Lesson55 - Decorating a Limoges box

Lesson 55
Decorating A Small Limoges Box
	The design on the box is a classical French design. Use a divider ie. a paper on which you will find: - a series of circles that you will use to centre your object - a series of radii indicating different numbers: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6... To divide an object into 6 equal parts, juste mark the radii indicating the number 6. Our object is also divided into 6 parts
	With a ruler and a graphite pencil join the first two radii marked 6. In case your object is to be divided into 5 parts, double the number ( a raduis 5 will have its opposite raduis indicating 10) in order to draw two diameters. You will therefore have found the centre of the object and so you just link the other radii indicting 5 upto the centre of your piece.
	Here the object is divided into 6 equal parts.
	Scotch the sides of the 6 sections with your special tape. Every alternate section will have the rose design. Fot this, prepare your design on tracing paper and reproduce it as necessary using carbon paper. The inside two parts of the box are also decorated with the rose design (see below).
	Decorate the remaining three sections of the lid with a net design.
	paint the roses with a fine brush number 000 series 8404. Refer to lesson 5 for the roses. Use the same brush with some black color to do the net design. Remove the tapes. Fire at 820°C

	RESULT AFTER FIRING
	Rescotch as before. Apply some pink with a brush number 4 series 8424 on alternate sections as well as on the underneath of the box as shown.
		Sponge lightly to even. Let the colour dry very well before starting the relief work.
	Prepare some white relief with the medium Mx 54 to obtain a toothpaste consistency. Dip the point of your brush number 000 make 3 to 4 tiny dots at a time. Reload and continue.
	FIRE AT 850°C
	Place scotch on either side of the relief dots. On one side the scotch will be along the pink colour, and on the other it will ensure the symmetry in keeping wit the line of relief dots. Apply matt gold 18 to 24 % and spoge it lightly.
	Remove the scotch. Paint over the net design in gold with a fine brush example the number 000 (exclusively used for applying gold). Paint a thin border in gold around the pink under the box as shown. Fire at 760°C