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First, you want to paint your project a solid color, this will be your background color.
Allow the paint to dry for at least four hours or overnight.

Now, select an acrylic paint color that contrasts nicely with the background color.
Mix and tint a glaze with the acrylic paint you have chosen to create your desired glaze color.
Pour the tinted glaze into a large flat saucer type dish or pie plate.

Decide what type of faux finish you would like for your project.
Sponging and ragging on are the easiest to do and are best for bumpy or irregular pieces, dragging and stippling are more difficult and require a smooth surface.
Paint a piece of cardboard or wood and let dry over night, use this to practice on.
Practice the technique you've chosen on the cardboard or wood until you're able to produce the desired effect.

Apply the tinted glaze to your piece using the materials and technique appropriate to the faux finish you've selected.

When your piece is completely dry, spray it with a gloss or matte clear spray.
Remember a piece that is sprayed with this is not food safe.

If you want to use this technique on a dinnerware set, put a food safe glaze on the bisque, use a cover coat to put on the design and cover over with another food safe clear glaze and fire.
Your pieces will have to be stilted or dry footed during firing or they will melt to the shelf.

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Have you ever come up with a good idea while working with your handmade pottery or ceramics and thought that you would like to share it with others? You have? Well, why not send it to us and we will add it to the tips page for all to see.

Handmade pottery can be a very gratifying hobby that produces fun and satisfying results. For many people it's an enjoyable release that is created by working an inanimate mound of clay into a beautiful work of art that you made through your artistic abilities.

The best way of starting out is to take a few lessons. You will probably waste quite a bit in materials when you first get started. Figuring out how to truly make handmade pottery correctly and shape into what you want it to be can be quite an ordeal. The different tools that a normal shop will have can be fun to try. You will soon see which ones you like to use the most and then when you are ready you will know which ones to buy.

When you get all set up, just enjoy the hobby and have fun at it. Some people get pretty serious and start selling their creations at craft fairs and small stores, but others just like to create items for themselves, relatives, and friends. Whichever kind of handmade pottery you desire to endeavor, enjoy the hobby and have fun doing it.