Currently listing 183 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! Simple Beauty – A Glazed Red Rose: Suitable Bisqueware (click on photo for larger view)** Duncan Envisions Glazes: IN1009 CHERRY RED IN1206 NEON RED IN1669. BOTTLE GREEN Assorted soft bristle brushes ** If you have a plain vase,you can add […]
Tis the Season – Boughs of Holly – fired brushwork: Submitted by: Rosemarie Troiano Attard | Date Added: 30 Jun 2020 About: Suitable bisque box fired to cone 04 (see photo top right of page) Pattern (download from photos top right of page or sketch your own) Sponge Paper towels Ceramic tile or similar Soft […]
Currently listing 183 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! Jade It!: Fire Acrylics on purpose? Never!! Well, on second thought, try this amazing technique combining non-fired gold metallic with fired glaze in a manner to create a hard to match result – JADE. Supplies needed: Properly Clean and fire […]
Mandala Christmas Tree – Glazing: Submitted by: Shelby Bayard Shallenberger | Date Added: 22 Aug 2019 About: SUPPLIES: Bisque tree – Cone 04 suitable for design Mandella Dotters or similar Soft fan brush or similar for glazes Tile for colors Colorobia Colors: BLS928 BLUE LAGOON BLS945 TOMATO BLS900 LIMONCELLO BLS922 IN THE JUNGLE BLS921 MAD […]
Currently listing 183 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! How to Create Spongeware or Spatterware: Suitable greenware silk or natural sponge assorted underglazes water wax-resist emulsion cleaning tools suitable brushes smooth paint palette The technique known as Spatter Ware or Sponge Ware was developed in England early nineteenth century. […]
Currently listing 183 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! Blue Winter Plate – Acrylics: Suitable Bisque (shown: Byron Winter Plate) NOTE: some of these colors are no longer on the market. Refer to comments at bottom of article on how to make substitutions. Mayco/Ceramichrome Shy Blue Mayco/Cermaichrome SS1 SnoWhite […]
Quilted Cross – non-fire acrylics Drybrushing: Submitted by: Karen Gibis | Date Added: 5 Mar 2020 About: Suitable bisque – Holland quilted cross per photo top right Paints: Duncan OS456 – baby blue Duncan OS431 – White Folkart metallic pearl white Folkart extreme glitter Materials: Clear plastic pin lights White pearl lace or your choice […]
Currently listing 183 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! Contemporary Garden Turtle – Combination: Suitable bisque: Per Photo, top right Duncan 335A (4) Small saucers for feet Ceramichrome 116 (1) Large Flower Pot for shell Scioto 2424 (1) Medium Saucer for head Mayco 1339 (1) Lily pad to table […]
What Constitues a Good Buyer: Submitted by: Majik Merlin | Date Added: 29 Jan 2019 About: In years past, it has been relatively easy to purchase ceramics – walk in to a shop, see the item, pick it out, pay and take away. Simple. But in today’s market, local resources are not easily available, so […]
A Bit About Shivering: Submitted by: Majik Merlin | Date Added: 23 May 2017 About: Glazes that peel off of ceramic or clay bodies after firing. This is not to be confused with crazing or crawling which are entirely different issues. More Details: Shivering is a failure that happens with glazes during the firing process. […]
About Ceramic Greenware: Date Added: 5 May 2017 About: Working with greenware. More Details: In a nutshell, greenware is raw clay. Clay that has not been fired or ‘baked’. Potters throw pots and until they are fired, they are greenware. It does not matter if an item has been sculpted by hand, cast with a […]
Suitable Item (greenware or bisque) Underglazes for greenware or stains for bisque shallow bowl with water or styrofoam cup with sides broken down liquid soap straw clear glaze if using underglazes spray fix if using stains appropriate brushes Bubble painting has got to be one of the most fun and original techniques I’ve ever come […]
Currently listing 183 articles in 15 categories! You need flash installed to view this header! Hairy Mug – Glazes: Plain bisque of your choice fired to 04 or hotter Concepts underglaze color of choice (go for good contrast) Black gloss glaze or color of your choice (choose for good contrast) Yarn that is hairy, feathery […]
Project piece: Duncan bisque – resting fairy (22707) Brushes: Duncan O.S. #1 flat BR-554 #3 round BR-551 #5 flat BR-556 stain and detail brushes Colors: Duncan PL195 Golden White Miscellaneous: palette knife small palette or tile paper towels hard pastel chalks Often when I tell people that I use chalks for my ceramic pieces, they […]
