Garden Glazin'
with Mayco Paint!
Techniques:
Ceramic Glaze Combination, Blending
Project
Length: 2 Hours
Skill Level:
Intermediate
Project Tips: Using
Mayco paint Stroke and Coat® on top of Mayco's Pottery Coat™ increases the depth of colors. This also lets a more natural shading in Stroke and Coat® colors develop when fired. Applying no more than two coats of Stroke and Coat® over Pottery Coat™ will allow the base coat to influence the darker shading of the Stroke and Coat®. Pottery Coat™ PC-502 Speckled Buff and PC-504 Concrete feature a gritty surface, which causes Stroke and Coat® to appear “pebbled” when used on top of these glazes.
The combination of the earth tone colors from
Mayco paint Pottery Coats™ and the bright colors from Stroke and Coat®
Mayco ceramic glazes‚ elicit images of a garden in bloom: dark colors of the soil, shrub branches and stems, bright colors of flowers and butterflies. Garden decorations, vases, planters, birdhouses, etc. are all appropriate bisque shapes for the following technique.
Tipping: Leaving the previous color on the brush, lightly dip the brush into a second color. The point of tipping is to achieve a blending of the two colors. Applying the second color to the first while still wet helps with the blending process. Tipping contaminates the source of the second glaze; therefore, dispensing the glazes onto a palette, dish or tile is recommended.
Pattern:
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Instructions:
Assemble the needed ceramic supplies and Mayco paint
1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Base Coat – Using CB-618 soft fan, apply three coats of
Mayco paint PC-502 Speckled Buff all over ornament. Using CB-406 pointed round, apply two coats of PC-501 Terra Cotta on the rings and ball trim of the ornament. Allow shine to disappear.
3. Penciling in Designs – Once the Pottery Coat™ base coat is dry, use a #2 pencil to draw in your design.
4. Blue Butterfly – Using CB-406 pointed round, apply three coats of
Mayco paint SC-28 Blue Isle to the large top wings. While the color is still wet, tip the brush with SC-33 Fruit of the Vine. Lay the brush on the upper edge of the wing and drag the purple color into the blue. Repeat until three coats have been applied. Paint lower wings with three coats of SC-52 Toad-ily Green. Apply three coats of SC-33 Fruit of the Vine to the body. Using CB-210 detail liner, paint spirals in the middle of the large wings with SC-62 Spunky Punkin.
5. Orange-Red Butterfly – Using CB-406 pointed round, apply three coats of SC-62 Spunky Punkin to the large top wings. While the color is still wet, tip the brush with SC-67 Cherry Bomb. Lay the brush on the upper edge of the wing and drag the red color into the orange. Repeat until three coats have been applied. Paint lower wings with three coats of SC-33 Fruit of the Vine. Apply three coats of SC-52 Toad-ily Green to the body. Using CB-210 detail liner, paint spirals in the middle of the large wings with SC-52 Toad-ily Green.
6. Background Decorations – Using CB-210 detail liner, paint spirals with SC-52 Toad-ily Green mixed with SC-8 Just Froggy. Add random dots of SC-5 Tiger Tail using the back end of a CB-406 pointed round. Poke on the glaze and repeat for each dot.
7. Outlining and Detailing – Using CB-210 detail liner, outline all the butterflies with SC-15 Tuxedo. Using CB-210 detail liner and SC-15 Tuxedo, paint antennas on the butterflies. No clear
ceramic glazes necessary.
8. Properly fire to shelf cone 06.
9. Optional: For outdoor use, seal with two coats of AC-301
the ceramic supplies product Repellent Sealer.
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