Smiling Swimmer Blue & Red Fish Plate

This Project Uses

• Medium Fish Plate bisque (case) (DUNCA 37490C)
• Medium Fish Plate bisque (DUNCA 37490)
• Neon Red (DUNCA CN507-002) Discontinued
• Dark Black (DUNCA CN253-002) Discontinued
• Neon Blue (DUNCA CN502-002) Discontinued
• Neon Yellow (DUNCA CN501-002) Discontinued
• No. 10 Round brush (DUNCA SB812) Discontinued
• No. 6 Fan Glaze brush (DUNCA SB807) Discontinued
• Pure Brilliance (gallon) (DUNCA PB001-128)
• Potter's Sponge - Synthetic (CLSP001)

Directions

1. Wipe fish plate with damp sponge to remove bisque dust.
2. Roughly draw separate sections on fish with pencil.
3. Brush three coats Neon Yellow in fins and part of the tail. Let dry.
4. Brush three coats Neon Blue in three of the stripes and area around face and three coats Neon Red in the remaining stripes. Let dry.
5. Use Liner brush to outline blue stripes with Dark Delft.  
6. Paint mouth and draw circle around eye and center.
7. Detail fins and tail with fine black lines as desired.
8. Dip toothbrush or stiff brush into some Black and spatter fish as desired. Let dry.
9. Brush three coats of desired color or two coats of Black to back of plate. Let dry.
10. Stilt on kiln shelf and fire to cone 06.