Making Fingerprints On Ceramic Glazed Plates

Replicate the look of fire glazed pottery without having to put your piece in the kiln.

Making fingerprints on ceramic glazed plates. 1 white oven safe ceramic plate. 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. Buy food and dishwasher safe ceramic paint if the plates will be used for food. This paint can be applied on porcelain china glazed earthenware and more.

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. When you use acrylic or ceramic paints you can easily create. 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 the butterflies cover your child s index finger with black ceramic paint and press firmly to platter.

Then fire the plate again to the temperature required by your glaze. Add glazing and fire the plate again. I found the pictured oven safe plate at target for 3 but you can likely find one at your local thrift store for less. Pebeo porcelaine 150 paints.

Use a food safe glaze to paint a design on the plate or cover the whole plate. Place newspaper pattern on slab and cut out plate using a fettling knife a plastic picnic knife works well for elementary age artists. Once it dries you can bake it in the oven for 35 minutes at 300 f and it will come out. 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.

Plates are meant to be eaten off of so make sure the paint you use to decorate your plate is safe. How to paint a faux fire glazed pottery look. Make sure your ceramic paint is labeled food safe and toxic free if it will be used to serve food. High fire the wall plate to cone 11 in an oxidation atmosphere using a crystalline glaze firing profile.

A step by step video on how to use the slab roller to make a plate with a unique foot. Roll slab to 3 8 to 1 2 thickness and large enough for at least one plate per slab. Food safe paints are often labeled as such and can be found at your local art supply store.