The Conversation
STEPS
TOOLS
http://www.mitchlyons.com/ Mitch Lyons explains that this process developed from years of trial and error with material. He is a potter by trade, but was seeking out a way to break into the 2D world.
Leather hard slab.
White China clay
Mix clay and water - equal parts. Add tempera paint or pigments for color. Paint must be without a drying agent. No acrylic. No oil.
Slip trailer
Use a spray bottle to moisten pellan.
- Clay slab
- Casing for slab
- Plastic
- Spray bottle
- Bamboo/paint brushes
- Slip trailer
- Hand strainer
- News print
- Brayer
- White china clay
- Pigment/tempera paint
- Reemay
- Painters tape (optional)