|
|
At last …. a method guaranteed to bring carving
backgrounds to a clear, simple level. Whether you are a beginner or an
advanced painter, you can use the following sheets of Celee’s very best
carved shadows to learn how to use your silk for creating beautiful
shapes on your own or you can fire them directly onto your piece for
instant, beautiful backgrounds.
To LEARN carving: First slide a decal sheet into a clear plastic sheet protector. Then choose from one of the clusters and lay in double loaded paints – use Celee’s “Ready Carver” or an equivalent #18 square shader to lay in the color with hard and soft edges. Next, slide white paper under the plastic to view your paint application. Then use silk over your index finger to scrape away or remove the wet paint exactly where Celee’s sample cluster has it. After carving out all of these negative spaces, use your large wipe out tool to clean the negative spaces you just carved. Re-insert the white card to view your beautiful finished carved cluster. If you repeat this process 4 or 5 times on the same cluster you will begin to intuitively learn the ratio of positive and negative spaces and the sequence that leads to the finished cluster, and you will be on your way to beautiful carving on your own piece. There are literally hundreds of segments to choose from on these sheets!
The “Ready Carver” brush, silk, and wipe out tool were used to reproduce Celee’s original cluster from Sheet #5. Now try it on your porcelain! Use the decals conservatively; the tile below with 9 decals may be too busy for some tastes. Especially for TeachersThis is a
tool you cannot be without if you plan on teaching this
carving technique! Have your students go through the
previous steps and watch them conquer carving right along
with you!! Then there is
the other use….. See what a difference these carved clusters make when you cut them out and you actually apply and fire them onto your porcelain.
Sheets 1 through 9 Each sheet can be cut apart, and that
segment applied to porcelain (like any decal) and fired
between 016 & 014!
Colors used (in combination) on these
background sheets: |
| SEMINARS | INSTANT CARVING | PAINTED ITEMS FOR SALE | CUSTOM PIECES & COMMISSIONS | NEW | |