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DIY Painted Mug Set

By: Kathy Cano-Murillo from ilovetocreate

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The DIY Painted Mug Set can serve as the perfect gift or project for Cinco de Mayo! This is one of those cute paint ideas that is also practical, whether it is for your daily coffee fix or for some relaxing herbal tea, everyone uses mugs!

Materials:

Pencil
Paint Brush
Duncan Bisque
Duncan® Concepts® Underglazes for Bisque and Majolica.
Pure•Brilliance™ Clear Glaze

Instructions:

With a pencil, begin sketching flowers and designs on the bisque.
When finished sketching use Duncan Concepts Underglazes to fill inside spaces and then add background color.
Go over all of the edges to give it a refined look.
Add some lighter shades on top of darker ones for more definition.
Next trim all of the ridges in blue.
Carefully outline all the designs in black using the thinnest edge of the brush.
Let it dry before brushing on Pure Brilliance Clear Glaze in all sides.
Fire in the kiln, cone 6.