Egg Tree
- Details
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 23 July 2014 20:48
Bisque
- MB-1326 Egg Vase
- SC-10 Teal Next Time
- SC-13 Grapel
- SC-15 Tuxedo
- SC-31 The Blues
- SC-32 Bluebeard
- SC-36 Irish Luck
- SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral
- S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing
- SG-401 Black Designer Liner
- CB-106 #6 Script Liner
- CB-604 #4 Soft Fan
- BT-910 Synthetic Sponge
- AC-213 Sponge on a Stick
- ST-367 Leafy Border Stamp
- Pencil
- Designer: Marcia Roullard
- Skill Level: Basic
- Time: 1½ hours
Instructions
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- Using the AC-213 Sponge on a Stick load the sponge with SC-15 Tuxedo. Tap the SC-15 Tuxedo onto the ST-367 Leafy Border Stamp then press the stamp the pattern a couple of inches from the top of the egg. It should resemble the treetops of a forest.
- Draw in a pencil line for the foreground and the trunks of the trees.
- Using a CB106 #6 Script Liner, to shade the background. Float thin layers of color around the leaves, starting with SC-32 Bluebeard, then some SC-31 The Blues. Float SC-31 The Blues and SC-13 Grapel and some SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral into the sky. Layer the colors to get your desired effect.
- Apply 1 slightly thinned coat of SC-15 Tuxedo into the first foreground line, and SC-32 Bluebeard into the second foreground area.. Watch the direction of the brush stroke as it will show.
- Thin SC-10 Teal Next Time and brush stroke into the leaves, along with SC-36 Irish Luck. Allow to dry.
- Use the SG-401 Black Designer Liner to make the tree trunks. Allow to dry.
- Using a CB-604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 2 coats of S-2101 Crystal Clear Glaze or apply Clear Glaze of choice. Allow to dry.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 05/06.