Ceramic "Look" with Paint?
Richard E. Freeman
I'm trying to create a surface as close to ceramic as possible using
paint/varnish applied to bisque and/or plaster. So far I've had pretty
good results painting with water based acrylics and then finishing with a
thick coat of high gloss polyurethane varnish., but I'm not completely
satisfied.
Any ideas?
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Thanks,
Rich Freeman
Regiment's Hobby Shop
High gloss car enamels? Laquers? I would think that the gloss coat or
top layers would give you the hard ceramic look you want. If you paint
in acrylics, top with several layers of a thick gloss laquer, you might
come up with some interesting depth and dimension. (caveat----I haven't
used car enamels over painters acrylic myself, so please test before
using).
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Andrew Werby
rfreeman@interaccess (Richard E. Freeman) wrote:
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>I'm trying to create a surface as close to ceramic as possible using
>paint/varnish applied to bisque and/or plaster. So far I've had pretty
>good results painting with water based acrylics and then finishing with a
>thick coat of high gloss polyurethane varnish., but I'm not completely
>satisfied.
[If you are doing this to bisque (pottery), why not just go ahead and
use ceramic glazes? There is no way to achieve the same effect using
paint, and if you did fool somebody, they would probably put the thing
in the dishwasher and wreck it. If you are working in ceramic anyway,
and want a ceramic "look", then use ceramic techniques.]
Andrew Werby - United Artworks
Kajojacobs
In article <4s30bf$8...@nntp.interaccess.com>, rfreeman@interaccess
(Richard E. Freeman) writes:
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>I'm trying to create a surface as close to ceramic as possible using
>paint/varnish applied to bisque and/or plaster. So far I've had pretty
>good results painting with water based acrylics and then finishing with a
>thick coat of high gloss polyurethane varnish., but I'm not completely
>satisfied.
>
>
>Any ideas?
>
>
I recently received an order of modeling paste from Uttrech (brands differ
in composition) and it came immediately to mind when I read your post. I
don't use it the way you do but it can give a smooth, hard, semi-gloss
finish when applied for that effect. Might work.
~Karen Jacobs
~Painter/Mulit-Media
Richard E. Freeman
Andrew Werby (dre...@lanminds.com) wrote:
: rfreeman@interaccess (Richard E. Freeman) wrote:
: >
: >I'm trying to create a surface as close to ceramic as possible using
: >paint/varnish applied to bisque and/or plaster. So far I've had pretty
: >good results painting with water based acrylics and then finishing with a
: >thick coat of high gloss polyurethane varnish., but I'm not completely
: >satisfied.
: [If you are doing this to bisque (pottery), why not just go ahead and
: use ceramic glazes? There is no way to achieve the same effect using
: paint, and if you did fool somebody, they would probably put the thing
: in the dishwasher and wreck it. If you are working in ceramic anyway,
: and want a ceramic "look", then use ceramic techniques.]
: Andrew Werby - United Artworks
: http://users.lanminds.com/~drewid
That makes sense for bisque, though from what I've seen down at the
ceramics store only a small percentage of pieces are being fired a second
time these days, but then most pieces look pretty awful these days too.
Right now I'm thinking more in terms of plaster and looking around for the
most attractive surface to put on it.
By the way I ordered some of that mold making stuff from Perma-Flex that
you recommended. About $50 for enough to make two pounds worth of molds.
Ouch! Will report back when I do my first mold. Nice web page by the way.
Rich Freeman
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