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We continue with our series on Porcelain painting with our jewelry box and oval tile.

This is the box ready for the second fire.  I have washed a color of blue over the main area, darkened the flowers and put the detail like the whiskers, and centers in the flowers.  A wash is a very thin layer of paint but allows you to see the colors and objects from the previous painting.  Remember the paint is very translucent.

 I have added light greens and yellows to the leaves.  Any area I want only the color from the previous painting to show, I have wiped back to that color with my finger or a solft cloth since it is already fired in.

Tiny circles and dots are put around the pink borders with an ink made from powdered pigment paint added to oil.   Then a quill pen is used to paint the fine detail. 
 

The second application of paint for the tile was to darken only the areas that will be deeper in value.  I leave any of the light areas alone, applying no paint.  I have used some blue for the cooler leaves and a warm green or yellow for the warmer leaves.   The cooler leaves will recede and the warmer leaves will come forward.  You will notice I have kept the buds or pods in the center near the main flower lighter and brighter since it is going to be near the center of interest.

More detail was put in the buds at top.  I shaded the back or shadows side of the buds to give them form.

The top side of the lilies were darken with a deeper red and the underside was cooled with a bluer red.  The back ground will be left for later, when all the detail work is finished on the flowers.

I will now fire again.

Today and tomorrow I will have my grandson and we will play.   He is so funny and I do enjoy him so....He loves to converse about everything.  Until next time..