Making Fingerprints On Ceramic Glazed Plates

How to paint a faux fire glazed pottery look.

Making fingerprints on ceramic glazed plates.

To make the butterflies cover your child s index finger with black ceramic paint and press firmly to platter. Make slab and cut. A step by step video on how to use the slab roller to make a plate with a unique foot. This paint can be applied on porcelain china glazed earthenware and more.

Craft retailers often stock specialty ceramic paint that you can apply freehand with a brush or to kick it up a notch use stencils or stamps in your design. Food safe paints are often labeled as such and can be found at your local art supply store. 1 white oven safe ceramic plate. Use a food safe glaze to paint a design on the plate or cover the whole plate.

If your plates will be displayed in a case or hung on a wall as decoration only you can use enamel acrylic paint. To make it easier to fire leave the bottom unglazed so it can rest on a shelf without getting stuck to it with the glaze. Then fire the plate again to the temperature required by your glaze. Buy food and dishwasher safe ceramic paint if the plates will be used for food.

Place newspaper pattern on slab and cut out plate using a fettling knife a plastic picnic knife works well for elementary age artists. I found the pictured oven safe plate at target for 3 but you can likely find one at your local thrift store for less. Make sure your ceramic paint is labeled food safe and toxic free if it will be used to serve food. Replicate the look of fire glazed pottery without having to put your piece in the kiln.

Move gradually with both glaze bottle and brush until the surface is fully glazed. Roll slab to 3 8 to 1 2 thickness and large enough for at least one plate per slab. Add glazing and fire the plate again. Pebeo porcelaine 150 paints.

Once dry add colorful wings antennas to head and cute faces to the butterflies. Plates are meant to be eaten off of so make sure the paint you use to decorate your plate is safe. To make either the ladybug or bumblebee use red or yellow ceramic paint to cover the tip of your child s thumb and press firmly to platter.