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GUARDIAN
ANGEL
Mold by Atlantic Mold Corp.
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your greenware carefully before you begin. This is a multiple firing project that gives
you a finished piece with the look of fine china.
Using a sable brush, apply three even coats of Flesh underglaze to the face, hands, arms,
legs, and feet. Apply three coats of light yellow to the hair. Keep your coats as smooth
as possible. Remember, underglaze does not move in the firing. Use a Feature brush to
block in the eye areas with White translucent underglaze. Fill in the irises with Blue and
add Black for the pupils. To give life to the eyes, add a White highlight. Use a 10/0
Liner brush to apply Medium Brown eyebrows and lashes. The first firing is to cone 03.
To create a soft and natural appearance, apply one coat of Medium Brown translucent
underglaze to all of the flesh areas and the hair. Let dry, then wipe the color back with
a damp silk sponge. Leave more of the underglaze color in the crevices of the detailed
areas, wiping the high areas fairly clean. Be very careful that you do not smear the color
onto other areas of the piece. You may need to use a small stiff brush to clean the eye
area as much as you would like. Allow the antiquing to dry.
Use a Round Sable brush to apply two coats of Clear Transparent Satin glaze to the
antiqued areas. The remainder of the piece is then glazed (using your favorite glaze
brush), with two coats of Royal Danish Transparent glaze. Always dry the glaze between
coats. Fire this time to a cone 06 glaze firing.
Use a brush reserved for fired gold to apply Liquid Bright Gold to the wings, sash, and
rope around the angels waist. Because there is a lot of gold to be applied, it is wise to
do part of it, allow it to dry, and then complete the remainder of the area. When
this has been completed and the gold has dried, fire the piece in a well-vented kiln, this
time to 019.
Using a brush reserved for luster overglazes, apply Mother-of-Pearl to the gown only. Let
the luster dry completely and fire for the final time to 020.
I am sure you will agree that all the extra firings were well worth the effort.
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