WITH AN G

Oil media or vehi~les for outlining pens

Water based media or vehicles
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Fáux utlining¡
Enameled contours
 BACKGROUNOS ANO SURFA C

Preparing a piece for backgrounds Marbled backgrounds

Classical backgrounds with transparency Fluid marbling
Cleaning small designs on backgrounds Marbling by immersion
8ackgrounds with gold base colors: pinks Marbling with plasti
purples, blues, violets and lilacs Marbling with hair spra
Red backgrounds Enameled backgrounds
Sprinkled or grounded backgrounds Textured backgrounds
Backgrounds with a mat finish Drying process

Interpretation of The Escape. By the author. Classic background with transparency.

Classical painting with light shading, raised gold and gold burnished with agate.
PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR PAINTI\

How to apply a light wash of gray color

Drying process for retouching

Using semi-open or semi-drying oil

The fisherman's family. Interpretation by the author.

M E A L

Knowing your materials

Marbling metals by immersion \\ itl
Useful tips
Marbling by immersion with metals
Outlining with metals
Marbled metals over marbled lu
Backgrounds covered with gold or other
Metals in classic decoration
metals
Gold burnishing with agate
Using white or yellow mat gold in
Metals patinized with luste ~
backgrounds
Overlaid metals

Backgrounds with gold or other metals with

Metals patinized with porcelain
mat tinted surfaces
Raised metals

Backgrounds with gold or other metals over

Jewelry bead seats

engraving
Other uses

Backgrounds with cracked metals

Techniques described in this bool SI
Uniform metal surface with base
metal applications
M E A L

Knowing your materials

Marbling metals by immersion witn,
Useful tips
Marbling by immersion with metals o
Outlining with metals
Marbled metals over marbled lu:
Backgrounds covered with gold or other
Metals in classic decorations
metals
Gold burnishing with agate

Using white or yellow mat gold in

Metals patinized with lusters
backgrounds
Overlaid metals

Backgrounds with gold or other metals with

Metals patinized with porcelain I
mat tinted surfaces
Raised metals

Backgrounds with gold or other metals over

Jewelry bead seats

engraving
Other uses

Backgrounds with cracked metals

Techniques described in this book su!
Uniform metal surface with base
metal applications
 L u s T E R

Technical references explained in other chapters:

"Marbling rnetals by irnrnersion with lusters"

"Metals patinized with lusters"
"Hard white enarnel or base for raised gold as a base for lusters"
"Hard white enarnel or base for raised gold colored with lusters over an unfired surrac

Sorne recornrnendations and practical advice

Blending with lusters

Marbling by irnrnersion with lusters.

Landscape. Maricela L. Del Valle Prieto.
Work with lusters and fluid enamel.
 M E T A L L c c o L o R

Technical references explained in other chapters

IISprinkling or grounding"
IIGlossy backgrounds"
l/Fluid marbling"
Metallic colors for highlighting over unfired surfaces

Mexican twilight. Original by the author. Metallic colors applied

over unfired enamel. Fluid marbling with porcelain painting mixed
with metallic colors.
 G LAS S IN PORCELAIN
DECORATIO'\

Vitrified enamels
Imitating precious and semi-precious stones as ornaments in porcelain.
Play of colors on glass.

Transparencies and textures. Original by ¡he author. Vitrified

enamels over engraved porcelain. Texturized enamels.