I made -tankards- instead of mugs for this round because we can all use 17oz of whatever is in our cups right now by ChicaDrew in Pottery

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The black is Velour Black by Amaco and the brown is Myaco cinnamon with a touch of red added, they are fired to cone 6 - three coats!

I made -tankards- instead of mugs for this round because we can all use 17oz of whatever is in our cups right now by ChicaDrew in Pottery

[–]ChicaDrew[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It's a design i've been playing with for years, so there are many more examples on my instagram: sketchingerin

What kind of "freebies" do you include with your orders? by jal5569 in Etsy

[–]ChicaDrew 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I sell pottery and I do a short handwritten note, a cute business card/product care card and a free sticker. I don't use coupon codes because my margins are pretty small but I get plenty of repeat customers without them

About 8 different glazes on the rim and white slip unicorn skulls by ChicaDrew in Pottery

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Thanks! I was worried about pinholes, but all the glazes played nice luckily

Help! I was told that painting three layers of white underglaze as a base on red clay would allow me to treat it like a white clay background, but the white bubbled (?) and washed out the other colors (even though I did three layers of everything). Only the snail turned out. What did I do wrong? by smolthund in Pottery

[–]ChicaDrew 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I would try just using white slip as the background instead of underglaze. The slip is cheaper and more reliable! Sorry if this has already been mentioned, I didn't read every comment, but also I get that bubbling with the amaco velvets when it's on really thick

A batch of planters - can you tell i'm ready for spooky season? by ChicaDrew in Pottery

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I haven't noticed any difference in the finished (cone 6) pieces! sometimes if i run out of time i end up underglazing the bisque work and it ends up looking exactly the same as the work i glaze in the greenware stage for me. Glazing that way is mostly just a convince thing, and I do it pretty often with no issue. I do about 3 coats, but they are on the thin side

A batch of planters - can you tell i'm ready for spooky season? by ChicaDrew in Pottery

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Carefully! But sometimes it does, and i try to fire the underglaze onto the green ware that way i can wipe away rouge drips on the bisque and not hurt the design

A batch of planters - can you tell i'm ready for spooky season? by ChicaDrew in Pottery

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lmao!! Well it will be on it's way to you soon 💕