Friday, August 23, 2013

Old School Ceramics: Deer and Clock

I'm still doing ceramics when I can! I went on Saturday and base-coated and antiqued a mantel clock that will be a Christmas gift for my dad and some little reindeer that I will probably keep.

The base-coat is a color called whisper gray and this is what they looked like after I painted the base-coat:

clock1

reindeer1

Then I antiqued them with black stain - you brush it on, then wipe it off with a rag and it leaves behind the black coloring in the detail. When you dry brush over it, the detail really stands out thanks to the antiquing step.

Here's what they looked like after antiquing!

antiqued

This Saturday, I will start dry-brushing them! Can't wait to see how they turn out!

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Posted by Jamie@OwlReally.com at 6:00 AM
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3 comments:

  1. MelissaAugust 23, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    I like how the little deer look flocked. Very cute!

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  2. My Repurposed LifeAugust 23, 2013 at 5:05 PM

    awww, the deer are so cute!
    you dad will love that clock! :)

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  3. Jamie@OwlReally.comAugust 25, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    Thanks everyone!

    lisa, i did do a tree - http://owlreally.blogspot.com/2013/06/old-school-ceramics-christmas-tree.html

    i haven't posted the final "after" photo yet - waiting until i get the right lights for it.

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