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  • Last Post by mary lyons
    June 15, 2011

    Painting enamels

    Claudia Rush - June 13, 2011 - 3 replies
    I would like to survey all of you about painting enamels.  Which do you like and why? At what temperatures do you fire them?  I assume that when you are using oxides for example the reds and pinks must be fired at a lower temperature.  In reading all the ...
  • Last Post by Camille Knutson
    April 21, 2011

    China Paints - Mary Lyons

    Trish White - April 21, 2011 - 1 reply
    A message from mary lyons to all members of Painting - Grisaille, Limogé, Impasto - Chapter #8 on Grains of Glass!Hope this is the best way to respond to Camille's question.  I've been experimenting with china paints a lot, but I'm no expert.  I use th...
  • Last Post by mary lyons
    February 27, 2011

    Anyone use Ceramic Stains by Mason Color?

    mary lyons - February 27, 2011 - 0 replies
    In my never ending quest to find lots of colors for painting, I've been looking at products offered for china painting and ceramics.  I recently purchased some 'ceramic stains' by Mason Color but haven't yet had a chance to use/experiment with them.  I'...
  • Last Post by Trish White
    February 26, 2010

    IMPASTO

    Trish White - February 26, 2010 - 0 replies
    Marilyn Tendrich,
    "My life is like the Summer Rose"
     
    IMPASTO - (Italian) terminology for a painting technique meaning a thick application of pigments to a canvas or panel, although in this enameling technique it is not the use of a thick enamel paste, r...