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   Grace on August 28, 2013 at 3:02 am

   I use them alot in my work. I love the line quality I can get with it. I use it 2 ways. Sometimes, I'll tape it down with masking tape, then draw on the tape. I can use quite a bit of pressure, which results in heavier darker less. I've also just held down the paper and draw right on the back. Because I can apply as much pressure, the transfer is lighter, resulting in finer, fainter lines. I can use it about 2 times and then it's pretty much done.

   Which Paul Scott transfer trick are you referring to? The paper does get expensive since I use it so much so same but cheaper effect would be lovely.

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   Anna on August 28, 2013 at 12:39 pm

   Carole a friend brought me some back from the US (to Oz) and I have tried it out. Only the black so far. The instructions say to use it on bisque ware and refire but I have successfully used in on dry greenware, then bisque fired then glazed. I love the line quality. When you press hard all the ink transfers from that spot so I don't think reuse would really be possible. You could cut around the area used and use the untouched portion of the sheet. I've ordered some more from the USA as it isn't available in Oz to my knowledge yet.

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   Grace on August 28, 2013 at 7:15 pm

   Anna,
   You've used the grafitto paper on greenware? Was the piece completely dried before you used it? How does it compare to using it on bisque?

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   Carole Epp on August 28, 2013 at 7:58 pm

   How do you get it to transfer to the bisque? I always used tissue transfers on greenware of varying degrees of dryness.

   As for Paul Scott's technique: I saw a demo years ago and he basically creates an underglaze ink mixing pigment with a binder on a glass plate. Then you use tissue paper to draw the image over this plate and then transfer that onto your work. I'm sure it's outlined in his book.

   http://www.amazon.com/Ceramics-Print-Handbooks-Paul-Scott/dp/0812218000

   I'm guessing it would be much cheaper than buying these sheets if you were going to do a lot of this technique.

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