Colorful Pear

Designer: Marcia Roullard

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Instructions

  1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove dust.
  2. Squirt the color from the color box onto a palette, leave space between the colors. Use a hair dryer to remove some of the water from the color or let it sit for a period of time.
  3. Cut out and trace around the pattern of the pear and leaf.
  4. Pick up a couple of the yellows on the credit card, hold the card at a slight angle to the canvas, apply the color to the pear, add SC-2 Melon-choly to the SC-42 Butter Me Up and apply to the lower section of the pear.
  5. Apply two coats of color using the card to blend and apply, the leaf is SC-26 Green Thumb and SC-27 Sour Apple, apply with the card. The stem is SC-34 Down to Earth.Brush the pear and leaf with water and stick on the paper cut out.
  6. Remove the excess glaze around the pear with the card.
  7. Use the thickened glaze to apply SC-73 Candy Apple Red and SC-75 Orange-A-Peel and SC-97 Cant-elope with SC-11 Blue Yonder and SC-76 Cara-bein Blue on the top right side. Use oranges, red and yellow to the right side of the pear. apply two coats in the same general area with the card.
  8. To the left side of the pear, use the yellows and greens.
  9. Remove the paper, outline with SC-15 Tuxedo, use CB-110 #10/0 Mini Liner. Roll the MT-007 Divots Mat with SC-15 Tuxedo using the 2″ foam roller.
  10. Place a layer of bubble wrap on a table, then the divot mat, press the canvas to the mat.
  11. Brush one coat of S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing with CB-604 #4 Soft Fan.
  12. Fire to cone 06.

Supplies

Form

  • MB-1352 6″ x 6″ Square Clay Canvas

Colors

  • SC-2 Melon-choly
  • SC-11 Blue Yonder
  • SC-15 Tuxedo
  • SC-24 Dandelion
  • SC-26 Green Thumb
  • SC-34 Down To Earth
  • SC-42 Butter Me Up
  • SC-73 Candy Apple Red
  • SC-75 Orange-A-Peel
  • SC-76 Cara-bein Blue
  • SC-97 Cant-elope
  • S-2101 Crystal Clear Brushing or NT-CLR Clear One Dipping

Decorating Accessories

  • MT-007 Divots Mat
  • CB-110 #10/0 Mini Liner
  • CB-604 #4 Soft Fan

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Plastic card (old hotel room key)
  • 2″ foam roller
  • Pattern: Download

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