Partridge in a Pear Tree (Advanced)
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- Last Updated: Saturday, 14 September 2019 15:37
Products Used
Bisque- MB-1307 Handled Platter
- SC-6 Sunkissed
- SC-10 Teal Next Time
- SC-15 Tuxedo
- SC-26 Green Thumb
- SC-34 Down to Earth
- SC-36 Irish Luck
- SC-41 Brown Cow
- SC-65 Peri-twinkle
- SC-86 Old Lace
- SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral
- SC-92 Café Ole’
- SC-97 Cant-Elope
- FN-001 White
- Clear glaze
Decorating Accessories
- RB-10/0 110 Detail Liner
- RB-#6 106 Script Liner
- RB-#4 144 Soft Fan
- AC-230 Clay Carbon Transfer Paper
- SL-445 Kaleidoscope Stencil
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SL-444 Argyle Stencil
- Foam roller or sponge on a stick
- Pattern: Download
Instructions
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Begin with a properly fired shelf cone 04 Bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove dust.
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With the RB#4 144 Soft Fan brush apply 2-3 Coats of FN-001 White to the plate, let dry. Allow the shine to fade before applying the next layer of glaze.
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Hold the SL-445 Kaleidoscope Stencil on the platter. Use a 2” foam roller (found in the paint section of the hardware store) to roll SC-65 Peri-twinkle over the stencil. You will need to bend the stencil for the curved sides and lightly apply glaze. It will be a hint of color to add the design.
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Trace on the design using AC-230 Clay Carbon Transfer Paper. Tip: make sure and test the Clay Carbon Transfer Paper to make sure the correct side is down. Only 1 side will transfer the image.
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Pears: Use the Script Liner to brush the pears with two coats, of SC-6 Sunkissed, darken the left side with a brushstroke of SC-97 Cant-Elope. Shade the pears with SC-34 Down to Earth on one side.
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Leaves: Still using the Script Liner apply two coats of SC-26 Green Thumb to one side of the leaves and SC-36 Irish Luck to the other side of the leaves.
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Partridge Body: Brush the body of the bird with two coats of SC-92 Café Ole’ follow the direction of the birds body. Further shade the birds’ body with strokes of SC-41 Brown Cow and SC-34 Down To Earth.
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Partridge Wing: Brush the wing with SC-86 Old Lace and add a dot of SC-10 Teal Next Time to the Old Lace near the lower section of the wing, and deepen the color slightly for the remainder of the wing with SC-92 Café Ole’. Add SC-89 Cutie Pie Coral in streaks to the lower wing and under the eye
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Lighten the area above the eye with SC-86 Old Lace.
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The beak is SC-34 Down To Earth.
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Dabs strokes of SC-15 Tuxedo with RB-104 #4 Liner at the neck and upper chest and dab SC-10 Teal next Time to the middle chest.
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The Eye is SC-41 Brown Cow, outline with SC-15 Tuxedo.
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The branches are SC-45 Down To Earth.
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Outline everything with accent lines with SC-15 Tuxedo, use RB-110 Liner.
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Using the Soft Fan Brush apply three coats of SC-65 Peri-twinkle to he back of the platter.
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Can be dipped in a NT-CLR Clear Glaze.
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Stilt and fire to cone 05/06.
Check out the simple version of this project here.