Pugaboo Posted November 5, 2013 Report Share Posted November 5, 2013 I have a question I hope those if you that use it can help answer. I have a sculpture that took me over a week to make and almost month to dry slowly. I was getting ready to paint on the underglaze decoration when I noticed a very fine hairline crack across the tip of one ear, all I can think is it got bumped at some point and I didn't notice it. I whipped up my first ever batch of Paperclay Slip, thank you everyone for posting your recipes! I used toilet paper, some of my dry clay body, a bit of water and some vinegar to make a thick slurry. I brushed this on the ear inside and out in several layers allowing it to dry in between. Now that it's dry can I clean it up and paint underglaze on it like I was planning to? Or should I gently clean and smooth the area bisque it THEN paint on the underglaze? Thanks for your help! Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Campbell Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I would do it now rather then after bisque ... cannot see any upside to waiting. It will either work or it won't. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLowes Posted November 6, 2013 Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 I am with Chris on this. I have used my joining slip recipe to build up areas and then underglazed them before going to bisque. I have also knocked off a piece and reattached it using the joining slip, saving a lot of work. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugaboo Posted November 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2013 Thank you everyone. I have brushed on several layers of the Paper clay slip drying between and have painted on the underglaze and it's drying. Since it was still damp when I loaded the kiln it's going to have to wait until the next kiln load to see if it survives the firing process. Terry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederik-W Posted November 12, 2013 Report Share Posted November 12, 2013 Good luck and please post here if you had success so we can all be wiser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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