Owl Facet-ini

Designer: Jamie Weisinger

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Instructions

  1. Start with properly fired bisque.
  2. Use a pencil to mark areas around wings, eyes (inner and outer), beak, and feet.
  3. Paint the owl belly with 3 coats of CG-783 Strawberry Sundae with RB-144 #4 Soft Fan brush. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  4. Paint the outer eye with 2 coats of SC-1 Pink-A-Boo with RB-118 #8 Round brush. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  5. Use RB-100 #0 Detail Liner brush to add thin brush strokes of CG-783 Strawberry Sundae over the pink-a-boo.
  6. Using RB-118 #8 Round brush, paint the inside of the eye with 3 coats of SC-16 Cotton Tail. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  7. Using RB-118 #8 Round brush, paint the beak and the feet with 3 coats of SC-24 Dandelion. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  8. Using RB-144 #4 Soft Fan brush, paint the rest of the body (head, wings, back) with 4 coats of FN-304 Black Velvet. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  9. Use RB-104 #4 Liner brush to make loose brush stroke (“feather”) marks on the owl head, wings, and back using 1 coat of SG-701 Speckta-Clear Star Dust.
  10. Use RB-100 #0 Detail Liner brush to add a black pupil to center of eye with 3 coats of SC-15 Tuxedo. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
  11. Once dry, use the back of a paint brush to add a dot with SC-16 Cotton Tail in the corner of the pupil.
  12. Fire to cone 06.

Supplies

Form

  • MB-1563 Owl Facet-ini

Colors

  • SC-24 Dandelion
  • SC-1 Pink-A-Boo
  • SC-16 Cotton Tail
  • SC-15 Tuxedo
  • FN-304 Black Velvet
  • CG-783 Strawberry Sundae
  • SG-701 Speckta-Clear Star Dust

Decorating Accessories

  • RB-100 #0 Detail Liner
  • RB-144 #4 Soft Fan
  • RB-118 #8 Round
  • RB-104 #4 Liner

Miscellaneous Accessories

  • Sponge
  • Water
  • Pencil
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