Mantas: First Firing

This is what the Mantas custom tile mural looks like after the first firing to cone 018. I like to establish where all the images are going to be first and paint the backgrounds in later firings. There will be at least two more firings on this kitchen backsplash tile mural. I do a lot of things in completely different ways than traditional china painters, notably using only water based mediums. If you’d like to learn how I do things, you can sign up for my online china painting course from TeachinArt, at https://www.teachinart.com/china-painting.html.