Friday, 5 June 2015

How To Expertly Paint Your Own Pottery

By Ericka Marsh


Making vases and pots is a good hobby and means to be creative. Creating this art requires certain skills and a lot of practice. There are many purposes for these things. It can be used as a container for something. On the other hand, it can also be used to improve the interior look of the house as decoration. Because of the many uses of these artworks, you can easily make a business out of it.

There are specific ways to have the pots designed. They can be designed in their structure such as the style on how they are going to be created. There are also others who choose to add other designs to the surface through painting. You have to make it attractive so that it can be sold off. There are different ways to paint your own pottery Utah. There are other people who seriously want to make a business out of it and because of this, they choose to go to schools for it. Many training centers for professionals can be found in Salt Lake City.

You can also master the skill on your own. Many people refer to the internet and the methods that are being provided by different websites for their designs. You have to remember that if you like to have good results, you need to have the right tools for it. Since vases is made by different materials, you also have to take note that there are special paints made for each of the materials.

Some of the techniques you need can be achieved through research or training. But you have to learn about the tips that will help you accomplish it well and much faster. There is a need for you to have a clean surface that you can paint on. You should use sponge that is not too damp so that it would not make the pot pliable.

If you have creative mind, it would not be hard for you to think about a good design that you can use for it. But if you are having a hard time or this is your first time in applying paint, you can always refer to some of the works posted on the internet. You might be able to see something that can inspire your creativity.

When you paint something on ceramic or pot surfaces, you have to repeat it three times. This is the only way that you can make the hues visible. When you apply the first coat, be sure that it is already dry before you apply the second one. If it is not completely dry, it would surely smudge on the surface and the color will be uneven since there are other parts with thinner shades.

As you can see, there are different types of brushes to be used for these designs. You need to make use of the right brush if you want to get the right stroke. If the design is complicated, it is easier to do if you have the right brush with you. If you do not, then you might have some problems with the strokes.

Not all colors are made available in what the choices that you have. Sometimes, the design requires for a realistic shading. To perfectly achieve a mixture of colors in the surface, you have to make sure that the lighter ones are the first you apply. If you go for the darker ones, it would bleed through and it would be hard to resolve.

There are other materials that you can use for designing other than the paint brush. If you look around, you can see that there are actually a lot of things you can use. You can experiment and you will be able to find more materials to use.




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