Here's my beautiful glaze. It has a silver overtone that makes it more interesting than a plain shiny black but it's definitely black and definitely shiny! Metallic Black ^5-6 Gerstley Borate ll Whiting 5 Custer 79 EPK 6 Cobalt OXIDE 2 Copper Carb 4 Manganese Diox. 4 You'll love it. Laura in Oregon