Alcohol Technique Koi Fish

1. Using a damp sponge, wipe down the bisque canvas. Transfer the pattern using AC230 Clay Carbon paper between the bisque and pattern, outline the pattern with a pen or pencil. Remove the pattern and Clay Carbon Paper and go over the line with FD254. Allow to dry.  Prepare an eyedropper and small dish filled with rubbing alcohol.  
2. In individual small dishes, prepare 4 to 1 mixtures of glaze to water with the following colors: SC018 Rosey Posey, SC094 Cant-elope, SC029 Blue Grass, SC024 Dandelion, SC015 Tuxedo 

Fish 

1. Body: 2 coats of SC024 Dandelion (not watered down) to the body, after the first two coats have dried apply your third coat and immediately apply the SC094 Cant-elope mixture over top. Use a detail liner dipped in rubbing alcohol to create the resist effect rings.  
2. Tail/fins: SC016 Cotton Tail to the fins, face and tail after the first two coats have dried apply your third coat and immediately apply the SC015 Tuxedo mixture over top. Use a detail liner dipped in rubbing alcohol to create the resist effect rings. 

Lotus Flowers 

1. Center: Apply 2 coats of SC016 Cotton Tail to the center of the flowers. After the first two coats have dried apply your third coat and immediately apply the SC024 Dandelion mixture over top. Use a detail liner dipped in rubbing alcohol to create the resist effect rings. 
2. Petals: Apply 2 coats of SC103 Lavendear to the petals. After the first two coats have dried apply your third coat and immediately apply the SC018 Rosey Posey mixture over top. Use a detail liner dipped in rubbing alcohol to create the resist effect rings. 

Water 

1. Apply 2 coats of SC101 Spruce It Up to the water sections. After the first two coats have dried apply your third coat and immediately apply the SC029 Blue Grass mixture over top. Use the rubbing alcohol filled eyedropper to create the large resist effect rings. 
2. After the canvas has dried, apply three coats of SC029 Bluegrass to the edges of the canvas using the soft fan brush. Allow to dry, stilt, and fire to cone 06. 

Additional Adaptations & Tips

• If you get too much watered down glaze in an area, use the corner of a tissue to soak up a bit of the excess.   
• If you get too much glaze on the French Dimensions, take a toothpick to the top of the line to scrape off the unwanted color after the piece has dried.