Nocera Art Tile : Architectural Glazes

Architectural Glaze Color Palette

We formulate our own glazes to complement our clay body. The glaze color palette features soft earthen tones, some that are associated with the arts and crafts period. The full richness of our glazes do not translate well on a monitor screen, or even in a photo. So, we have given a detailed description of each color glaze. We recommend that you order samples when you become interested in using our tile. Click Here to order samples of any of these glaze colors.

Glaze Colors Composite
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Vanilla N221	Pale Blue N225	Blue Grey N227	Soft Grey N226
Mustard N207	Bronze II N231	Autumn Gold N229	Saddle N230
Cinnamon N224	Burgundy N222	Dark Blue N203	Cobalt N202
Sage N223	Malachite N206	Moss Green N212

Art Glazes

Glaze Name	Surface Finish (1)	Transparency (2)	Degree of Variation (3)	Color Description
N203 Dark Blue	usually matte to semi-matte, glossy areas at times	opaque, semi-opaque, translucent	Art glaze - guaranteed to vary in surface finish and hue	Dark blue with variation in hue and finish even on the same flat tile. Used on relief the same piece may show both matte and gloss finish, depending on the surface modeling. The glaze breaks over edges and sometimes edges show the white clay body, adding emphasis to the design. Very exciting!
N206 Malachite	matte, semi-matte, glossy areas at times	opaque, semi-opaque, translucent	Art glaze - guaranteed to vary wildly in surface finish and color	Deep green on the blue side varies to deep evergreen. Matte finish is more characteristic on flat tiles and glaze may show brush lines. Full of happy surprises for the adventurous.
N212 Moss Green	semi-matte with occasional glossy areas	opaque to semi-opaque, some translucency	Art glaze - varies moderately in surface finish and color	The color range of natural moss. All green or green with hints of brown leaning to light olive drab. Used with vanilla, moss green develops a glossy edge where they meet.
N229 Autumn Gold	gloss	semi-opaque to translucent	Art glaze - varies moderately in surface finish and color	Deep, warm brownish-gold, may lean toward rust, or an olive brown. Pretty.

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Gloss Glazes

Glaze Name	Surface Finish (1)	Transparency (2)	Degree of Variation (3)	Color Description
N202 Cobalt Blue	gloss	semi-opaque	color tint and surface finish vary minimally	Traditional deep blue
N207 Mustard	gloss to semi-matte	semi-opaque	color tint and surface finish vary minimally	Medium yellow with random dark speckle
N221 Vanilla	gloss to semi-matte	semi-opaque	varies slightly in whiteness	Warm white effect. Translucent white allows the buff color of the clay to show through with random specks.
N225 Pale Blue	gloss	transparent to translucent	tint can vary slightly, deeper or lighter	Light tint of pale blue shows the grainy look of the clay body. Breaks over edges.
N226 Soft Grey	gloss	transparent to translucent	tint can vary slightly, deeper or lighter	Medium grey shows the grainy look of the clay body. Breaks over edges.
N227 Blue Grey	gloss	transparent to translucent	tint can vary slightly, deeper or lighter	Light blue-grey shows the grainy look of the clay body. Breaks over the edges.
N231 Bronze II	gloss to semi-matte	semi-opaque	Varies slightly in color intensity	Medium gold bronze color.

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Semi Matte and Matte Glazes

Glaze Name	Surface Finish (1)	Transparency (2)	Degree of Variation (3)	Color Description
N204 Azurite	semi-matte	usually opaque, occasionally semi-opaque	color tint and surface finish vary minimally	Vivid, of the cobalt blue type
N222 Burgundy	matte to semi-matte	usually opaque, some semi-opaque areas, occasional translucent spots	tint can vary slightly, deeper or lighter	Rich burgundy
N223 Sage	matte to semi-matte	usually opaque to semi-opaque, occasional translucency	tint can vary slightly, deeper or lighter	Dusty grey-green
N224 Cinnamon	matte to semi-matte	predominatley semi-opaque, at times opaque and translucent areas	tint can vary slightly, deeper or lighter	Faded barn red
N230 Saddle	semi-matte to matte with glossy spots	translucent to semi-opaque	varies slightly in color and intensity - lighter or darker	Leather-like brown color with areas where the glaze pools with a hint of green-brown
NC0410 Berry wash	semi-matte	translucent	tint can vary slightly, deeper or lighter	A wash of red-purple with blue highlights. Used in combination with azurite.
NC0411 Jade wash	semi-matte	translucent	tint can vary slightly, deeper or lighter	The green color of the stone jade. Used in combination with azurite.

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Explanation of Terms

Surface Finish (1)

Transparency (2)

Degree of Variation (3)

Gloss = shiny

Semi-matte = satiny

Matte = low luster

Transparent = Layer of glaze is clear with tint of color, clay body is seen as through glass

Translucent = Layer of glaze is cloudy or milky with tint of color, clay body is seen as through a sheer curtain

Semi-opaque = Layer of glaze is somewhat waxy, between translucent and opaque, clay body is hidden

Opaque = Layer of glaze is solid color, clay body is hidden

Art glazes are very appealing because of their surface richness. The variations listed can not be predicted. Art glazes may show any one, any combination of, or all of the characteristics listed.

It is expected non-art glazes will vary as described.