Weathered Sign
Make a decorative sign for your home or garden!
Goals & Objectives
- Draw a design that transfers well to the technique.
- Study the history of pointillism and the various mediums used.
- Study contemporary artists using the pointillism technique today.
- Learn how to use glazes to replicate the pointillism technique.
Step 1
Draw your design on a glazed tile with a permanent marker. This process is most successful with simple forms, so avoid excessive detail.
Step 2
Dip the eraser end of the pencil into the glaze and use it to make dots on the glazed surface. You do not need to fill the entire space.
Step 3
Use applicator to apply an analogous color.
Step 4
Enhance your design by using a lighter or darker value of one of your colors. Teacher's Palette glazes can be mixed to achieve these results.
Step 5
Complete your other sections by repeating steps 2-4.
Step 6
Fire to Cone 05 at medium speed. The marker lines will burn out in this step, leaving only the glaze dots.
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