I've been running tests on my new china paints for the last couple of weeks, and I'm almost done! My plan is to finish and fire all my porcelain tiles by Sunday, so that on Monday I can go ahead and finally begin painting my new porcelain doll.

I've been using white, matt porcelain tiles as ground for my paint samples. Saves me a whole tedious step of casting, cleaning and firing my own porcelain chips, which would have added up another two weeks to the testing phase. Why make life difficult for yourself when there's an easier and better alternative?

Also, tiles make it all look homogenous and organized, as opposed to loose porcelain chips.

Also, tiles make it all look homogenous and organized, as opposed to loose porcelain chips.

Aaaand as an added bonus, I've stumbled on another possible china-painting method with a quill, while labelling my colours! I'll have to test it out more on an actual three-dimensional doll before I can try to integrate it into my own painting technique. I don't know how this never occurred to me before!

Oh no-o-o! A firing casualty to fatigue fracture and thermal shock. On second thought, I think it's now perfect.