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used on decorative items and is not suitable for food or drink.

Design work done in translucent One Strokes can be

completed and then spot glazed to the design, giving a

contrast of texture and surface.

Polishing is accomplished by buffing the opaque under-

glaze while it is still damp. A smooth surfaced piece works

better for polishing underglaze than an embossed piece.

Care must be taken to avoid removing the color from sharp

angles and rims; it is easy to scratch the ware accidentally

with your fingernails. Apply the color carefully; any ridges

or buildups of color will affect the end result. Using a silk

sponge to apply the color will help overcome some of these

problems. Some colors polish better than others. Those that

dry with a frosty look are less than successful.

•Apply three coats of underglaze with a brush in usual

manner to assure all over coverage. Apply the colors

evenly and smoothly. Do not allow prolonged drying

time between the coats.

• Thin the same color, half and half, with Mayco Media

and mix well. Prepare a ball of soft facial tissue or soft

T-shirt material. Apply the mixture to a small area at a

time. An area about the size of the palm of your hand is

about right. When the shiny wet look disappears and

the color will not stick to the pad, polish that area

briskly. The pressure should be light and the movement

fast. It is the friction that develops the sheen.

•Continue to apply the color mixture to a small area at a

time, each one slightly overlapping the previous one,

until all of the piece has been polished. Now buff the

entire surface again, without wetting, until a high sheen

is developed. If the color looks blotchy, this will

disappear as the piece dries.

• If you wish to add a design with underglaze or One

Stroke, be careful not to mar the surface. Use a soft cloth

to hold the piece. Wait until the piece has thoroughly

dried before tracing the design so the surface is not

marred by the pressure of the transferring.

Translucent Underglaze

Mayco's One Strokes are translucent underglazes that

have a light, airy look and brilliancy of colors. Mayco's One

Strokes look almost the same color in the bottle as on the

finished piece. This allows mixing, shading and blending

with them to be done with minimal complications. They

can be compared to the artist's water colors. The "see-

through" characteristics of one strokes allow shading of one

color over another to achieve depth and dimension.

As the name states, One Strokes infers one stroke of the

brush. While this does not bind the artist, it does make the

one generous stroke of color the most beautiful aspect of the

product. When multiple colors are applied, the thinning of

the color and thinner layers of the product allow the product

to be used to its full advantage. The thinning of the One

Strokes and the amount of the application is adjusted to the

number of times a color is used on a given area. The final

depth of color should be no more than a generous stroke of

the brush with unthinned One Strokes.

Concentrated translucent colors are designed for relatively

thin applications that naturally result from ONE brush stroke.

Very heavy applications of color can lead to problems of dry

areas, cracking or bare spots where the One Strokes may pop

off, taking the clear glaze with it. Bleeding of darker colors of

blue and black may occur, but is generally the result of not

firing the color before glazing or too heavy an application of the

top clear glaze.

If the color is applied too thinly, the color will seem to

disappear under the top coat of clear glaze after firing. The One

Stroke has to be thick enough so the top glaze does not "canni-

balize" it and yet feed the glaze to produce the final color.

Thinning with water minimizes the danger of heavy application,

but over-diluting can cause the loss of color. Darker colors can

withstand more thinning than lighter shades. The use of Mayco

Media helps suspend the color without diluting it.

Use a palette knife to thin the color onto a tile to the

consistency of light cream for most applications, such as

large areas, creating bold designs, for sponging and dry

brushing with a flat shader brush. The product should be the

consistency of very light cream for banding wheel work and

decorating over unfired glazes. For washes of color,

spattering or full brush shading over one color with another

color, the consistency should be like milk.

General rules for One Stroke application:

•Generally applied to greenware Sometimes applied to

bisque, for special techniques like color washes or

Majolica (on top of an unfired glaze).

•Dampen the greenware slightly before applying.

• Shake bottle well and if necessary thin with Mayco

Media and/or water.

•Can be intermixed to get more colors.

•Can be used to tint opaque underglazes, glazes and slip.

• Fired to shelf cone 04.

•Water soluble.

•Non-toxic.

•Generally a clear glaze finish is applied after firing to

shelf cone 04 to bring out true color and vividness of

the product.

Brushing Translucent Underglazes

Because of the translucent quality of One Strokes, the

direction of the brush stroke is apparent. This makes them

ideal for artistic detail work and designs.

Although One Strokes will not give a solid coverage,

generally they can be used satisfactorily on large areas if

applied in the described manner. Thin the color to the

thickness of whole milk, applying with a flat brush sized for

the area. More than one coat of color thinned properly will

produce a more opaque look.

Sponging One Strokes

A sponge can be used in a variety of ways with One

Strokes, achieving a totally different look each way. Unlike

the opaque underglazes that block out color beneath, One

Strokes allow every overlap of the sponge to show. A light,

airy look is accomplished by choosing a sponge with a

specific pattern to it, rotating the sponge and using lighter

Underglazes

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