Ceramic Dry Brushing Technique

Basic information on dry brushing ceramics.

Ceramic dry brushing technique.

This technique often makes for the most lifelike results. The brush is dipped in paint and using paper most of the paint is removed from the brush. Do not pick a really dark base coat such as black because it will be very difficult to dry brush over a darker color than the colors that will be dry brushed on. Dry brushing is an effective technique for accenting a piece with metallic paints since mixing.

For example if you want to dry brush a ceramic dog with black and brown start off with a shade of gray or white. I walk you through my dry brushing process on the face hair and feather. The dry brush paint technique works best on surfaces that have been sanded down although you probably shouldn t sand your furniture if it s already been painted. Learn the dry brushing technique duration.

If your furniture is unvarnished lightly sand the surface of it with 150 grit sandpaper then use a damp cloth to remove the sanding dust. Home made ceramic pieces can be useful items like vases or ash trays or can be decorative like figurines and wall pieces. Dry brush technique for antiquing ceramics instead of applying pigment to the recessed areas of the piece dry brushing highlights the raised areas. The technique of using a dry brush with a minimal amount of paint in it to add depth shading and highlighting details to a piece of bisque or plaster.

One of the best techniques for figurines whether they are animal or human is a process called dry brushing. Dry brushing does not look attractive without the original base coat. Making ceramics can be relaxing and even profitable. In this video i pull out an old ceramic bisque piece i had stashed.

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