New at ceramic Painting?
Painting
Plastercraft or bisque the non fired way
(not for food or water,
ornamental only)
Yes bisque can be
painted the non fired way as explained in this section.
Plastercraft/plaster
of paris can only be painted by this method and can NOT be
fired.
Acrylic paints cannot
be fired in a kiln.
This gives you many
more choices in things to paint.
Paint the piece
with acrylic paints (non-firable) or any of the paints in our
acrylic section.
Cover every area
with acrylic paints (unpainted areas will not shine after glaze
is sprayed or brushed on)
Glaze by spray or brush-on
methods.
Gloss or matte finish (available on our web site)
Let dry
to the touch (a few minutes)
NOT for use with
food and water items Ornamental only!
You are done!
You cannot Kiln
Fire Plastercraft. You cannot kiln fire acrylic paints.
Painting on Bisque to use with food and water, Kiln fired
Go to our Glazes
section in the directory on left
Click on Duncan then
click on Concepts. Or click on Mayco then Stroke n Coat (they
come in single colors or 5 different starter kits).
Then choose all of
your colors from here.
Then go back to
Duncan firable products menu and click on "Duncan Clear low fire
gloss glazes"
Choose from In1001
blue for Kids/school use or Gl-612 pink both dinnerware safe
Paint your project
with Concepts or Mayco stroke n coat, 1 coat is translucent, 2 is semi-opaque 2 coats
is opaque
Areas left white
unpainted will come out shiny white, no need to paint.
Now apply 2 coats
of the Duncan clear low fire gloss glaze.
Make only one pass
over each area let dry and make one pass over on second coat.
NOTE: Multiple brush passes
with the clear gloss glaze will smear your concepts colors
underneath, use care.
Kiln fire at cone
06 Low Fire (when painting tiles, back & sides cannot be glazed
if tile is to be mounted)
Enjoy your finished
project!
You will be able to
find a kiln firing location in your town by consulting your
yellow pages under ceramics or go to "Google Local" and type in
"glazing & firing ceramics". Some places will also do the clear
gloss glaze for you for an additional fee. Tiles cannot be done
with dipping glaze if they are to be mounted .
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