Melt Gloop and Opal Lustre

1. Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.  
2. Mix 3 Parts SW004 Zinc Free Clear with 1 parts water to thin glaze. 
3. Pour mixture of Zinc Free Clear into the vase form. 
4. Turn the vase in a circular motion slowly while also tilting the vase to pour out any excess glaze. Be sure to coat the entirety of the inside of the form.  
5. Take your syringe and make sure plunger is completely pushed down then submerge tip of syringe into SW423 Slime Green Melt Gloop and pull plunger up 1/3 of the way and wipe the tip of your syringe. 
6. Submerge tip of syringe into SW422 Hot Pink Melt Gloop and pull plunger up another 1/3 of the way (syringe will now be 2/3 full) and wipe the tip of your syringe.  
7. Submerge tip of syringe into SW421 Yellow Melt Gloop and pull plunger up another 1/3 of the way (syringe will now be full) and wipe the tip of your syringe. 
8. Place your vase on the banding wheel and center your vase. 
9. Start turning your banding wheel slowly and begin at the top rim of the vase by slowly pushing down the plunger on your syringe to allow Gloop to adhere to vase. 
10. As the piece rotates slowly move your syringe down the form to create a spiral line of Gloop on the form 
11. Once your syringe is empty repeat steps 5-7 
12. Return to your vase on the banding wheel and begin again by turning your banding wheel slowly and adhering Gloop where your previous glaze trailing ended and continue the spiral pattern. 
13. Continue to fill syringe as needed to complete the spiral pattern of Gloop until you reach the foot ring of the vase. 
14. Allow Gloop glaze to dry mostly before moving to the next step. The glaze will lose its sheen/have a satin like finish. This is when you are ready to move forward. 
15. Using a #4 Soft Fan Brush apply 2 coats of SW219 Opal Lustre allowing glaze to dry between coats.  
16. Fire to cone 6. 

Additional Adaptations & Tips  

• Be sure to thoroughly clean the tip of your syringe each time after filling with a sponge before dipping syringe into the next color to prevent any color contamination. 
• If you see the Gloop glaze streaking into your brush when applying the first coat of Opal Lustre the Gloop is still too wet and needs more time to dry.