Animal Poof Dishes
- Details
- Last Updated: Friday, 31 July 2020 17:36
Products Used
Form- Low-fire white clay
- **Various Stroke & Coat colors
- SC-1 Pink-a-Boo
- SC-6 Sunkissed
- SC-11 Blue Yonder
- SC-15 Tuxdeo
- SC-16 Cotton Tail
- SC-23 Jack O’Lantern
- SC-34 Down to Earth
- SC-35 Gray Hare
- SC-41 Brown Cow
- SC-73 Candy Apple Red
- SC-86 Old Lace
Decorating Accessories
- Slap Roller or rolling pin
- GR Form 5” Circle
- Thick upholstery foam
- Sponge
- Fettling Knife
- Rib
- NeedleTool
- Water
- Paper or patterns
- Pencil
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Trace GR from wide side down on a piece of paper to establish base dish shape or use provided pattern.
- Sketch out animal form using the traced circle as your base and cut out shape or use a provided pattern.
- Roll out a slab that is about 1/8” thick and compress with rib.
- Place animal shape down on slab and trace with needle tool.
- Cut out shape from slab. Smooth out cut edges with sponge. Place slab on top of foam.
- If using something that you don’t want to get clay on, lay a piece of plastic down in between your foam and clay.
- Place GR from small side down on top of clay in the center of your animal shape. Press down firmly on the GR form and release.
- Remove GR form revealing dish. Clean up with sponge. Paint on design using 2-3 coats of Stroke & Coat.
- Allow coats to dry in between applications.
- Allow to dry fully and once fire to Cone 06.
- Glaze will fire glossy.