- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust. Do not oversaturate the bisque with water.
- With a pencil, lightly draw flowers onto bisque
- Using a #4 Liner Brush (RB104) underglaze the flowers using UG67 Ivory, UG222 Soft Yellow and UG203 Squash Yellow, outline the flowers with UG90 Green Mist.
- With a #4 Soft Fan Brush (RB-144) apply 3 coats of UG68 Apple Green to entire cactus, avoiding the flowers.
- With UG210 Forest Green, glaze vertical lines down the cactus to separate the segments using the #4 Liner Brush (RB104)
- Glaze the base of the cactus with UG90 Sand and UG232 Olive using a #4 Soft Fan Brush (RB-144)
- Bisque Cactus to cone 04
- Mix equal amounts of SW447 Blue Bead and SW441 Yellow Bead in a container to create a new “green” bead color.
- With a #4 Soft Fan Brush (RB-144) apply 4-5 coats of the green bead to the entire cactus, alternating the direction of each coat.
- Using a #4 Liner Brush (RB104) apply SW440 White Bead, SW443 Red Bead and SW441 Yellow Bead to the flowers.
Additional Adaptations & Tips
- Wipe the excess glaze off the bottom of the piece.
- Do not stilt.
- Fire to cone 6.
