Birdhouse of Many Colors
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- Last Updated: Wednesday, 19 September 2012 21:21
Give me my colored house, my amazing colored house!
Products Used
Bisque
Bisque
- MB-1290 8" Birdhouse
- SC-6 Sunkissed
- SC-11 Blue Yonder
- SC-15 Tuxedo
- SC-16 Cotton Tail
- SC-27 Sour Apple
- SC-53 Purple Haze
- SC-74 Hot Tamale
- SC-75 Orange-A-Peel
- NT-CLR Clear One Dipping Clear Glaze
- RB-100 #100 Detail Liner
- RB-144 #4 Soft Fan
- CB-106 #6 Script Liner
- BT-910 - Synthetic Sponges
Project Info
- Designer: Teddy Wright
- Skill Level: Basic
- Time: 1½ hours
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Instructions
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- Make sure and remove the stopper in the bottom of the Birdhouse.
- Using a RB-144 #4 Soft Fan and a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 3 coats of SC-15 Tuxedo to the bottom, the bottom and the top knot of the birdhouse
- Using a RB-144 #4 Soft Fan and a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 2 - 3 coats of SC-16 Cotton Tail to the beams on the roof and the opening hole.
- Each section of the roof is painted with one color of Stroke & Coat. Pick one color and work your way around.
- Using a RB-144 #4 Soft Fan and a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 2 - 3 coats of the Stroke & Coat per section.
- Using a RB-144 #4 Soft Fan, apply 3 coats of SC-6 Sunkissed to the body of the birdhouse.
- Using the back end of the paint brush dot on SC-16 Cotton tail over the black on the top knot and the bottom rim.
- Using a RB-100 #10 Detailed Liner, apply tick marks on the white beams and opening.
- Using the back of a brush dot on a different color on each section for example SC-54 Purple Haze on the SC-74 Hot Tamale section, SC-74 Hot Tamale on the SC-75 Orange-A-Peel section, SC-11 Blue Yonder on the SC-53 Purple Haze section, SC-27 Sour Apple on the SC-11 Blue Yonder section and SC-6 Sunkissed on the SC-27 Sour Apple section.
- Allow to dry.
- Dip with NT-CLR Clear One Dipping. Allow to dry,
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 05/06.
- Replace the stopper.