Ceramic Painting
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WOW! I just tried ceramic painting today and I love it! I can see myself doing this again for sure. It is quite easy and the colours are so bright. I used the Pebeo Porcelaine ceramic paints. I bought some white ceramic pieces - you can get these very cheaply from the dollar stores. You will also need masking tape and sticky dots.
The first thing I did was put a strip of masking tape around the rim of the pieces (I have to check this further but I believe you shouldn’t have the paint in contact with food) and then stuck little sticky dots all over the mugs and creamer. Make sure you press them down well as you don’t want the paint to seep underneath. You could also use star stickers or square stickers. I took a photo of this step but it didn’t come out properly so you will just have to imagine.
Then I used the Turquoise with a brush and covered the mugs. I waited a little while and then sponged it off a bit, which gave it some nice texture. Then I waited until it was touch dry and used sharp tweezers to pull the sticky dots off and carefully tore the masking tape off. If there is some paint that has seeped under the dots, just use a cotton bud (Q-Tip) dipped in water to carefully wipe the excess paint off. You can also use a baby wipe to remove larger areas if you really muck it up.
Next, use a small paintbrush to roughly paint the bright dots in the middle, using Coral Red. I waited again until that was touch dry and then used a fine black Porcelaine pen to outline the dots and draw a sketchy border along the rim. The pen is great, although it takes a steady hand.
Here is the end result - how good do these look? 
I need to wait until tomorrow and then put them in the oven for 35 minutes and they will be dishwasher proof. I am definitely going to buy some more ceramic pieces to do this again!
And here is the product shot - they should use this for their catalogue!
These will be Christmas presents for someone - I still haven’t decided who!
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kirsty Said,
Monday, December 4, 2006 @ 4:31 pm
Wow these are awesome! Very Dr Suess colours - love it! I’ve wondered just how hardy those paints are, so I’ll be keen to hear how you go with them.
MissMeshell Said,
Monday, December 4, 2006 @ 6:19 pm
WOW! VERY nice, I can definitely see this as a new medium for you, your style looks fabulous on ceramics =) xox
nichola Said,
Tuesday, December 5, 2006 @ 4:37 pm
They look fabulous!
katrin Said,
Wednesday, December 6, 2006 @ 2:31 am
so nice! i love the polka dots!
Philippa Said,
Saturday, December 16, 2006 @ 10:27 am
WOW! I love your ceramic painting, they are all gorgeous, even the broken one
Taylor Said,
Monday, November 12, 2007 @ 9:12 am
Beautiful! What Temp. do you set the oven at?