- Details
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 22 July 2020 20:33
Products Used
Form- Earthenware tile
- FN-001 White
- SC-6 Sunkissed
- SC-76 Cara-Bein Blue
- SC-97 Cant-elope
- CG-753 Sassy Orange
- SG-Black Designer Liner
Decorating Accessories
- ST-125 Wave Stamp
- AC-230 Clay Carbon Transfer Paper
- Pencil
- Sponge
- Owl Pattern or paper with own drawing
Instructions:
- Wipe off bisque with a damp sponge.
- Place tile over owl pattern and trace tile size around owl- keeping the owl in the center. If choosing to draw your own pattern, trace size of tile on paper to be sure your owl fits inside.
- Cut Clay Carbon Transfer Paper (AC-230) to size and tape to the back of owl pattern so the rough side is exposed.
- Be sure to only tape at the edge so the tape does not interfere with the transfer.
- Place paper and pattern on top of tile carbon paper side down and tape so it stays in place.
- Using a soft graphite pencil, trace lines of pattern applying enough pressure to transfer.
- You can check by pulling up one corner of your page that the transfer was successful while keeping other pieces of tape down to avoid needing to re-align.
- Remove paper once transfer is complete and set owl pattern aside to be used again.
- Trace the design on tile with a pencil so lines are easier to see when glazing.
- Graphite will burn out when piece is fired.
- With a soft brush, apply one coat of White (FN-001) to the background allowing glaze to come right up to the outline of the owl
- Once dry apply Cara-bein Blue (SC-76) and Sunkissed (SC-6) to the background as a watercolor wash, picking up color with a wet brush and blending it into the background.
- Apply 2 coats of Cant-elope (SC-97) to the top of the owl’s head (the area between the ears and above the eyes) and let dry.
- Cut the top of head area out of your owl pattern and tape edges down to the tile so only the most recently glazed area is exposed.
- Using a sponge, apply and even layer of Cara-bein Blue to the Wave Stamp (ST-125)
- Apply stamp to the top of the head by firmly pressing the stamp down on the exposed tile.
- Pull back stamp to reveal design and remove paper.
- Apply one heavy coat of Sassy Orange (CG-753) being sure to mix up the glaze well and apply extra crystals.
- Apply 2 coats of Sassy Orange to the wings.
- Use back of brush or fingers to knock most crystals off of the wings and add to body with a little more glaze.
- If you create a bare spot on a wing just cover up with a little more glaze.
- Apply 2 coats of White (FN-001) to eyes and inner ears.
- Apply 2 coats of Sunkissed (SC-6) to beak.
- Using Cant-elope apply a light wash of orange in the inner ear by picking up a small amount of color with a wet brush.
- Apply Cara-bein blue to the center of the eye and outward using the same wash technique.
- Outline the design using Black Designer Liner (SG-401).
- Squeeze Designer Liner out onto pallet and add a little water pick up with brush to apply to center of the eyes.
- Allow to dry completely.
- Fire to Cone 06.