Symmetrical Art Deco Tiles

by AMACO brent

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Research

Research the Art Deco movement to gather inspiration.

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Cut and Fold

Cut the tracing paper to match the dimensions of the bisque tile. Fold the cut tracing paper in half.

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Draw

Draw half of the design on the folded tracing paper using a felt tip or ballpoint pen.

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Flip

Flip the folded tracing paper over and trace the design onto the other side.

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Scribble

Turn the tracing paper over so the drawing is facing down. Using a soft lead pencil, scribble over the lines of the design. Be sure that the scribbles are on the opposite side of the tracing paper than the pen drawing.

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Edit

Open the tracing paper to view your symmetrical design. Make any changes or modifications before transferring it to the tile.

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Trace

Tape the drawing to the bisque tile with the scribble side down. Trace over the the lines to transfer your design. HINT: use a different color ink to trace. This will help show which lines have been traced.

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Remove

Remove the tracing paper to view the transferred drawing. Redraw any lines if necessary.

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Glaze Over Lines

Fill the Underglaze Applicator with Teacher's Palette Coal Black (TP-1). Using the Applicator apply TP-1 over the lines of the design. Let the lines dry completely.

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Glaze

Once the TP-1 dries, paint over the lines using Teacher's Palette Light Glazes.

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Fire

Glaze fire the tile to Cone 05.

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Video

In this video Art Educator, Kathy Skaggs, and the Director of AMACO Educational Outreach, Diana Faris, go step-by-step through this technique and highlight all the fun ways you can use Teacher's Palette Glazes, Teacher's Palette Light Glazes as well as the Celadon Glazes in this project.

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