Thank you so much for the information...I have been buying the china paints as I come across them and have a decent selection of colors - lots of purples, reds, yellow, blues, etc. but have no idea where to start actually using them. I got a little container of lavender oil (very slow drying - I tried it on my whiskers) and I got a bottle of Seeley's Ultra Fine Line Medium too...I still have a looooong way to go to learn this particular method of enameling but now I feel a little more confident that it's do-able to kind of teach myself.Â
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You mentioned graphite...do you use this to draw on your general pattern before coloring? Will a regular pencil work for this?
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Next question...will the enamels be matte or glossy after they are fired?? If they fire matte, is there something wrong or should the enamel be fired longer? What is the difference between overglaze paints and underglaze paints?
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Is there anyone that teaches this or any workshops that anyone knows about coming up?
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Thanks for all the help...I really really appreciate it. I think I might work on something this weekend...take one of my cloisonne patterns and try to paint it instead of doing the piece with wires...the only way for me to start to learn this is to just start...
Thank you so much for the information...I have been buying the china paints as I come across them and have a decent selection of colors - lots of purples, reds, yellow, blues, etc. but have no idea where to start actually using them. I got a little container of lavender oil (very slow drying - I tried it on my whiskers) and I got a bottle of Seeley's Ultra Fine Line Medium too...I still have a looooong way to go to learn this particular method of enameling but now I feel a little more confident that it's do-able to kind of teach myself.Â
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You mentioned graphite...do you use this to draw on your general pattern before coloring? Will a regular pencil work for this?
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Next question...will the enamels be matte or glossy after they are fired?? If they fire matte, is there something wrong or should the enamel be fired longer? What is the difference between overglaze paints and underglaze paints?
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Is there anyone that teaches this or any workshops that anyone knows about coming up?
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Thanks for all the help...I really really appreciate it. I think I might work on something this weekend...take one of my cloisonne patterns and try to paint it instead of doing the piece with wires...the only way for me to start to learn this is to just start...