Whale of a Ship
- Details
- Last Updated: Wednesday, 21 May 2014 19:01
Bisque
- MB-1188 Whale Bank
- SC-16 Cotton Tail
- SC-30 Blue Dawn
- SC-76 Cara-bein Blue
- SG-401 Black Designer Liner
- S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing or Dipping Clear Glaze of Choice
- CB-110 #10/0 Liner
- CB-604 #4 Soft Fan
- BT-910 Synthetic Sponge
- AC-310 Silkscreen Medium
- DSS-100 Designer Silkscreen - Nautical
- Pencil
- Stencil
- Chamois
- Paper Towel
- Palette
- Palette Knife
- 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.
- Wet and squeeze out a chamois.
- Squirt in circular direction SC-30 Blue Dawn, then SC-16 Cotton Tail onto the chamois.
- Fold the Chamois in half open then fold in the opposite direction to get the glaze to mix.
- Place the chamois on the whale then press and lift. Fill in gaps by pressing a section of the chamois again, repeat the process for the entire surface. Press a dry paper towel over to remove excess glaze.
- Allow the glaze to dry.
- Place some SC-15 Tuxedo or (use SG-401 Designer Liner for more intence color saturation) on a palette or tile sprinkle with AC-310 Silkscreen Medium. Using a palette knife mix to the consistency of stiff peanut butter. If the mix is to thin add more AC-310 Silkscreen Medium or if to thick add more SC-15 Tuxedo to thin. Test before using to make sure of the consistency, usually you may need to add more of the medium.
- Place the Ship silkscreen in position then holding with your left hand, rub the thickened SC-15 Tuxedo over the screen, start at one end, and lift the screen as you go, to make sure you don’t pull up the glaze.
- The anchor is screened on the other side.
- Take a patterned stencil, hold it to the section to be screened, use the AC-213 Sponge on a Stick with SC-30 Blue Dawn, then tap the color through the stencil.
- The eyes are thinned SC-76 Cara-bein Blue, two coats, SC-15 Tuxedoto the pupil. Mouth and eyes are outlined with SG-401 Black Designer Liner. Allow to dry.
- Using a CB-604 #4 Soft Fan, apply 2 coats of S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing or dip in Clear glaze of choice. Allow to dry.
- Stilt and fire to shelf cone 06/05.