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| Subject: China Painting for Beginners Thu Nov 06, 2008 1:07 pm | |
| China Painting For Beginners Set of twelve to fifteen colors (powder)mixing oil,China painting mediumGum turpentineSmall palette3 brushes in various sizesand a 6 x6 inch tile Try a 6 inch plate or tea tile or plain tile first Start with single wild rose, daisy, violet or a simple fruit designDesign may be traced on china with graphite paper or sketched with china marking pencil Mix colors, place powdered color about size of a pea on ground glass paletteWith a medine dropper drop about two drops of mixing oil and grind with palette knife until smoothRemove pat of color to smooth glass palettemixture should stand in a compact pileToo much mixing oil will cause it to spread out Gum turpentine is used to clean brushes, pallette and palette knifeClean ground glass palette each time a color is mixed its best to mix all the colors first and place on a plate. if too much oil is used painting will be sticky and gather lint Practice practice practice Its important to put paint on very thinly for first fire, getting in designFor second fire, put in shadows and detailFiring is done much lighter than ceramic firing but the same kiln is used | |
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