Acrylic Gnomes

1. Cast the molds in usual manner. Allow greenware to dry!  Clean the greenware with a Clean-Up Tool.
2. Bisque fire to cone 04.
3. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.

CD041 Waving Gnome

1. Using a Basecoat Brush, basecoat the coat with 1 – 2 coats of SS-57 Accent Green. Basecoat the hat, gloves, shoes and beard with SS-24 Chocolate Fudge. Allow to dry!
2. Using various size drybrushes, drybrush as follows – Coat: SS-276 Forest Green then OS-487 Olive Green followed by OS-466 Avocado. Highlight with SS-19 Country Sage.
3. Drybrush the hat, gloves and shoes with SS-234 Medium Mocha then OS-571 Curry. Highlight lightly with SS-3 Honey Toast.
4. Drybrush the beard with SS2345 Medium Mocha then OS-567 Ash followed by OS-474 Grey. Highlight with SS-130 Medium Gray then SS-135 White.
5. Basecoat the nose with SS-234 Medium Mocha then shade with SS-24 Chocolate Fudge.
6. Shade/float around the coat with SS-57 Accent Green to deepen the crevices.
7. Add scallops around the edge of the hat using a Shader Brush and SS-24 Chocolate Fudge.

CD042 Hands Up Gnome

1. Basecoat the hat, coat and gloves with OS-586 Ultramarine.
2. Drybrush the hat, coat and gloves with OS-468 Deep Turquoise then SS-317 Turquoise then OS-469 Light Turquoise. Highlight only the hat and gloves with SS-135 White.
3. Basecoat the beard with SS-130 Medium Gray. Drybrush with OS-500 Snowcloud Grey then highlight with SS-135 White.
4. Basecoat the nose with SS-192 Light Taupe, shade with SS-183 Rich Peach.
5. Basecoat the Shoes with SS-138 Flat Black then highlight with a little SS-135 White in the brush.

CD043 Hands on Hip Gnome

1. Basecoat the hat and gloves with 1 – 2 coats of OS-480 Garnet.
2. Drybrush the hat, and gloves with SS-179 Antique Red then SS-176 Christmas Red. Highlight with OS-449 Bright Red.
3. Basecoat the coat and shoes with SS-138 Flat Black.
4. Drybrush with OS-475 Charcoal then OS-567 Ash. Highlight with SS-130 Medium Gray.
5. Basecoat the beard with OS-475 Charcoal. Drybrush with SS-130 Medium Gray followed by OS-500 Snowcloud Grey. Highlight the beard with SS-135 White. Highlight the Shoes with SS-130 Medium Gray.
6. Basecoat the nose with SS-1278 Medium Portrait. Shade with SS-234 Medium Mocha.
7. Add various size dots on the Hat with SS-138 Flat Black. Allow to dry!
8. Using Graphite Transfer Paper, trace the daisy pattern on the hat. Basecoat the flower petals with SS-130 Medium Gray to block out the red and black. Then basecoat with SS-135 White.  Shade the petals with OS-469 Light Turquoise. Add dots of Shade lightly with SS-234 Medium Mocha. Basecoat the leaves with SS-19 Country Sage then shade with SS-57 Accent Green.

Finishing All Gnomes

1. Using a Soft Brush, apply 2 coats of AC-502 Matte Brush-On Sealer to each gnome. Allow to dry between each coat. Then apply 2 coats of AC-501 Gloss Brush-On Sealer the all shoes and noses.
2. Do Not Fire!
3. Apply Embellishments of choice to each gnome.