The Cottage Shop has a blank sign to make it whatever you wish to add to
your village. The most popular choice is a ceramic shop, such as Lou's
Ceramics shown here.
Mold # 1944 - Cottage Shop - $75.98
Supplies by Mayco
Colors
TL-4 Black
TL-134 Black Forest SS-211 Orange Rust
TL-8 Nubian Brown SS-23 Mink
SS-234 Medium Mocha
TL-107 Antique Ivory SS-74 Jade Green SS-356
Wedgewood Blue
TL-113 Hyacinth Blue SS-108 Light Gray SS-373
Brick Red
TL-116 White Cloud SS-135 White
SS-375 Ivory Tusk
TL-125 Sunflower SS-138 Flat Black
AC-516 Porcelain Mist
TL-126 Tangelo SS-192 Light Taupe AC-520
Solvent
General Directions:
Begin with properly cleaned and fired 06 bisque. Thin down White and apply over
entire piece to get into all detail. When dry, apply another smooth coat of
undiluted White. Allow to dry. Apply Hyacinth Blue in small areas wiping back
for highlights until entire piece is covered. Dampen a soft cloth with Solvent
to wipe back further highlights and an overall even look to antiquing. Spray
with Porcelain Mist to set TL. Reminder: In this technique, sometimes
more than 1 coat of TL is necessary, so the piece must be sprayed between each
coat. Refer to photo for color placements in various sections.
Technique
1.
Apply Black Forest
to the grass, gable end diamond windows and evergreen tree; gently wipe back
highlights. Spray. Highlight grass Sunflower and Tangelo. Lightly drybrush tree
with Jade Green. Tip into Light Gray to highlight and dull down color. Touch
into White to very lightly highlight. Use Sunflower to highlight windows. Spray.
2.
Apply Black TL to
all the cobblestones, walkways, all roofs, doors, chimneys and upper
windowpanes. Wipe back highlights. For the cobblestones, front walkway and
chimneys, randomly drybrush a few stones with Mink, Brick Red, Wedgewood Blue
and Light Gray. Lightly drybrush these areas with Light Gray.
3.
For the upper
windowpanes, doors and small dormer roof on back, evenly drybrush with Brick
Red; tip into Orange Rust to highlight then into Light Taupe to highlight
further. Hinges and handles are Flat Black with a highlight of Light Gray.
4.
Evenly drybrush the
roof with Wedgewood Blue then tip into Light Gray to lightly highlight.
Drybrush the chimney flues, lower criss-cross windows and diamond windows on the
sides of the side door. Trim out windows in White.
5.
The walkway on the
side is evenly drybrushed with Orange Rust. Paint a few stones with Brick Red
then highlight path with Ivory Tusk.
6.
Use 1 coat of White
Cloud for the stucco and sign backgrounds. Spray. Now apply 1 coat of Antique
Ivory. Spray. Evenly drybrush sign areas with Ivory Tusk. Highlight stucco
with same color; then tip into White to lightly highlight. Detail signs as
desired.
7.
Apply 1 coat Nubian
Brown to the wooden dividers and fascia stones. Wipe back; spray. Apply a 2nd
coat to the dividers only; spray. Drybrush the dividers with 2 coats Medium
Mocha. Tip into Light Taupe to very lightly add highlights.
8.
Drybrush fascia
stones and door windows with Light Taupe. Highlight stones with Ivory Tusk.
Trim out windows with Ivory Tusk. Heavily drybrush stones around door with
Light Gray then highlight with White.
