Porcelain & glass paint without staining - Marabu Porcelain color
Until recently I knew porcelain paint only for baking in the household oven - until I discovered the "Marabu Porcelain color" without baking. That makes things easier for me.
My patients are allowed to make a cup in the creative studio because they are not allowed to take their "own" cups out of the dining room, but they would like to have a coffee outside in the sun. You can take your personal cup with you wherever you want. So far, that has always been quite a hassle for me: painting the cups, allowing them to dry, baking them, cooling them, giving them back to the patients, keeping track of everything ... Now it's all a lot easier:
After 30 minutes, the colors are dust-dry, dishwasher-safe after three days (so far we have only washed them by hand, so I have no experience in terms of machine cleaning and durability.) Washed by hand, the colors last well and my patients can take directly and use.
Whenever it should be fast (for example, as a hands-on campaign on children's birthday parties, district festivals, the open house, etc.), the colors are great. Maybe you do not know her yet and you're happy about the discovery :)
You need:
- Object made of porcelain or glass
- the porcelain paints in the desired shades (to buy online (Google helps, I do not know if I can specify my favorite shop here) or in well-equipped craft shops (large chain starting with "I" ...). Shop: 1.79? / 15ml, in the shop with "I" around 1? More, the colors are very rich by the way.
And also:
- Glass cleaner and kitchen paper
- Hand soap, sink, towel
- Pad to protect the work surface
- brush
Optional (depending on design request):
- pointed wooden sticks for fine lines
- Sponges for priming or stenciling
- Creative templates or templates
- Sandwich paper for creating your own templates
- Carbon paper and pen for drawing
- Creping tape for fixing templates or stencils and carbon paper
How to do it:
This point is a bit difficult, as it depends very much on the desired design, which work steps are pending. I'll try it anyway:
- Working surface with newspaper or similar interpret.
- On grease and dust, the color does not hold, so wash hands with soap, dry well, rub glass or porcelain surface well with glass cleaner.
- If desired, prime the surface. This is done using a wider bristle brush or with a sponge (wipe or dab), depending on the desired end result. Sponges can be used to create beautiful effects and color transitions. The colors are slightly translucent, so it is best to prime with a light color. Depending on how strong the primer should cover, if necessary work in several layers (allow to dry in between).
- If you do not like to paint your hand, place a piece of carbon paper with the coated side on the surface, above that the desired motif. Fix both with crepe adhesive tape and tighten the lines with a ballpoint pen. Caution with previous primer: Only use adhesive tape with low adhesion, otherwise you will later remove the paint with the adhesive tape. Remove the template and carbon paper. When designing glass, the motif can simply be glued against the glass from the inside and saves the work step.
- Stir the porcelain paint well.
- Trace the transferred lines with porcelain paint, if necessary also work in several layers. Fine lines can be created well with sharp wooden sticks.
- If you want to work with stencils, stick the desired template (if not self-adhesive) to the substrate with adhesive tape and use a sponge to evenly dab the recesses. Remove the stencil as long as the ink is still wet.
- Allow the finished work to dry well, rinse the brushes and sponges under running water.
I ask for your understanding that I do not upload any pictures for a tip. Although I have some, but I do not know if my patients would agree with the uploading on the Internet. But I think you can imagine what the whole thing looks like - they are painted cups.
Have fun painting and brushing!
