Clean greenware in the usual
manner. Drill holes for the light and the springs for the bats. Cut out the
eyes and mouth of the pumpkin and ghosts.
Fire to 06.
Basecoat with white opaque
stain.
Antique the piece with Brown
Translucent. Wipe down with a soft cloth for desired look.
Dry brush the ghost with
white opaque stain.
Spray the piece with super
matte spray to seal the antiquing and the translucents will go on more even.
Using black opaque stain put
in the eye lashes and mouth of the ghost. With a soft brush and chalk rub in
the cheeks.
Place the following colors refering to picture. NOTE (the
paints used here are all translucent paints) Stem- mix
yellow and black Pumpkin- tangerine Corn
- topaz Grass- evergreen and sunshine (do not
mix together on the piece place the colors on and then blend.
Patch-amethyst
Stitching on the patch are done with black opaque stain and drybrushed with
white opaque stain to highlight detail. Also drybrush white on the grass and
the corn to highlight.
Spray again with super matte.
Paint
the bats as follows:
Mix black and charcoal
opaque stain about half of each color to basecoat the whole piece.
Drybrush white opaque
stain on the wings and then lighter on the stomach and face just to show
detail.
Use amethyst translucent
on the wings leaving some white showing.
Add detail in the wings
and put in the eyes and mouth with black opaque stain.
