{"id":10863,"date":"2026-01-29T10:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T09:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/dismalting-recognizing-and-preventing-firing-defects\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T14:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:59:03","slug":"glaze-defects-recognizing-and-preventing-firing-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/en\/glaze-defects-recognizing-and-preventing-firing-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"GLAZE DEFECTS: recognizing and preventing firing defects"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10808\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-1-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-1-585x329.jpg 585w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-1.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Those who begin working with clay sooner or later are faced with results they did not expect: <strong>small lifting, wafer-thin cracks, the glaze flaking and peeling away from the bisque<\/strong>. Often these defects appear in the last stage of the process, when the piece seemed successful, or they show up some time after firing. <br\/><br\/>These phenomena do not necessarily indicate a serious error, but are often a sign of <strong>internal tensions between the ceramic body and the coating<\/strong>, which emerge when one or more process steps (forming, drying, glazing, or firing) have not been properly balanced. Learning to recognize and prevent them can <strong>reduce waste, forming time, and frustration<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">What is flaking or spalling<\/h6>\n\n<p><strong>Spalling<\/strong> occurs as surface flaking of the glaze: the vitrified layer tends to lift or peel off in small flakes, giving the impression that <strong>the surface is &#8220;peeling.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scaglia-Copia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10763 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scaglia-Copia.jpg 800w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scaglia-Copia-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scaglia-Copia-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/scaglia-Copia-585x731.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/>Main causes:<br\/><br\/>1. <strong>Thermal <\/strong>expansion mismatch: the ceramic body contracts more than the coating during cooling.<br\/>2. <strong>Insufficient cleaning of the bisque:<\/strong> a dusty surface prevents proper adhesion of the glaze. <br\/>The sponge used must be free of soap contamination and hands must be clean to avoid transmitting grease derived from handling the piece.<br\/><br\/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>3. <strong>Application of Engobe on bisque <\/strong>Engobe is designed to be applied on raw clay at leather-hard stage, but it frequently happens that some potters also apply it on bisque. Why, then, does the defect not always appear? Because in this case Engobe must be <strong>applied more thinned <\/strong>to prevent too thick a layer remaining on the surface of the object.<br\/>4. <strong>Thermal stress during cooling<\/strong>: ovens with small chambers cool faster. Although the kiln controller allows you to control the temperature drop, it is essential to check the internal temperature before opening the kiln and, if possible, <strong>let it cool completely<\/strong>.<br\/>5. <strong>Glaze or Crystalline glaze applied in excessive thickness<\/strong>.   <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Crazing (craquel\u00e9): the almost invisible micro-cracks <\/h6>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile is-vertically-aligned-center\" style=\"grid-template-columns:34% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cavillo-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10768 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cavillo-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cavillo-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cavillo-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cavillo-585x731.jpg 585w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cavillo.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br\/><strong>Crazing, also called craquelure<\/strong>, is a more insidious defect than flaking.<br\/>It appears as a dense <strong>network of very thin cracks<\/strong>, sometimes visible only against the light, and occurs when the glaze <strong>contracts more than the body<\/strong> during cooling, that is, under conditions opposite to flaking.<br\/>It is often intentionally sought as an <strong>artistic expression<\/strong> by choosing a glaze with a high expansion coefficient compared to clay, but if unwanted it is a <strong>major defect<\/strong>, especially for objects intended for contact with water or food, as it promotes moisture absorption.<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p>Here are the reasons why it occurs:<br\/><br\/>1. <strong>Presence of chamotte in the clay<\/strong>:<br\/>Chamotte gives a textural and rough appearance, but <strong>it is can interfere with uniform glaze application<\/strong>.<br\/>2. <strong>Uneven drying<\/strong> caused by variable thickness or excessively rapid drying.<br\/>3. <strong>Thermal shocks<\/strong>, similar to spalling.<br\/><\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Micro-pinholing <\/h6>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>It occurs in the form of <strong>micro-pits or micro-bubbles<\/strong> that are sometimes almost invisible and become evident when the artifact is intended for food use.<br\/>Through these micro-defects <strong>moisture can penetrate<\/strong>, creating stains under the enamel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There <strong>are two reasons why <\/strong>it occurs: bisque fired at insufficient temperature and crystalline\/glaze applied at the wrong density or amount.<br\/>It will then be sufficient, for the next project, to bake the bisque to its optimum temperature and improve the glaze application.<br\/><\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/microspillatura-1-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10779 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/microspillatura-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/microspillatura-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/microspillatura-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/microspillatura-1-585x731.jpg 585w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/microspillatura-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Orange peel effect<\/h6>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buccia-darancia-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10784 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buccia-darancia-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buccia-darancia-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buccia-darancia-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/buccia-darancia-1-585x731.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The fired glaze appears uneven and grainy, similar to the surface of an orange peel effect.<br\/>This defect occurs when the glaze fails to spread properly, and is <strong>common in spray applications.<\/strong> <br\/><br\/>Recommended corrections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>-Slightly increase the firing temperature<\/strong>, to help the glaze flow<br\/>-Use <strong>a smaller nozzle<\/strong><br\/>-If the defect is visible before firing, you can simply lightly smooth the surface by hand over the spots you wish to distend, the layer will even out.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Uneven color<\/h6>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:auto 35%\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The piece appears properly fired, but has <strong>transparent or chromatically uneven areas<\/strong>.<br\/><br\/>Before glazing, it is essential to <strong>clean the bisque thoroughly with a slightly damp sponge<\/strong> to remove residual dustiness and improve adhesion.<br\/>The color should be <strong>well mixed<\/strong> and applied according to the manufacturer&#8217;s instructions, number of coats and application method: brush, dip or spray.<br\/><br\/>In the case of bisque pieces stored for a long time, simple cleaning may not be sufficient: <strong>dust may be infiltrated into the surface<\/strong>.<br\/>To avoid waste, it is advisable to <strong>refire the bisque together with other bisque <\/strong>to remove any residue before glazing.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/colore-non-uniforme-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10789 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/colore-non-uniforme-1.jpg 800w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/colore-non-uniforme-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/colore-non-uniforme-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/colore-non-uniforme-1-585x731.jpg 585w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Milky or cloudy surface<\/h6>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:35% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lattiginoso-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10853 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lattiginoso-768x1023.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lattiginoso-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lattiginoso-585x780.jpg 585w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lattiginoso.jpg 824w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>A crystalline glaze that <strong>is too dense or fired at insufficient temperature<\/strong> can generate a dull, milky or cloudy surface.<br\/>It is useful to check the density with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hobbyland.eu\/eng\/shop\/hydrometer-0-70-scale\/p-42362\/\"><strong>hydrometer<\/strong><\/a>:<br\/>&#8211; 30\/40 Baum\u00e9 on white bisque<br\/>&#8211; about 45 Baum\u00e9 on red bisque<br\/><br\/>An effective visual check is to observe the underlying decoration: <strong>it should always remain visible through the crystalline layer.<\/strong><br\/><br\/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Defects in single firing<\/h6>\n\n<p>Single firing is a process with <strong>several critical issues<\/strong>, as it <strong>does not follow the traditional steps of ceramics<\/strong>. Its adoption should be carefully evaluated on a project basis and <strong>should be ruled out for objects intended for food contact<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n<p>Glazing on a raw object is particularly delicate: the clay, which is sensitive to water, <strong>can absorb it excessively<\/strong>, weakening the structure or deforming the piece.<br\/>In the presence of Engobe decorations, moreover, <strong>the color can be dragged off during glaze application.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p>If you wish to experiment, you can proceed with <strong>Engobe + crystalline or with direct glaze<\/strong>, in all cases avoiding <strong>immersion application<\/strong>, which is strongly discouraged in single-firing.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">Is there any way I can remedy this on already fired pieces?<\/h6>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-2-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-2-1170x658.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-2-585x329.jpg 585w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-2-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/crea.hobbyland.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/smaltatura-2.jpg 1752w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p><strong>Unfortunately, NO<\/strong>. The only possible solution in each of these cases is to know your materials and your kiln well and to learn from time to time from your mistakes in order to get better and better.<br\/>For those who are beginners, the <strong>best advice<\/strong> is not to perceive these occurrences as failures and to always do sample tests before focusing on the final project. Each failed piece is a <strong>practical lesson<\/strong>: it tells something about the drying rate, the workmanship, or the type of clay used. Keeping these items for reference can be surprisingly useful over time.   <\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\">A final lesson<\/h6>\n\n<p>The emergence of these faults teaches one fundamental thing: clay does not like haste.<br\/>The more the process is respectful of its natural timing, the more stable and predictable the material responds.<br\/><br\/>Learning to slow down, observe and intervene at the right time is one of the most fascinating aspects of ceramics.<\/p>\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><!-- WPID:10731 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- WPID:10731 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- WPID:10731 --><\/p>\n\n<!-- WPID:10863 -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn how to recognize major glaze defects, understand their causes and prevent them by taking proper action on materials, application and firing. 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