The technique used to paint porcelain pieces begins with a base of minerals found in
earth, then mixed with certain oils and are then baked at very high (800-1200 degress
centigrade) temperatures in special ovens. Each tone or shading requires a separate
bake and thus blends in the colors desired, but in turn, this also brings a high risk to the
total finished process of continual high baking, with as many as 4 or 5 different bakes.
Special ability is required to pain porcelain, due to the fact that it cannot be handled by
hand since the painting stays fresh until the moment the piece is baked. Extreme
accuracy is required since white and light tones are not a color, but the actual porcelain
itself, thus its like working in reverse shading.
The Technique:
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Leticia Brito - Porcelain Artist
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