Specialty Facet-inis

Penguin

1. Begin with properly fired cone 04 bisque. Moisten a sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. On the DSS-0162 Holiday Icons screen, locate snowflakes. Draw an outline around them in permanent marker. Cut them out with excess screen around the edges.
3. Squeeze around 1 TBS of SG-401 Black onto the palette. Add a pinch of AC-310 Silkscreen Medium. Mix with a palette knife until it becomes the consistency of peanut butter. You may need to add more silkscreen medium or designer liner.
4. Place a snowflake on the belly or face of the penguin. While holding the screen firmly in place, take a small amount of premixed silkscreen medium, and gently rub in circles starting in the center and working outward.
5. Wash the screen and repeat as pictured.
6. Using SG-401 Black, make dots on the belly and face. Outline the eyes, beak, feet and border of the belly/face. Make a pupil in the eyes.
7. Using the Script Liner with EL-101 Oyster Shell, apply 2 coats to the face and belly. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
8. Using the Script Liner with NT-BR Clear One Brushing, apply 2 coats to the eyes. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
9. Using the Script Liner with EL-143 Cactus Flower, apply 2 coats to the beak and feet. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
10. Using the Script Liner and Soft Fan with EL-134 Mirror Blue, apply 3 coats to the body. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
11. Fire to cone 06.

Fish

1. Begin with properly fired cone 04 bisque. Moisten a sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Use the pencil to draw a line separating the face from the body.
3. Using the Script Liner with SC-16 Cotton Tail, apply 2 coats to the eyes. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
4. Using the Script Line with SC-88 Tu Tu Tango, apply 2 coats to the top fin and mouth. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
5. Using the Script Liner with SC-6 Sunkissed, apply 2 coats to the back fin. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
6. Using the Script Liner with SC-9 Jaded, apply 2 coats to the side fins. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
7. Using the Script Liner with SC-76 Cara-Bein Blue, apply 3 coats to the face. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
8. Using the Script Liner and Soft Fan with FN-009 Black, apply 3 coats to the body only. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
9. Using the Detail Liner with SC-15 Tuxedo, outline the eyes, mouth and fins. Apply 2 coats to the pupils. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
10. Using the Detail Liner with AC-302 Wax Resist, outline the facets on the body.
11. Using the Script Liner with SG-202 White Cobblestone, apply 2 coats to each facet on the body. Allow glaze to lose its shine before applying the second coat, but do not wait until it is dry enough to crack.
12. Using the Script Liner with SC-6 Sunkissed, SC-11 Blue Yonder, SC-27 Sour Apple, SC-33 Fruit of the Vine and SC-97 Cant-elope, apply 1 coat to each of the facets with cobblestone.
13. Using FD-258 Pure White, add decorative dots and lines to the fins and face.
14. Fire to cone 06.

Bee

1. Begin with properly fired cone 04 bisque. Moisten a sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
2. Use the pencil to draw the “tear drops” coming down the facets on the body and around the face.
3. Using the Script Liner with SC-6 Sunkissed, apply 2 coats to the “tear drops” on the 2nd and 4th row of facets on the body and the tops of the antenna. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
4. Using the Script Liner with SC-15 Tuxedo, apply 2 coats to the “tear drops” on the 1st and 3rd row of facets on the body, arms and feet. Allow glaze to dry between coats. Use the Detail Liner to outline the eyes, nose, mouth and yellow “tear drops”.
5. Using the Script Liner with FN-203 Dry Champagne, apply 2 coats to the 2nd and 4th row of facets on the body and face. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
6. Using the Script Liner with FN-220 Sooty Gray, apply 2 coats to the 1st and 3rd row of facets on the body and the head (not face). Allow glaze to dry between coats.
7. Using the Script Liner with CC-108 China Sea, apply 3 coats to the wings. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
8. Fire to cone 06.
9. Using the Script Liner with SS-138 Flat Black, apply 1 coat to the wings. Wipe off with a damp sponge.