Into the Trees
- Details
- Last Updated: Tuesday, 14 November 2017 17:57
Bisque
- MB-1353 8” x 10” Clay Canvas
- SC-10 Teal Next Time
- SC-11 Blue Yonder
- SC-12 Moody Blue
- SC-15 Tuxedo
- SC-16 Cotton Tail
- SC-27 Sour Apple
- SC-31 The Blues
- SC-46 Rawhide
- SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral
- FN-001 White
- CB-110 #10/0 Liner
- CB-106 #6 Script Liner
- CB-604 #4 Soft Fan
- Optional: Dagger Brush
- BT-910 Synthetic Sponges
- AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper
- 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 a Soft Fan, apply 2 coats of FN-001 White to the canvas. Allow to dry.
- With a pencil and AC-230 Clay Carbon Paper, trace on the pattern.
- Treetops: working from left to right. Using a Script Liner or a Dagger Brush, apply 2 coats of SC-10 Teal Next Time, SC-31 The Blues, SC-11 Blue Yonder, SC-12 Moody Blue to darken the lower section of the trees with SC-27 Sour Apple at the top of the trees. Apply SC-31 The Blues, SC-10 Teal Next Time, SC-27 Sour Apple with SC-12 Moody Blue at the top with SC-31 The Blues at the bottom. Apply SC-27 Sour Apple then SC-31 The Blues. Each color is overlapping the color next to it.
- Background between the tree trunks: Using a Script Liner or a Dagger Brush, apply 1 coat of SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral, SC=46 Rawhide and SC-31 The Blues. SC-16 Cotton Tail was used to lighten SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral. Refer to photo for color placement.
- Foreground: Use SC-12 Moody Blue and SC-31 The Blues in an uneven hill. The dark area of the foreground is SC-15 Tuxedo with some SC-27 Sour Apple and SC-Teal Next Time with a little of SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral.
- Using a Liner, stroke in the tree trunks with SC-15 Tuxedo. Allow to dry.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 05/06.