Clay+Tile+Relief+Sculpture

Foreground, Middle ground and Background

Steps for making a unique tile

After you get the tile please follow the steps below:

1. Put the clay tile on a board and bring it to your seat 2. Put the tile down and get your tools. 3. Draw your drawing onto the tile with you needle tool. Your drawing must include a foreground, a middle ground and a background. 4. You can use the rubber tool or the finger to push down the background. I suggest using a finger. Don’t push down too hard or you low relief tile will break. 5. When you are done with the background, start on the middle ground. Create a slope where the background and the middle ground meet. 6. Next you make the foreground. To make the foreground, you must slip and score to add clay. We have to build up the clay so that people can tell it is the foreground. 7. Remember the foreground must also have texture so use you needle tool and make lines. 8. Let it dry 9. Underglaze it with the colors you like. If you want it to look really pretty, paint the sides. 10. put a layer of clear glaze onto the tile. 11.Fire it.
 * 1) You are done with you beautiful low relief tile.

Directions by Sheung Yee C., 2013

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