Fun Project Idea!
LARS & LINDY COBBLESTONE
Designer: Elizabeth Carey
Colors
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SC-13 Grapel
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SC-15 Tuxedo
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SC-27 Sour Apple
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SC-60 Silver Lining
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SC-75 Orange-A-Peel
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SG-201 Black Cobblestone
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SG-202 White Cobblestone
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Begin with properly fired cone 04 bisque. Moisten a sponge and wipe bisque to remove any dust
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Squeeze around 1 TBS of SC-15 Tuxedo onto the palette. Thin with around 1 TSP of water. Apply 1 coat of thinned SC-15 Tuxedo to Lars and Lindy (not on hats). Use a damp sponge to wipe off most of the glaze, leaving it only in the crevices.
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Using the Script Liner with SC-60 Silver Lining, apply 2 coats to Lars’ beard. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
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Using the Script Liner with SC-27 Sour Apple, apply 2 coats to their noses and hands. Apply 2 coats to the pumpkin stem. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
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Using the Script Liner with SC-75 Orange-A-Peel, apply 2 coats to Lindy’s braids and Lars’ body. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
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Using Script Liner and Soft Fan with SC-13 Grapel, apply 2 coats to Lindy’s body. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
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Use the pencil to draw or trace Halloween silhouettes on their bodies – spiders, bats, cats, skulls, etc.
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Use the Detail Liner with SC-15 Tuxedo to outline and fill in the Halloween designs. Outline the details on their bodies. Make a dot on Lindy’s nose for a wart.
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Using the Script Liner with SC-15 Tuxedo, apply 2 coats to the underside of their hats. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
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Using the Soft Fan with SC-15 Tuxedo, apply 3 coats to Lindy’s hat and the body of the pumpkin. Allow glaze to dry between coats.
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Squeeze around 1 TBS of SC-13 Grapel, SC-27 Sour Apple and SC-75 Orange-A-Peel onto the palette. Dip the Soft Fan in SC-13 Grapel and apply 1 coat around the bottom 1/3rd of the Lar’s hat. Dip the same brush into SC-27 Sour Apple and shade with the edge of the previous color. Then apply 1 coat to the middle 1/3rd of the hat. Dip the same brush into SC-75 Orange-A-Peel and shade with the edge of the previous color. Then apply 1 coat to the top 1/3rd of the hat. Repeat for a total of 3 coats.
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Using the Soft Fan with SG-201 Black Cobblestone, apply 1 coat to Lar’s hat. As soon as that coat loses its shine, apply a second coat to the bottom 2/3rd of the hat. As soon as that coat loses its shine, apply a third coat to the bottom 1/3rd of the hat.
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Using the Soft Fan with SG-202 White Cobblestone, apply 1 coat to Lindy’s hat. As soon as that coat loses its shine, apply a second coat to the bottom 2/3rd of the hat. As soon as that coat loses its shine, apply a third coat to the bottom 1/3rd of the hat.
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Using the Soft Fan with SG-202 White Cobblestone, apply 1 coat to the body of the pumpkin. As soon as that coat loses its shine, apply a second coat.
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Squeeze around 1 TBS of SC-13 Grapel, SC-27 Sour Apple and SC-75 Orange-A-Peel onto the palette. Dip the Soft Fan in SC-75 Orange-A-Peel and apply 1 coat around the bottom 1/3rd of Lindy’s hat and the body of the pumpkin. Dip the same brush into SC-13 Grapel and shade with the edge of the previous color. Then apply 1 coat to the middle 1/3rd of the hat. Dip the same brush into SC-27 Sour Apple and shade with the edge of the previous color. Then apply 1 coat to the top 1/3rd of the hat.
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Fire to cone 06.