Abbots Charcoal is a Cone 6 midfire brushable glaze with a deep, silky matte black with a restrained modern feel. On its own it reads smooth and understated; in combinations it becomes far more reactive, drawing out cooler tones, mottling, and atmospheric contrasts from surrounding glazes.

Finish and surface

Matte surface with reactive and smooth character.

Product attributes

Layer possibilities

As Layer 1
Charcoal → Bison
Charcoal → Black Oilspot
Charcoal → Celadon
Charcoal → Celadon → Charcoal
Charcoal → Deep Glossy Red
Charcoal → Hokey Pokey → Jade
Charcoal → Jade → Mandarin
Charcoal → Mandarin
Charcoal → Matte White

As Layer 2
Black Oilspot → Charcoal
Butterscotch → Charcoal
Celadon → Charcoal
Cobalt Blue → Charcoal
Deep Glossy Red → Charcoal
Fawn → Charcoal
Glossy Yellow → Charcoal
Ice Blue → Charcoal
Ivory Flux → Charcoal
Olivine → Charcoal
Rockpool → Charcoal
Rust → Charcoal
Sandstone Sheen → Charcoal
Topaz → Charcoal

As Layer 3
Amber → Celadon → Charcoal
Aqua → Celadon → Charcoal
Bison → Celadon → Charcoal
Black Oilspot → Celadon → Charcoal
Blue satin → Celadon → Charcoal
Butterscotch → Celadon → Charcoal
Cascade green → Celadon → Charcoal
Denim → Celadon → Charcoal
Fawn → Celadon → Charcoal
Hokey Pokey → Jade → Charcoal
Ice Blue → Celadon → Charcoal
Jade → Charcoal → Deep Glossy Red
Lichen → Celadon → Charcoal
Lime Green → Celadon → Charcoal
Magenta → Celadon → Charcoal
Mandarin → Celadon → Charcoal
Olivine → Celadon → Charcoal
Rockpool → Celadon → Charcoal
Rust → Celadon → Charcoal
Sandstone Sheen → Celadon → Charcoal
Topaz → Celadon → Charcoal
Wine Red → Celadon → Charcoal