Black Glazes

All of the following black glaze recipes and more can now be found on my new open-source ceramics recipes website, Glazy: https://glazy.org/search?base_type=460&type=880&cone=high

Here are a few black glazes, mostly from John Britt’s book High Fire Glazes.

Val's Satin Black

From Val Cushing.

• Custer Feldspar: 20

• Soda Feldspar: 20

• Whiting: 2

• Silica: 20

• Ball Clay: 10

• Talc: 13

• Dolomite: 15

• Add: Red Iron Oxide: 3

• Add: Manganese Dioxide: 2

• Add: Cobalt Oxide: 3

• Add: Chrome Oxide: 1

Porcelain, Orton Cone 10 Reduction

Stoneware, Orton Cone 10 Reduction

Val's Satin Black Variation

From Ceramic Arts Daily:

• Custer Feldspar: 20

• Soda Feldspar: 20

• Whiting: 2

• Silica: 20

• Ball Clay: 10

• Talc: 13

• Dolomite: 15

• Add: Red Iron Oxide: 9

• Add: Cobalt Carbonate: 3

Porcelain, Orton Cone 10 Reduction

Stoneware, Orton Cone 10 Reduction

Fat Black

From The Complete Guide to High-Fire Glazes:

• Custer Feldspar: 32.7

• Whiting: 15.4

• Silica: 32.7

• Kaolin: 9.6

• Ball Clay: 9.6

• Add: Red Iron Oxide: 8

• Add: Cobalt Carbonate: 3.8

• Add: Bentonite: 2

Porcelain, Orton Cone 10 Reduction

Stoneware, Orton Cone 10 Reduction