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This means that the course you buy is yours: you can log in to the member area of the website and watch the videos as often and for as long as you want, without ever having to pay any additional fees.

(We also strongly recommend that you watch the videos several times to fully immerse yourself in the content!)

Any additions or improvements to the course in the future are also included in your purchase: you will have access to them without having to pay anything more.

No. No prior knowledge is required to take this course.

The basics course will teach you how to mix glaze powders and how to fire your glazed ceramics.

The advanced course covers, among other things, the influence of clay on glaze, the different types of kilns and the choices you have when buying one. It demonstrates all the techniques for applying glaze to pottery: with a brush, dipping, or using a spray gun. These are important things to consider when purchasing your clay and equipment and are very helpful to know when you are starting out.

The parts of the advanced course that deal with the layering of glazes and crystallization also open up interesting perspectives for you from the start.

You don’t need any prior knowledge of math or chemistry. We offer video reminders that cover everything from A to Z: what is a fraction, a percentage, a cross product in math, a chemical formula, orders of magnitude and even molecular weights in chemistry.

You just have to be willing to learn and let go of that old image of yourself or your high school math classes. The lack of a concrete goal is often the reason someone becomes allergic to math, and today, you have a very good reason to learn it.

You should also know that though we consider it very important to do your first calculations of glazes by hand, so that you understand in depth the steps of creating a recipe, you will not have to calculate each of your glazes for the rest of your life: there is good software for this, and we will show you how to use it.

These glazes are designed by manufacturers to avoid defects. If all goes well, there shouldn’t be any.

But the manufacturer tested their glaze on a specific clay, and the clay has a huge influence on the glaze (as does the kiln, the laying of the glaze, and many other parameters). The manufacturer cannot foresee the variations of all these factors.

If your ceramics come out of the kiln with defects, you can try these adjustments:
=> If the glaze has pimples, you have fired at too low a temperature; fire the next kiln a few degrees higher.
=> If the glaze became runny, you fired too high; fire lower next time.

=> But what if you still have one or the other? What if the clay has influenced the colour, and you’re not getting the hue you were hoping for?

In this case, you will not be able to do anything, because you do not know the composition of the glaze. You will not be able to modify it to solve the problem.

Hence the convenience of making your own glazes: you will be able to control all your parameters and will always be able to rectify the situation when a defect appears.

Yes! Including (more complex) crystallization glazes, if these interest you. Many students have already demonstrated that it is possible!

Of course, like any new skill we learn, it requires commitment, some rigour and training. There will be failures, moments of discouragement and eureka moments. The same goes for wheel-throwing!

To do what is explained in the course, you need at least:
– A precision scale for 100g (10€)
– A precision scale for 10kg (80€)
– Small equipment (whisk, sieve, ladle, cups, basins, brushes, etc. ) (140€)

You can therefore get equipped for around 230 euros. (Prices in France. Prices in different countries may vary.)

Yes! We describe each product, with its qualities and its downsides, including the hazards of handling them and the use of glazes when you make dishes that will hold food.

Overall, when it comes to dishes that will be used for food, the main danger is a matter of proportion between the products (the glaze must be impervious to weak acids, such as lemon juice or vinegar in a salad dressing).

In short, at least 3 moles of silica are needed for 0.3 moles of alumina in a formula, so that the glaze can be used for dishes. Don’t worry if you don’t understand this answer; everything is explained in the course…

No: to begin with, you can find a ceramist or a ceramics centre that will rent their kiln; this is quite common.

Suggest that they fire a sample of your clay and your glazes first to give them confidence: low-temperature clay or glaze in a high-temperature kiln can cause significant damage to the kiln. If the potter tries a sample first, they can make sure you have not made a mistake in temperature, without taking any risks for their kiln.

Watching the course before buying a kiln will also allow you to be sure you make the right choice when you purchase one, since an entire video of the course is dedicated to describing the types of kilns, including their advantages and disadvantages.

High-temperature glazes are much easier to make: the lower the melting point of a glaze, the more complex the mixture of products.

It is not impossible to make your own low-temperature glazes, but you usually have to use “frits,” products prepared by manufacturers, which are relatively expensive. As one of the great advantages of making glazes is reducing your costs, using frits loses some of its appeal.

One might choose to make low-temperature glazes because a low-temperature kiln is less expensive to buy. In the long term, this is not a good reason, because low-temperature glazes are much more expensive!