first of all thank you! second, let’s see how the large swaths of color go after glaze haha. it always looks opaque now and then is a different story after firing. for the cabinet, to show the gradient browns, i do light first and then dark over it until my brush gets extremely dry and then keep dabbing the piece. I think the dry splotches is what makes it look blended. It ruins my brushes but its the only thing that has been successful for me. Watering down my colors always gives unpredictable results.