Tuesday, June 2, 2015

How To Expertly Paint Your Own Pottery

By Ericka Marsh


Making vases and pots is a good hobby and means to be creative. Creating this art requires certain skills and a lot of practice. There are many purposes for these things. It can be used as a container for something. On the other hand, it can also be used to improve the interior look of the house as decoration. Because of the many uses of these artworks, you can easily make a business out of it.

The design can be applied to the structure and style of the pot. If you are more into simpler designs, you can enhance the appearance through painting new designs on the surfaces. Painting in these surfaces is different compared to painting it on canvas. You can learn the necessary techniques through schools that will help you paint your own pottery Utah. Training centers are abundant in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Others try to master the techniques on their own. There are actually different tutorial videos that you can follow on the internet. Before you start, you need to make sure that you have everything you need such as painting tools and coloring materials. There are materials that do not mix well with water and colors. You have to choose it well because it might ruin the shape of the material.

Some of the techniques you need can be achieved through research or training. But you have to learn about the tips that will help you accomplish it well and much faster. There is a need for you to have a clean surface that you can paint on. You should use sponge that is not too damp so that it would not make the pot pliable.

Even artists would have their own difficult moments. It would be hard for them to conjure up their creativity especially when they are not very inspired. If you are looking for inspiration, you should be looking at the works of others. Try to see if something would capture your interest.

The rule to make the colors visible is to have the surface coated three times. And if you want to make it more vibrant, you can add more coats to it. Before you apply the next coating, you have to see to it that it is already dry. If you do not make sure out of it, this would make the colors uneven. Some of the parts are thinner and some have thicker colors.

Many people often wonder what the use of different kinds of brushes. Having brushes with different tips will help you accomplish more complicated kinds of designs. It is more convenient to use finer ones when you are trying to achieve thinner strokes and broader ones for the opposite. If you want to make it work, you should be ready with different kinds of brushes.

There are times when there is a need to overlap colors. It is a very important step since it will enable you to achieve the desired colors especially those that are not present in these places. You have to put the lighter ones in this underneath the darker ones to avoid bleeding.

There are other materials that you can use for designing other than the paint brush. If you look around, you can see that there are actually a lot of things you can use. You can experiment and you will be able to find more materials to use.




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