Sheer Butterfly
- Details
- Last Updated: Thursday, 29 May 2014 20:00
Bisque
- MB-1184 Small Butterfly Dish
- CG-963 Lemon Lime
- FN-207 Orange Slice
- FN-209 Floral Pink
- FN-212 Blue Diamond
- FN-221 Milk Glass
- FN-222 Indigo
- FN-224 Key Lime
- SC-15 Tuxedo
- CB-106 #6 Script Liner
- CB-110 #10/0 Liner
- CB-604 #4 Soft Fan
- BT-910 Synthetic Sponges
- Designer: Marcia Roullard
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- 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 CB-604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 2 coats of FN-221 Milk Glass to the inside of the tray. Allow to dry.
- Pencil on the design.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 1 coat of one coat of CG-963 Key Lime with crystals to the center of the flower.
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner to apply 2 coats all the following Sheers colors
- Large flower with leaves: Center of the flower is FN-224 Key Lime, with FN-207 Orange Slice for the remainder of the center. Petals are FN-224 Key Lime. For the leaves load the brush with FN-224 Key Lime and tip in FN-212 Blue Diamond, stroke in the leaves.
- Partial flower at bottom: apply 2 coats of FN-224 Key Lime to the center, then while the second coat is still wet brush in FN-222 Indigo, leaving a band of FN-224 Key Lime showing. Petals are FN-212 Blue Diamond, with a stoke of FN-222 Indigo in the center (over the FN-212 Blue Diamond).
- Using a CB-106 #6 Script Liner, apply 2 two coats of FN-212 Blue Diamond to the body and the scallop. Apply 2 coats of FN-207 Orange Slice to the dots.
- Fill in any open background areas with 1 coat of FN-209 Floral Pink.
- Using a CB-110 #10/0 Liner, outline everything with SC-15 Tuxedo. Use the Tuxedo the make tiny open circles in the partial flowers’ center.
- Using a CB-604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 2 coats of FN-212 Blue Diamond to the back of the butterfly. Allow to dry.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06.