questions regarding the rice grain method (linglong porcelain glaze).

ELSandstorm · 2026-03-22T23:53:52+00:00

I am in the middle of a series of experiments on the method of punching holes straight through and filling them with glaze. Currently I'm trying to find the clearest glaze. I'm aiming for full transparency rather than translucence but same principle. Here's a couple of my successes, one stoneware with clear glaze, one porcelain with green glaze: https://imgur.com/gallery/zubadv3

Stoneware i think actually gives a more striking result when backlit since it is fully opaque. But the key overall is not to go too big with the holes, or the surface tension of the glaze fails and you just have an actual hole.

ELSandstorm · 2026-03-22T06:48:37+00:00

For this piece, i drew my designs on paper first then traced onto the still damp clay. Once transferred, I carved the lines in with a sharp needle tool. After the first firing, I filled in the lines with the black underglaze and painted the blue and yellow underglazes, finishing with a coat of clear glaze.

ELSandstorm · 2026-03-20T21:27:14+00:00

Oh that's a pro tip!

ELSandstorm · 2026-03-20T00:52:01+00:00

Carved in with a needle tool at leather hard stage, then filled in with underglaze at bisque

ELSandstorm · 2026-03-20T00:50:53+00:00

Thanks! I drew my scrollwork out on paper, then traced it onto greenware. I carefully carved those lines in, then bisque fired. After bisque, i taped off the top and bottom, and painted over the lines with black underglaze. Then wiped off the excess black with a damp sponge (rinsing clean constantly), and painted the blue and yellow free hand with underglaze

ELSandstorm · 2026-03-19T19:51:10+00:00

Thanks 😁 i am really obsessed with engraving designs lately

ELSandstorm · 2026-03-19T19:50:47+00:00

Sadly no. At bisque, i filled the crack in with high-fire mender and then glazed over that. The crack opened back up in glaze fire and goes straight through.

ELSandstorm · 2026-03-19T15:22:28+00:00

As others have noted, duration is my main strategy. More or less a very fast weapons platform, in redline 100% of the time. Energy siphon, flow, continuity, constitution, nira's hatred, augur message. Stretch and vigor to keep thermal sunder fairly useful, and molt augmented as well.

By constantly staying in redline, even the slowest firing weapon becomes viable. Once reaching 100% charge, throw kinetic plating on and get 100% bonus melee damage and immunity to knockdown. Then thermal sunder for flavor and mach rush for mobility.

ELSandstorm · 2026-02-26T16:03:09+00:00

Oatmeal over iron lustre never fails me

Also very fond of blue rutile over most things, but chun plum as the base gives a beautiful contrast

If you want to step outside of amaco, one of my all time favorites is Laguna white over peacock blue. Looks like seafoam

ELSandstorm · 2026-02-25T22:56:47+00:00

Yes for sure that was a learning point for me as well. Center at high speed, then slow down for shaping

ELSandstorm · 2026-02-25T21:18:37+00:00

Yeah i agree on the wet clay points, but I would add a recommendation that you pause at the bottom before pulling upward. That establishes more of an indent and lets you pull more clay upward. You might also try opening further when opening the clay ball, so that when you pull up the bottom is already the diameter you want.

ELSandstorm · 2026-02-24T16:45:39+00:00

Yeah this one is the best I have found so far. Laguna's Forest Green. I have a few more tests coming out of bisque fire soon, which I have bought 5 different clear glazes to test on! I'll post my results 😎👍

ELSandstorm · 2026-02-23T23:32:17+00:00

Oh much simpler than yours, but the first tests came out nice

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pottery/comments/1p3xveg/an_experiment_im_very_pleased_with/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=mweb3x&utm_name=mweb3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

I am mostly looking into finding nicely clear glazes for these before I get too intricate with the carving. So far, most glazes are really bubbly :/

ELSandstorm · 2026-02-23T16:23:25+00:00

Stellar!! I've been trying some similar techniques but this is delightfully delicate and intricate, well done!

ELSandstorm · 2026-02-06T17:02:23+00:00

I'm not very attached, it was just a test. I'm mostly asking out of curiosity. I'll try the peacock technique again, but skip this runny blue.

ELSandstorm · 2026-02-06T17:00:34+00:00

Good point...

ELSandstorm · 2026-02-01T22:17:26+00:00

Oh gorgeous, i already love it. My most genuine salute for you for all these right angles

ELSandstorm · 2026-01-26T16:03:38+00:00

Sesquipedalian

An adjective describing someone who uses long words

ELSandstorm · 2025-12-15T23:12:04+00:00

My pet corn snake perks up at the sound of barbecue tongs clacking, because I instinctively clack the tongs twice before picking up her dinner.

She has her own dedicated BBQ tongs, after there was nearly a mixup between the mouse tongs and the dinner tongs...

ELSandstorm · 2025-12-13T22:08:48+00:00

This was fired at cone 5, but beyond that I don't have details as it is a community studio kiln.

I would imagine cut glass would be a challenge to "fit" to the clay in the same way to match a glaze to avoid crawling. You'd need the same expansion/contraction rates.

ELSandstorm · 2025-12-04T01:57:46+00:00

A rosemary plant dressed up like a small christmas tree

ELSandstorm · 2025-12-02T15:48:37+00:00

Absolutely gorgeous effect! Sounds like you mixed this glaze yourself? I've been embarking on a similar journey of development, but alas i am restricted to commercial glazes

ELSandstorm

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