Screen Printed Sun & Moon Ceramic Bisque Plate
by ThatGirlSloane in Craft > Printmaking
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Screen Printed Sun & Moon Ceramic Bisque Plate

When I realized how easy it was to screen print on bisque tiles (see last Instructable's tutorial) I decided to try something more difficult, or I thought was more difficult. It was actually quite easy!
Materials:
Ready to use EZScreen Sun & Moon silk screen stencil
Duncan Concepts under-glaze
Beveled bisque plate
Flat artist brush approx. 1.5" wide
Painting the Plate

I started by painting the plate in an ombre style. I used a dark blue ceramic under-glaze slightly watered down and painted with a flat artist brush around the edges of the plate. As I got closer to the middle, I continuously added more white to the blue glaze. Three coats were applied.
Screen Printing the Edges


I cut the Sun & Moon Ready-To-Use stencil to better fit the plate. Using a yellow under-glaze, I screen printed the stars in the stencil around the edges.
Screen Printing the Sun/moon


I positioned the stencil in the center of the plate, took a few deep breaths, and screen printed the design using the same yellow as applied to the edges.
Fixing Some Areas

Because of the serving style of the plate, some areas of the design bled or smeared near the curves. Next time, I would use a flatter plate or a smaller version of the Sun & Moon design. I fixed some of the smeared areas using a fine artist brush.
Glazed and Fired

My piece was clear dipped and placed in a low-fire kiln for 24 hours. I was very happy with how my piece turned out, as this was my first time with with ceramics. Next time, I would use a darker color for the main design so it pops more. But that's how you learn!
Thanks for looking :)