A porcelain painting class. 

You are so welcome! I went to see her yesterday and took a lot of photos and videos. It will take me a few weeks to edit it all so please be patient 👍

@@MakeMiniatures , No problem Josje! I really appreciate your channel.

Thanks, Julie! I love the tiles too.

My pleasure Alison. It's a lovely kiln, very small and basic, but perfect for what I need it for. Making porcelain is a difficult process, so if you can manage with plaster and airdry clay, fantastic!

Thank you! Yes, there are so many beautiful things being made every time. I have some very talented friends!

@@MakeMiniatures Yes😊❤

Yes, I could try and find someone to fire porcelain for me. But I've never even learned how to make porcelain shapes, moulds, casting, etc. So I'd have to look into that first or learn from someone. I don't know if I have time to learn that skill. But it would be great to make all the shapes I want 😉 I'd love to see you make some more vases and pots. Go Idske!👍

Thanks Josje. I have a question about painting with this pen and when that is appropriate, rather than a very small brush and can you use that with underglaze decorating? About starting potting, I started in a group and made a few bigger pots first as well as a slab flowerpot and fruit bowls for both of my sisters and one for myself. It took maybe 4 -6 months at 2 hours a week. Then I started turning on a full size wheel. Centering the lump of clay was the most important skill I had to put a lot of time into. I gradually made smaller and small pots and would say I started making miniatures within about 3-4 months still at only 2 hours a week. I now have a 3” table top wheel and will need to learn how to do that within turning off the hump. There are advantages to turning on a full size wheel, such as only having to center once😊 Another question: Blogger is obviously not used any more, but as I’m not into videoing where has that miniature community gone apart from the IGMA website? Idske

About the pen, I don't know if it would work well with underglaze decorating as it is not so smooth. I think it will be difficult to get the ink to flow on the rougher surface. It can be difficult to get right even on the glaze. My friend has started learning pottery just a few months ago, the same way you have. She's now starting to throw miniature pots as well. These are evening art school classes. When she perfects it she can teach me 😄 As for the miniature community, there are still a few bloggers out there. I'm not sure where everyone goes. I suppose Facebook or Instagram, TikTok? I haven't been on social media much for the past half year or so, apart from here on RU-vid.

Im going to find out about the pen as I’ve ordered one! Shame about the online community, I’m not a fan of Facebook and rarely post anything and I would like to keep miniature blogging separate. I’ll have a look though. And go for it with pottery, it is fun! I don’t think I will do more than 1 or 2 sessions a week, there are so many other miniatures to make! But it’s amazing how quickly the collection of pots and vases expands…

I hope the pen will work well for underglaze painting too. As for the miniature community, I think it shifts to dfferent platforms over the years, following the trends online.

Glad you enjoyed it, Coby. Preparing the paint takes a lot of practice as you have to get the right consistency. Different types of oil mediums are used as the base of the paints. Yes, the heat of the kiln affects the colour of the paint. More for some colours than others. Reds, purples and golds for instance are more difficult to fire. Sometimes pigments end up being very vague after firing, some are the opposite and come out stronger than you wanted. The type of porcelain and glaze that's on there also affects the pigments. Very often the pieces go through two or three firings to get the desired result of the painted decoration/design.

I appreciate the end results even more now!

Hi Monica, How wonderful you've got a kiln! Can you fire porcelain too? The drawing pen wasn't mine but Cocky's. But you're talking about the drawing pen nibs, right? They are sold in most art supply stores. You just have to make sure you get a fine one. This had a Japanese (I think) one by Zebra. If you can't get nibs in Sweden, are you going to London by any chance? Cornelissen art supplies sells many types of nibs. Great shop to visit by the way.

Hi Josje, my kiln goes to 1083 C so a bit too low for ceramics. I really have to test it. Thanks for the shop namn. I will go there next time in London. I wish you a Happy Eastern 🐣

Thanks, Monica! Sorry I'm so late replying...😊 🌞