Making Fingerprints On Ceramic Glazed Plates

Plates are meant to be eaten off of so make sure the paint you use to decorate your plate is safe.

Making fingerprints on ceramic glazed plates.

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. Food safe paints are often labeled as such and can be found at your local art supply store. This paint can be applied on porcelain china glazed earthenware and more. Once dry add colorful wings antennas to head and cute faces to the butterflies.

Place newspaper pattern on slab and cut out plate using a fettling knife a plastic picnic knife works well for elementary age artists. Pebeo porcelaine 150 paints. 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. To make the butterflies cover your child s index finger with black ceramic paint and press firmly to platter.

When you use acrylic or ceramic paints you can easily create. Replicate the look of fire glazed pottery without having to put your piece in the kiln. Make sure your ceramic paint is labeled food safe and toxic free if it will be used to serve food. How to paint a faux fire glazed pottery look.

Make slab and cut. Then fire the plate again to the temperature required by your glaze. Add glazing and fire the plate again. Roll slab to 3 8 to 1 2 thickness and large enough for at least one plate per slab.

A step by step video on how to use the slab roller to make a plate with a unique foot. Once it dries you can bake it in the oven for 35 minutes at 300 f and it will come out. Buy food and dishwasher safe ceramic paint if the plates will be used for food. I found the pictured oven safe plate at target for 3 but you can likely find one at your local thrift store for less.

High fire the wall plate to cone 11 in an oxidation atmosphere using a crystalline glaze firing profile. Move gradually with both glaze bottle and brush until the surface is fully glazed. 1 white oven safe ceramic plate.