KERAMIC STUDIO 
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you will find that the entire design has been preserved, if 
directions have been followed. 
For second fire make the dark blue enamel by adding a 
trifle of Deep Purple and Brunswick Black to Dark Blue. Use 
only turpentine, and add one-eighth ot Dresden Aufsetzvveis 
(in tubes). Use a long-haired tracer, No. i or 2, fill the brush 
with the enamel, made quite thin with turpentine, and fill in 
each petal at one stroke : no touching up, or the enamel will 
look patchy. If the enamel is just right it will flow to the 
outline and look smooth and dull when dry. For the broader 
washes of blue in the border, work in the same way, using 
enamel even thinner, and work rapidly in order that one brush 
full may melt into the one before, for as turpentine is the only 
medium used, it dries rapidly. This blue should fire a beau- 
tiful dark blue, highly glazed, but only slightly raised from 
the dish. For the green enamel leaves and background above 
panels, use Apple Green with a little Silver Yellow added, and 
a touch of Chrome Green B, adding one-fourth Aufsetzweis, 
and turpentine only. Make the smaller leaves a lighter green 
by using Mixing Yellow instead of Silver. Outline all the 
gold bands and little patterns with a clear fine black line 
(leaving the gold on edge of dish, of course), made from 
Brunswick Black with touch of Dark Blue added. Also out- 
line the red bands with the same. 
Now all rests with the fires. Do not fire too hot, or too 
long, and the enamel will never flake off, blister, or do any- 
thing but prove a joy forever. A test of these enamel mix- 
tures would be advisable before using them in this design. 
A new decoration has been introduced by the Rookwood 
Pottery. The firm has artists scouring the country in the 
vicinity of Cincinnati for views, historical and otherwise, to 
decorate their ware. Some exquisite productions are promised. 
TREATMENT OF CUP AND SAUCER 
DRAW on your design carefully with India ink. Dust the 
upper light background with Pearl Grey, the lower por- 
tion with Copenhagen Grey. Take a mixture of Dresden 
Aufsetzweis and best English Enamel, half of each, and model 
the flowers as you would raised paste. For leaves and stems, 
mix a very little Copenhagen with your enamel, remembering 
that it fires darker, and your enamel must be lighter than 
your ground. Use a little Copenhagen to shade centers of 
flowers. Or treat the design with lustres: tint the background 
with steel blue used thin ; clean out flowers, leaves and stems. 
Dry thoroughly in oven, being careful not to dry too much or 
it will rub off. Now go over stems and leaves with Light 
Green. The center flower shade with Orange, the side ones 
with ruby, and the buds and lower flowers with Rose. 
For second fire, go over lower portion of background with 
Dark Green. Dry. Shade leaves and stems with Light 
Green, Go over the orange poppy with Yellow, the ruby 
ones with Orange, and the rose with Orange also. The ruby 
ones will come out scarlet, and the rose mahogany. Now out- 
line carefully with black. 
For the third fire, strengthen any needed shading and go 
over any weak spots in your outlining. 
The handle should be Ruby for first fire, Dark Green for 
second. No gold. 
