The method used for doing this plate clock was putting colors on the plate and then ,with a wipe out tool ,draw in the flowers over the wet paint, making the petals wavy and the main leaves where you want them. Then take a synthetic brush and pull out the petals working from the outside of the petal to the center. Put in the main leaves (more can be added on a second fire). Making the leaves look like they are waving in the breeze. I used Light Fire Rose Light Violet Mixing Yellow Orange Yellow Chartreuse Moss Green

I used Dark Green on the second fire and for the shadow leaves. Using the wipe out tool gives you a lot of freedom for shaping the flowers and giving them motion. The numbers on the clock were the stickum kind , but I would rather have the gold you fire on. Elinor Skiles

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