature pottery

This arrived as a hard lump in a bottle of murky water. Took ages to break up and mix. When I finally did get it smooth, I used 4 coats on the knob of a pot and fired to cone 6. Very pleased with the outcome but not with the original condition of the glaze.

Beautiful glaze

This glaze IS like liquid gold, and it's becoming more precious than real gold. It is NOT a gold overglaze luster. It will not do fancy writing on top of another glaze, and it won't make a pretty gold rim, but it WILL turn out pretty much like the test tile in the photo. It fires great at Cone 6. It doesn't run on its own, but it WILL run like the dickens if it so much as breathes near another glaze. So, be aware of that. It is fabulous, and worth the $$.

I’m giving it five stars for the color but I just want to discuss a couple of things that I am noticing other reviewers not saying I fired mine to cone six 2232°F over a 12 hour period. I poured this glaze on, and I do enjoy the gold look, but the glaze does run quite a bit (if thick). You can see the difference between the application of the bisque test tile and the finished glaze result, the glaze ran all the way down; but the color is really nice. It has a texture like when you get milk skin forming on top of a pot of boiling milk (it has texture unless fired flat where it’s then very smooth).

Didn’t come out of the kiln golden….unfortunately didn’t fire to a high enough temp

私の場合、4回塗って1230度で焼いたが、こんな明るい金色にはならなかった。もう少し暗い、アンティークな感じの金色。あと重ねる分よく流れるから注意が必要。

I'm happy with this gold glaze. After applying four coats, the finish came out beautifully vibrant. It has a true gold tone, not too yellow or brassy and gives a luxurious, metallic sheen that's perfect for accent work or full coverage. The consistency was smooth and easy to apply in layers, and it fired evenly with excellent results. Highly recommend it if you're looking for a deep, authentic gold finish on your ceramics.