How to recreate this ceramic glaze effect?

[BeStill]

Interested in how to recreate this ceramic glaze effect in the most realistic way possible. Appreciate some advice. FJORD chair: Patricia Urquiola

 

[chrisix]

start off with a gradient, then use liquify and the smudge tool.

The glossy finish depends on your surroundings

 

[ibclare]

Plus to the above, you can experiment with the glass or plastic wrap filter, smooth settings maximized. If you make your layer into a smart object, you will get a filter mask and you can paint on it with s soft, low opacity black brush and minimize some of the filter effect where it is too strong. You can also duplicate the layer and change blend modes to screen, overlay, soft light and see what those do. The if the effect is too much, lower the layer opacity. You could try that anyway. These filters give a glow to the object.

 

[MikeMc]

I might add if you are trying for the "soft"effect also, this image looks to be shot wide open...no dof that makes the rearmost chair very soft, watch contrast levels here