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IlERAMIC STUDIO 
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lined with black gives a very effective and brilliant plate. 
For this treatment outline the design in Black to which 
has been added a little Dark Green, keep the outline loose 
and flowing, not too exacting and hard. When fired, float 
on in an enamel composed of three parts Banding Blue, 
one part Blue Green, one part Azure Glaze, and if a deep 
blue is wished, a little Royal Blue is added. The Azure 
Glaze is an enamel body, is very soft and gives the enamel 
a beautiful transparent quality. Each color is first mixed 
to a stiff paste with Painting Medium, then thinned with 
Enamel Medium and floated on with turpentine, not painted 
on.* The technique is very simple when mastered and 
affords a delightfully free and spontaneous way of working 
* i\OTE — To float on enamel fill the brush full with the color mixture and 
draw slowly over the surface so that the color floats off without showing the 
brush strokes. 
