Bouquet Bowl

Paint a lasting bouquet of colorful flowers on a free form bowl from I Love to Create. This colorful accent piece would make an impressive gift. Floral pattern included.

Materials:

• Home Decor Bisque Designs- 21778 Free Form Bowl 12" x 11.5" x 4.5"
• pure•brilliance® Clear Glaze
• Paper towels
• Sponge
• Foil
• Pencil
• Patterns

Signature Brushes

• SB 801 No. 2/0 Round
• SB 804 No. 4 Shader
• SB 806 No. 6 Round
• SB 807 No. 6 Fan Glaze

E-Z Stroke® Translucent Underglazes

• EZ 007 Royal Purple
• EZ 008 Ruby Red
• EZ 012 Cobalt Jet Black
• EZ 033 Ivy Green
• EZ 051 Santa Fe Sunset
• EZ 068 Roasted Chestnut
• EZ 069 Azure Blue
• EZ 071 Dark Olive
• EZ 101 Neon Yellow
• EZ 102 Neon Blue
• EZ 104 Neon Orange
• EZ 105 Neon Green
• EZ 106 Neon Red

Instructions:

1. Lightly wipe ware with damp sponge to remove bisque dust.
    
2. Using the pencil, lightly sketch the freeform flowers onto entire bowl.
    
3. On a piece of foil, pour an amount of each E-Z Stroke™ color. Using the No. 6 or No. 4 Round and the No. 1 Liner as needed, begin each flower as follows, adding the base color, then the shading and details and finally the black outlines as follows:

Yellow Flower:

a. Neon Yellow: petals
b. Neon Orange: shading on petals
c. Neon Red: flower center
d. Leaves: Ivy Green and Dark Olive

Pink Flower:

a. Ruby Red: petals
b. Royal Purple: shading on petals
c. Neon Yellow: flower center

Purple Flower:

a. Royal Purple: petals
b. Neon Blue: around center of purple flower
c. Roasted Chestnut: flower center

Orange Flower:

a. Neon Orange: petals
b. Neon Red: shading on petals around edge
c. Neon Green: flower center
d. Roasted Chestnut: dots in flower center
e. Leaves: Neon Green, Ivy Green and Dark Olive

Blue Flowers:

a. Neon Blue: petals
b. Royal Purple: shading on petals
c. Leaves: Ivy Green and Dark Olive

Small Lavender Flowers:

a. Santa Fe Sunset: petals
b. Neon Orange: flower centers
c. Roasted Chestnut: dot in the flower center
d. Leaves: Neon Green

Background between flowers and leaves: Azure Blue wash

4. Outline and detail all flowers with the No. 1 Liner and Cobalt Jet Black. Paint Cobalt Jet Black into centers of Blue Flowers and very centers of Yellow Flowers.
    
5. Fire to witness cone 04 to set all color.
    
6. Using the No. 6 Fan Glaze, apply two flowing coats of Pure Brilliance™ Clear Glaze to the entire piece.
    
7. Stilt and fire to witness cone 06.
    
8. Use a stilt stone to remove stilt marks.