Post #684401 by danlovestikis on Tue, Jul 2, 2013 6:57 PM

Hale Tiki I really am having fun leading up to your big reveal and I'm not talking about the mugs. The photo is so much fun but really you should have messed up that perfect hair.

lunavideogames How should his hair been styled?

MadDogMike I'm so glad you like the painting so far. Hale Tikis story is a good one.

Atomic Tiki Punk did I have you wait long enough. When I was a kid my initials were the same as my dads. My mom would give me all the junk mail as if it were for me. I would carry it around and my mom asked me one day why I didn't open it up right away. I told that the anticipation was always the best part because what was inside always ended up being tossed out. Hale Tikis story will be a keeper even after I finish here. I'm glad we are getting to you

lunavideogames it's time for Hale Tikis mug reveal. Thank you for the link to my severed head. I have fun watching. I hope he at least gets his money back.

Hale Tiki I think everyone should photoshop different hair on your head in that photo.

hang10tiki I'm glad you like the painting too. Here comes some mug shots!

Hale Tikis mug reveal.

This will seem like a lot of photos of his mug but remember that I had to do each step three times. All these glazes required three layers. I just show you in these photos the first layer that I put on.

I started with the black glaze required in many areas.

I can't get it on in a thin enough line so after each time I painted it I would then rub some off with a wet paper towel. I did the bottom edge.

Side view after wiping.

I do glazing upside down too so I can check for any missed spots.

I kept his instructions right in front of me and read them over and over again.

All the black is done.

Now I moved on to a new color on the face and

an the drum designs.

Next the red was added to the front.

Now the tapa design got color.

Then I had to very carefully paint white glaze in all the rest of the areas.

I finished the bottom with the wrong month. We hadn't caught it yet.

All done. The tongue has dried and the rest will too.

Now it will be waiting until it is time to fire.

Maddy's mug. Here is where I messed up. I should have said no to his glaze choice for the background color but instead I said I would try to make it work. So I glazed her mug as requested.

Inside the mug I used the same color as requested for the outside. See all the crystals? These melt and run down making streaks. They don't stop running even if something like an octopus is in the way.

Paint and wipe, paint and wipe, paint and wipe.

Well that's it for today, more tomorrow. Cheers, Wendy