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1.
Clean Greenware in usual manner.
Wipe down with damp sponge to remove any dust
from piece. Fire
to Witness cone 04 bisque
2.
With
pencil copy pattern on tissue paper.
Using the Watercolor Marker transfer pattern to
ware by laying tissue drawing over the apple and trace
over pencil lines with marker to transfer pattern.
Clay Carbon can be used is desired.
3.
Apple—Mix
the following colors in paint well or small mixing cups.
CC111 Red Geranium + CS/PSP699 Speck Base 50/50
CC122 Lemon Peel + CS/PSP699 Speck Base 50/50
CC106 Key Lime + CS/PSP699 Speck Base 50/50
Now, take each color and add equal parts of CSP02
Designer Glaze Medium to the color mix amount.
(Example: 1
tsp. Color, 1 tsp. Speck + 2 tsp. Designer Glaze Med.)
With #4 Fan brush fully load with CC122 Lemon Peel mix
and start in the center of the apple stroking up and
down working to the right and to the left covering 3/4
of the apple, avoid the leaf and stem area.
Without washing the brush pick up CC160 Key Lime
mix on the right side of the brush and start on the
right side of the apple on the outer edge and again
stroke up and down blending up to and overlapping in the
yellow mix. Keep
picking up green on brush until you can see the color
difference on the apple.
Wipe brush out and re-load with yellow mix.
This time side load the left side of the brush
with CC111 Red Geranium mix and start on the left side
of the apple and work up and down and blend back to the
yellow center. NOTE:
Yellow eats red, so make sure you can see the red
color.
Repeat these steps for a total of 3 coats on the apple.
This can be repeated on the back of the piece
also. If you
have the apple feet attached to you piece you can either
paint them individually or they can be painted as if
they were part of the apple.
4. Leaves—Mix
the following colors in paint well.
CC160 Key Lime + CSP02 Designer Glaze Medium
CC162 Laurel Green + CSP02 Designer Glaze Medium
4. Continued:
With Small Sumi brush or #3 Bavarian Round and
CC160 mix start at the tip of each leaf and block in 3/4
of the leaf. Without
washing the brush pick up CC162 Laurel Green mix and
start at base of the leaf and pat the color in place
blending the two greens together.
Wipe off the dark green and pick up light green
and repeat for 3 coats on each leaf.
Remember to carry the leaf around to the back of
the piece.
5. Stem—With
Small Sumi brush and a mix of CC186 Burnt Sienna + CSP02
Designer Glaze Medium (50/50), block in the stem, front
and back with 3 coats.
When dry, feather in some strokes of CC180 Raw
Umber with a Comb brush or liner to create a rounded
look.
6. Detail—With
Liner brush and CC186 Burnt Sienna apply small strokes
near the stem and down the sides of the apple to help
shape it up and add detail.
Accent and detail with CC101 Cobalt Black.
Refer to photo.
7. Glaze—With
Soft fan glaze brush, apply 2 coats of CG900
Clear Brushing Glaze
to piece.
8. Firing—Stilt
and fire to witness cone 06 with a 20 minute hold.
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