It gives a bright blue to purple colour. Less than 1% is required to give a strong blue.
The colour can be modified using iron, manganese to make grey-blues.
Magnesium glazes containing dolomite or talc will turn cobalt lavender blue.
Cobalt acts as a flux.

It gives a green and oxide red colour.
In alkaline glazes with low alumina, a bright turquoise may be obtained (1-2%).
If oversaturated it turns matt, metallic black.

It gives a ochre to red colour.
In small amounts (o.5-2%) gives yellow-brown colours.
In larger quantities (6-12%) it provides a black and kaki glazes.
Iron acts as a flux.

It gives brown, grey or black hues.
In small amounts (0.5-2%) gives brown colours.
In larger quantities (6-12%) it provides a black and kaki glazes.
Iron acts as a flux.

It gives a reliable green.
It is not very soluble in glazes, except in high alkaline glazes, where it turns bright yellow-green.
In he presence of tin oxide in calcium glazes, chromium urns pink. In glazes containing zinc, its forms brown zinc chromate.
In lead glazes with low alumina, chromium can give red, orange and yellow.

It gets combined with tin to make yellow stains and with zirconium to make turquoise stains.
If it is added directly to glazes can produce mottled green and yellow.

It acts a s a flux and produces dark brown colour in glazes.
In alkaline glazes with low alumina, it can produce plum purple, particularly if small amount of cobalt is added.
Mixed with copper oxide it gives metallic bronze.

Titanium is the strongest white pigment known form many uses.
But in ceramics it is used due to its tendency to crystallise during cooling. It can be used as an additive to enliven (variegate, crystallise) the colour and texture of glazes. In moderate amounts it encourages strong melts, durable surfaces and rich visual textures.
Possible colour -milky cream.

It is used to stiffen the glaze and prevent it from running off.
It also prevents crystallisation in the glazes, but in high quantities makes the glaze matt.
Increases the temperature of the glaze and its wear resistance.

It is a powerful flux.
It is usually used in small amounts to encourage melting.
Imroves the colour of glazes containing cobalt.
Large quantities may cause crawling an pinholes in the glazes.