Boo Ghost
- Details
- Last Updated: Thursday, 04 September 2014 19:53
Products Used
Mold- Large Bundle Up Ghost 3018 by Clay Magic
- SG-302 Snowfall
- SG-401 Designer Liner Black
- SG-402 Designer Liner White
- SC-410 Designer Liner Bright Blue
- SG-407 Designer Liner Yellow
- S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing
- BT-910 Synthetic Sponge
- CB-110 #10/0 Liner
- CB-106 #6 Script Liner
- CB-604 #4 Soft Fan
- AC-310 Silkscreen Medium
- DSS-118 Halloween
- X10140 - Xiem Studio Clean Up Tool
- Scissors
- Canvas Cloth
- Light Kit
- Palette
- Palette Knife
- Squeegee
- Pattern: Boo Ghost
- Download: Silkscreen Instructions
Designer: Marcia Roullard
Instructions
- Cast greenware using Clay Magic mold 3018. Let dry until the shape can be handled without deforming the shape.
- Print pattern and cut out the word "Boo". Place pattern on the ghost.
- Using the blade end of X10140 Xiem Clean Up Tool cut out the letters. For the light kit: cut a 1" hole in the back, towards the bottom part of the piece.
- Clean seams and and rough edges from cut-outs with a damp sponge and/or clean-up tool. Fire to cone 04.
- Cut rectangular and square swatches of canvas cloth. Remove any frayed edges or loose threads.
- Using CB-604 #4 Soft Fan Brush apply 2-3 coats of SG-302 Snowfall a section of the bisque (if you work too large a section the Snowfall may dry before you can texture it with the canvas swatches).
- Press the canvas swatches into the wet Snowfall. Let dry for a bit and remove the canvas swatches. Drying time may vary - you'll want to find a point where the canvas imprint remains, but not too long where pulling the canvas also removes the snowfall beneath.
- Familiarize yourself with silkscreen instructions. Dispense SG-401 Designer Liner Black onto a palette, sprinkle with AC-310 Silkscreen Medium and mix using a palette knife.
- Center the spider web screen from DSS-118 Halloween in the first "O" of "Boo" and apply the mixture to the screen with a squeegee (you may find it easier to use your finger, especially for the web screen).
- Extend the web to the fingers (see photo) by creating a line using CB-110 #10/0 Liner and SG-401 Black.
- Place the spider screen beneath the web, just below the middle "O" and apply the mixture to the screen.
- Use CB-106 Script Liner to float SG-410 Designer Liner Bright Blue around the "Boo" letters.
- Use CB-110 #10/0 Liner to detail the inner edges of the cut-out letters.
- Mix SG-402 Designer Liner White with a little of SG-401 Black to create a light gray. Use this gray color shade around the neck, creases of fingers, head area and to accentuate the outlines of some swatch marks.
- Apply SG-401 Black with CB-110 #10/0 Liner to create the eyes, nose and mouth. Use CB-110 #10/0 Liner to apply two coats of S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing to the eyes.
- Fire to cone 05/06.