Stoneware Face Planter

Instructions

Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
Using the drill with the carbide bit, drill a hole in the bottom of the bowl for drainage.
Using the CB-604 Soft Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SW-189 Cenote to the inside of the bowl.
Using a pencil and the clay carbon paper, trace the pattern onto the bowl. You can skip the cheeks for now.
Add some SW-508 Black Gloss to one of the AC-222 Medium Writer Tip Kits. Use it to trace the facial features and to fill in the eyebrows and pupils.
Using the CB-604 Soft Fan Brush, apply 3 coats of SW-172 Macadamia to the rest of the outside of the bowl. Use a smaller brush to get into any tight spaces.
Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round Brush, apply 2 coats of SW-506 Bright Blue Gloss to the irises of the eyes.
Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round Brush, apply 2 coats of SW-504 Red Gloss to the lips.
Use the pencil to draw the circles for the cheeks. Using the CB-404 #4 Pointed Round Brush, apply 2 coats of SW-251 Pink Opal to the circles.
Add some SW-501 White Gloss to the other AC-222 Writer Tip Kit. Use it to fill in the whites of the eyes and add highlights to the pupils, irises and lips.
Dip the back end of a brush into SW-122 Maycoshino and dab it onto the cheeks, nose and forehead to make freckles.
Do not stilt or hang over the edge of the kiln shelf.
Fire to cone 5/6.

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