Color pigment from engobe or underglaze melts into the glaze.    From Wordnik.com.  [11. Glaze problems] Reference

A wide variety of decoration techniques can be used with engobe.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

The engobe should be just thick enough to completely cover the clay.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

A dark body will require a white engobe formula that fits it correctly.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

Some amphorae are covered in an engobe, a slip of levigated white clay.    From Wordnik.com.  [Interactive Dig Black Sea: Catalog of Artifacts] Reference

Sometimes a small percentage of raw borax is added to glaze or to engobe.    From Wordnik.com.  [13. Glaze oxides] Reference

Lead transparent glazes produce pleasant colors for engobe decorations.    From Wordnik.com.  [13. Glaze oxides] Reference

This is caused by differences in firing shrinkage between clay and engobe.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

The engobe must have enough clay in it to shrink at the same rate as the body.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

The main problem with engobe is getting a good fit between engobe and clay body.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

When the air is released, it may blow out the engobe layer where the air escapes.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

This results in a smooth surface, with the engobe lines contrasting with the clay colon.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

These colorants are applied to raw body, body covered with engobe or to biscuit-fired body.    From Wordnik.com.  [12. Developing glazes] Reference

Application of engobe to biscuit ware sometimes causes the engobe to lift off in small bubbles.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

Brushing is one of the most satisfactory methods, especially for making bands or areas of engobe.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

Additionally, roof shingles should not flake, engobe and glaze must be durable, and the color even.    From Wordnik.com.  [1. Technical requirements for Asbestos substitutes] Reference

If you are already using a white clay body, this becomes an engobe simply by thinning it with water.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

To get fine lines, engobe is applied to an area and, after it sets, it is scratched with a sharp tool.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

However, semitransparent or even opaque glazes can give beautiful effects, clouding the engobe colors.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

Sophisticated decorators can take advantage of different glazes over the engobe to produce different colors.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

The solution is to reduce the absorption by dipping the biscuit in water some time before engobe application.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

This almost always is caused by a different shrinkage rate of clay body and engobe and usually happens before firing.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

The engobe should also mature at the same temperature as the clay body in order to provide a strong clay-glaze interface.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

The engobe shows through a transparent or semitransparent glaze and can have the range of color that is possible in glaze.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

If the biscuit ware is very porous, it absorbs the water in the engobe so fast that air inside the body comes under pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

The interior is covered on the inside with a thick, white slip (or engobe) and then with a thin, transparent or light grey glaze.    From Wordnik.com.  [Interactive Dig Black Sea: Catalog of Artifacts] Reference

Apply the engobe.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

Release of gases from body or engobe.    From Wordnik.com.  [11. Glaze problems] Reference

Usually adding flux to the engobe will help.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

In many cases the engobe is applied too thick.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

Work flow for leather-hard engobe decoration is.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference

Some typical engobe recipes are (from.    From Wordnik.com.  [10. Decoration] Reference