ACRYLIC KNITTED PUMPKIN
Designer: Bob Moreni
SUPPLIES
Form
- CD025 Small Knitted Pumpkin
Colors
- SS-81 Shimmering Silver
- SS-276 Forest Green
- SS-317 Turquoise
- SS-335 Rich Blue
- MM-105 Gold Metallic
Decorating Accessories
- Basecoat Brush
- Various Drybrush’s
- RB-104 #4 Liner
- RB-116 #6 Round
- AC-502 Matte Sealer
Miscellaneous Accessories
- Foam Plates – Aluminum Foil for Palette
- Paper Towels
- Water Bowl
- Clean-Up Tool
- Sponge
- 2 Small 2oz Cups
- Measuring spoons
INSTRUCTIONS
- Cast the mold in usual manner. Allow to dry. Clean the greenware with a Clean-Up Tool. Bisque fire to cone 04.
- Begin with properly fired shelf cone 04 bisque. Moisten a clean sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust.
- In a small 2oz Cup, mix the following colors to create teal color. 1¼ tsp SS-335 Rich Blue, ½ tsp SS-276 Forest Green and ¼ tsp 317 Turquoise.
- Basecoat the pumpkin with 1-2 coats of the teal mix to the whole pumpkin. Allow to dry!
- Drybrush the pumpkin with 2 coats of MM-105 Gold Metallic. Allow to dry!
- In a small 2oz Cup, mix the following colors 1/4tsp SS-81 Shimmering Silver and 1/4tsp MM-105 Gold Metallic to create a champagne gold.
- Drybrush the high areas of the pumpkin to highlight.
- Drybrush the stem with SS-81 Shimmering Silver.
- Shade the deep crevices of the pumpkin with the basecoat color. Allow to dry!
- Apply 1-2 coats of AC-502 Matte Sealer to the piece.
- DO NOT FIRE!