In this video, I'm going to show you how to sponge and splatter
underglaze on a bowl and succulent plant holder.
Hi, marie here with another decorating video for you.
This time I'll show you how to sponge and splatter a bowl and plant holder with underglaze.
This is another cool pottery glazing technique that adds a new dimension to your pottery.
All the supplies used in this video are listed for you in the show notes below. Follow along
as I create this fun unique abstract look that you can try on your pottery let's sponge and splatter.
I put plastic down to protect my area
for this project. I'm using speedball sky blue underglaze and speedball royal blue underglaze
I'm going to start with the speedball sky blue underglaze for the sponge glazing.
Always make sure you mix your underglaze well and it is the consistency of yogurt or sour cream.
I have my ware board covered with plastic to test out the patterns first if you're not familiar with
ware boards I have a video link for you in the show notes below. Before applying your underglaze
wipe your bisque ware down with a clean damp sponge. You never want to skip this part.
Want to make sure that your underglaze and glaze adhere properly to your pottery. You don't need
too much underglaze on your sponge and always test out the pattern before you put it on your pottery.
You don't want to get too much on there. I want to be able to see the
sponge pattern so I don't want it too thick. I'll start in the middle and work my way out.
Just dab and keep dabbing.
Get that pattern in there.
Not
too much because you can always put more underglaze on your sponge.
That looks good.
I have three other sponge videos you can check out.
I left a link for you in the show notes below.
See that.
That looks good. I like that.
Now I'll do the outside of the bowl. Not too much.
I want to achieve that sponge pattern. Test it out. It looks good. Yeah like that.
The
nice part about underglaze is it dries really fast.
I also like getting the bottom so we'll put some on the bottom also.
Just enough white showing. It looks good.
Make sure you wipe your bowl off with a clean damp sponge.
Never want to skip that step. I'll start in the middle and work my way around.
Yeah, I like that pattern it's pretty good. Dab.
Always straight up and down to get that pattern. That creates a pretty cool pattern.
A little more.
A little more contrast. There we go. See that?
It's a nice pattern.
I always like to do the bottom.
If someone's looking at your work they always flip it over
don't they? You always want something cool to look at when they flip it over.
Make sure this foot area is sponged nicely.
Wipe with a clean damp sponge. I don't do the inside because it will be filled with dirt anyway.
That's a little too thick. Oh that's better. Here we go.
Cool.
You can test out many different sponges until you find the pattern that's right for you.
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And of course we have to get the bottom too.
Not too much.
There.
Now it's time to splatter. You want to thin out your underglaze first. You don't want it too
thick and globby. I do three parts underglaze to one part distilled water
or three teaspoons of underglaze to one teaspoon of distilled water.
or a three-count of my spray bottle one two three.
One Two Three
Get all that underglaze.
And stir.
Always use distilled water in your underglaze and glaze because your underglaze may be thicker or
thinner you may have to use a little more or less water. You want the consistency of heavy cream.
I have my one-inch mop brush for the splatter effect. I like this brush because of the amount of
underglaze it holds and the pattern that it creates on my pottery.
Nice consistency.
And always test out your pattern before you put it on your pottery.
A little more. There.
Three to six inches away and flick your brush. Get a nice flick. There. Oh, that's good.
Nice. Get a little more underglaze. Nice firm flick. There to the side a bit.
That's a nice pattern.
Test it out.
That looks good. I like the unique pattern that the splatter effect makes.
You just flick to the side and then go around and flick.
Flick it sideways. There. Cool.
Give it a nice firm flick. And go
both ways. There.
You have to get the bottom
You can just keep flicking until you get the desired pattern that you want.
I'll leave it. I like that pattern. Now let's splatter the succulent plant holder.
Test it out. Looks good. I have another splatter video that you can check out.
I also left a link for you in the description below. That's cool.
Flick to the side. I love the pattern that it creates. Pretty nice. That looks good. Cool.
Turn it around three to six inches away and flick it's all a flick of the wrist. That looks good.
Test it and flick.
That looks good. Nice abstract look.
Before I apply any glaze I'm going to put a little Wax on wax resist
on the bottom of my succulent plant holder and my two bowls. This will keep the pattern
on the bottom and the clear glaze will wipe right off. Go very gently
because I don't want to mess up the pattern. You only need one coat.
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Any and all pottery questions and comments are welcome.
Now let that dry before we glaze.
Now that the wax resist is dry I'm going to apply two coats of Amaco clear Sahara liquid glaze.
I'm going to use a medium-sized hake brush. Load up the brush. Nice, and apply.
Pour the glaze in on the inside make sure you rotate it around as you pour out the glaze. I
always rest them upside down for about 10 minutes. For the bowls, I'm going to use
the large hake brush and the medium for the bottom. Load up your brush.
Now that I have two coats of clear glaze on all three of my pieces I'll wipe any clear glaze
that got on the bottom. Let them dry and into the Skutt kiln they go for a final fire
at cone 5. These pieces turned out great! I like how the two patterns complement each other. Now
that you've learned how to apply the sponge and splatter technique I'll bet you can come up with
some cool patterns too. I build my list of videos to create based on feedback from viewers like you.
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