Tomccv

Thanks Min I have read about this technique and did do something similar when I first embarked on this course. I usually have to work it like a sketch, though and remove, reshape and retry until I get it right. I do this just like I I would in my sketchbook and then go over it with the underglaze. Works very well except for the problem I already posted. I guess, if my drawing skills were up to it I might try your suggestion again. But my skills, although they are always improving aren’t up there yet. Thanks for your reply. T

Bill, your photos show beautiful work but that’s not what I’m doing. I need finer lines than that and your assertion that I could use a brush and “with practice” is ....well, insulting. Do you think I didn’t try a brush? A brush is only a tool and all tools have their limitations.

I hope I got the gist of this thread correctly or my question might seem off topic. I like to sketch images on my white bisque ware with underglaze, refine to set the UG and fire a transparent glaze over the top in the next glaze firing. It requires three firings to get the job done but results in a very pretty pot. And very popular... It requires me to have the ability to put some very fine and precise lines on the pot and I am getting this done with some small squeeze bottles that have a syringe tip. I am getting the result I like but with difficulty. Sometimes the underglaze comes forth too freely. If I’m quick I move quickly and don’t get a blotch. Other times things are going just fine when the underglaze quits feeding. I squeeze and get nothing until suddenly... Well you get the idea. If it would feed reliably it would work perfectly. But it doesn’t. I can’t be the only potter that’s doing this. I love the result. The images really pop. If you went through a phase like this and was successful, what did you use? Im not really frustrated but I’d like this to be easier. Any suggestions welcome. Thanks Tom

Sorry, I never do things right the first time. yes that is a transmission part. Ports and passages for oil.