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BIG New Feature for Patrons: Blends

Many of the tests you can see on Glazy's Instagram account (https://www.instagram.com/glazyorg/) are created using Blends.  Blends lets you create a Line, Triaxial, or Biaxial blend between 2, 3, or 4 recipes.  In the past, it was difficult to calculate the intermediary recipes in a blend test.  Glazy now lets you automatically create all tests in a Blend!  Just enter your corner recipes, the numb...

BIG New Feature: Target & Solve

I'm happy to announce an awesome new feature for Glazy Patrons:  The alpha version of Target & Solve.  Just open a Recipe, Material, or Analysis in the Calculator and click the "Target" button.  In the new recipe, add materials you would like to use to reformulate the target analysis, then click "Solve".  Glazy will automatically calculate the new recipe for you!  Please watch the video to see it in action.

This is an excellent way to accurately perform mate...

New: Annual Memberships!

Just 123 patrons support Glazy's other 18,000 registered members!

Please consider helping to support Glazy now with an annual Patreon membership.  No more annoying monthly charges, and annual memberships are 10% off. A yearly "Student" tier membership is only $21.60 per year. Your donation pays for Glazy's increasing server expenses, development of new features, and recipe test firings for the "Glazy Project". And as a Patron, you get access to a growing list of special features in...

New Glazy Updates

Dear Patrons,

Recently, I've added a way to import a material Inventory list from another user.  This is helpful for artists at a school or community studio- they can just import the studio's Inventory list and automatically calculate Batch prices using the studio's costs.  You can read more about the Inventory Import here:  https://glazy.org/posts/122901

I've also added a new Pa...

New: Dark Mode for Night Owls

Glazy now has dark mode!  Just click the contrast icon in the top-right corner next to the language drop-down.  Glazy will remember your preference for the next time you log in or open a new browser window.

This feature is only available for patrons.  Thank you for supporting Glazy!

Notes: You may need to re-load your browser and/or re-login to see this new feature.  I've already set your preference to dark mode, if you prefer light mode just click the contrast...

Machine Learning Vases & Other Projects

To all Patreon subscribers, thank you so much for your support during this time.  I hope you are all doing well and staying safe.

The only silver lining of quarantine is that I have time to catch up on software projects.  For the past week I have been running a new version of a machine learning software, using the results I will build a tool that educators and students can use to study ceramic history.  I also have plans for updates and new features for Glazy.  And l...

Latest Glazy Updates

I hope this message finds you all well and safe.

During this challenging time I've been improving Glazy with a new Help website, tutorial videos, and software improvements like Table View.  I'm also advertising resources that you can use for distance learning and self-study.  

To be informed of updates, please check https://glazy.org or follow Glazy on Instagram at 2020-03-25 17:54:35 +0000 UTC View Post

Triaxial Blending Chart Special Offer

Dear Glazy Patrons,

Since returning from my workshop at the Vienna University of Applied Arts, I have continued to improve Glazy while continuing my research, including a series of fun "gloop" glaze tests for oxidation cone six.  These tests were made using biaxial blends.  (Btw your donations help to pay for these test firings!)

Most of my testing makes use of blends.  Blends are the easiest way to quickly create a large number of tests by mixing batches of only 2-...

Glazy Patron Badges!

Your sustained support has been essential to my ability to pay for Glazy's servers and continue glaze research and testing.  I've added many new Glazy features in 2019, including Posts and the ability to save Glaze Batches.  Not to mention other projects like the Plaster Calculator and "This Vessel Does Not Exist".  And I'm planning for an exciting 2020 in ceramics-related software.

Patreon recommends that creators make special content only available to Patrons as a form...

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15000 photos.  Built by us.

Since 2015 you've added thousands of recipes, photos, reviews and comments, creating what is likely the largest collection of ceramic recipes in the world, passing down knowledge to the next generation of ceramicists.

Thank you.

Glaze Glossiness Prediction using Machine Learning

Plaster Calculator Update

Volumetric Additive Biaxial

New Glazy Videos

Today @artaxis has released 30 videos for Artaxis Conversations 2019, in conjunction with National Clay Week.  I’ve made a couple tutorial videos and an “Introduction to Glazy” video that I hope you’ll check out!

Introduction to Glazy:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PL...

Crazing with same glaze, different body.

New Feature: Markdown!

Markdown is a super-easy way to format text and add links.  Now you can use Markdown in recipe, material and photo descriptions as well as comments and reviews.

An example recipe with Markdown is this Traditional Qingbai Glaze, https://glazy.org/recipes/8610.  Shown here are examples of qingbai shards, as well as the two components of the qingbai glaze: Glaze Stone and Glaze Ash.

Markdown sample form...

Look familiar?

Biaxial based on Tom Coleman's Lipstick Purple

Part of my "Painted" series of tests prepared for @northernclaycenter's "Six McKnight Artists" exhibition.  Each row has a set Alumina level, while each column represents a specific Silica:Alumina ratio.  Coleman's original recipe lies on the bottom row (Al2O3 0.4) between the second & third columns (Si:Al 8.4). Close-up tile is bottom left corner (Al2O3 0.4, Si:Al 7). 

Lipstick Purple:

https://...

New Feature: Import Recipes!

Import recipes from Digitalfire, GlazeChem, and simple text formats. 

Wonderful example of the international Glazy community.

New Glazy Features

Paintings of the Traditional Porcelain Process

Here’s a lovely set of Guangzhou Chinese export paintings from the V&A. The original set contained 24 paintings but I’ve only found 22 on the V&A website.

http://derekau.net/2019/07/10/paintings-of-the-traditional-porcelain-process/

Glazy UMF Charts

New studio :)

Plaster Calculator

Bone Ash and Manganese Dioxide additions to a celadon base

Copper Red Biaxial

Leaving Alfred

Harlan House tests

Newly-published book and recipes from Harlan House!