Cratering

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Description

A bowl shaped depression that occurs on painted surfaces. Cratering is caused when a coating poorly adheres to unclean or oily areas on the substrate. Some glazes on ceramics are specifically designed to produce small craters for visual effect.

Risks

  • For crater glazes: R. Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Co., Radnor, PA, 1996.