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Make sure
paint goes all
way to
ends of
fingers and thumb and press
hand straight down onto
surface of
tile, quickly but gently and firmly, rolling
fingers slightly so
print doesnt look like skeleton fingers lol. Lift
hand straight up and see how cool! Wash their hands with soap,
paint is water soluable and non-staining, but dont let them lick it. With a fine brush, write
child's name and date or birthday or age right on
tile. Set it in a safe place to dry well.
If you are nervous about smearing
dry glaze, have them fired at "cone 04" before painting
clear gloss on top. This is
proper way, but if
underglaze is good and dry and you are very careful, it is ok to put
clear glaze on unfired underglaze and fire
tile once at "cone 06" and
results will be
same. Either way, get
large floppy brush again and paint 3 thin coats of clear gloss on
tile and fire to "cone 06".
You can buy frames from most ceramic stores that sell
tiles. They will last forever. Have fun!

Dy Witt has 21 years experience in ceramic glaze handling, 15 in hand-painted ceramic tile. Her level of realistic detail is unique in the true ceramic process.