Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 10 hours ago
Explore how dried Teacher's Palette glazes can be reconstituted and used like watercolors on bisque-fired ceramic tiles. You will apply watercolor techniques—such as washes, layering, and blending—to depict plant forms, learning to control glaze fluidity and transparency. You will explore watercolor-style painting on bisque-fired tiles using dried Teacher's Palette glazes and plants as the subject of your image study. Start by sketching a simple plant form and apply watercolor techniques such as wet-on-wet blending, dry brush texture, and layering for depth. Experiment with color flow, opacity, and brush control while learning how glaze behaves differently from paint.
Shop Teacher's Palette:
shop.amaco.com/glazes-underglazes/low-fire-glazes/tp-teachers-palette
Materials:
-Lead pencil
-Black AMACO Underglaze Pencil
-6" x 6" Bisque Tile
-Plants (real, fake, or printed image)
-Dried TP glazes in egg carton
-Water Cup
-Spray Bottle
-Paint Brushes
Steps:
1. Select a reference & gather supplies - Find a plant outside or an image online. You could even use a fake plant! It is recommended to use a plant with all warm or all cool colors.
2. Draw your plant - Looking at your reference image, sketch your plant on to your tile using a plain lead pencil.
3. Prepare your paints - Spritz your Teacher's Palette watercolors with the spray bottle to get them ready for painting. (Scan the QR to learn more about creating TP watercolor palettes)
4. Base Layer - Use your dried Teacher's Palette glazes like you would watercolors, dipping your brush into your water each time you get more glaze. Painty 1-2 layers of your lightest color over the entire plant/flower.
5. Midtones - Choose a slightly darker shade and layer it over areas that should be in shadow. Be sure to keep the lightest areas of your image untouched.
6. Shadows - Apply your darkest shade to deepen the shadows, adding dimension to your piece.
Tip: You can also apply a complimentary color to increase the contrast. Avoid using black except in very small areas, as it can quickly muddy the colors.
7. Background - Fill in the background of your image. use a complimentary or contrasting color to help the plant/flower stand out.
Tip: If the glaze on your tile is still shiny, allow it to dry to avoid the colors mixing unintentionally.
8. Final details - Add finishing touches using your AMACO Underglaze Pencil.
9. Fire your tile to Cone 05 - No need to apply a clear glaze. The TP watercolors will fire matte where thin and glossy where thick.
Explore how dried Teacher's Palette glazes can be reconstituted and used like watercolors on bisque-fired ceramic tiles. You will apply watercolor techniques—such as washes, layering, and blending—to depict plant forms, learning to control glaze fluidity and transparency. You will explore watercolor-style painting on bisque-fired tiles using dried Teacher's Palette glazes and plants as the subject of your image study. Start by sketching a simple plant form and apply watercolor techniques such as wet-on-wet blending, dry brush texture, and layering for depth. Experiment with color flow, opacity, and brush control while learning how glaze behaves differently from paint.
Shop Teacher's Palette:
shop.amaco.com/glazes-underglazes/low-fire-glazes/tp-teachers-palette
Materials:
-Lead pencil
-Black AMACO Underglaze Pencil
-6" x 6" Bisque Tile
-Plants (real, fake, or printed image)
-Dried TP glazes in egg carton
-Water Cup
-Spray Bottle
-Paint Brushes
Steps:
1. Select a reference & gather supplies - Find a plant outside or an image online. You could even use a fake plant! It is recommended to use a plant with all warm or all cool colors.
2. Draw your plant - Looking at your reference image, sketch your plant on to your tile using a plain lead pencil.
3. Prepare your paints - Spritz your Teacher's Palette watercolors with the spray bottle to get them ready for painting. (Scan the QR to learn more about creating TP watercolor palettes)
4. Base Layer - Use your dried Teacher's Palette glazes like you would watercolors, dipping your brush into your water each time you get more glaze. Painty 1-2 layers of your lightest color over the entire plant/flower.
5. Midtones - Choose a slightly darker shade and layer it over areas that should be in shadow. Be sure to keep the lightest areas of your image untouched.
6. Shadows - Apply your darkest shade to deepen the shadows, adding dimension to your piece.
Tip: You can also apply a complimentary color to increase the contrast. Avoid using black except in very small areas, as it can quickly muddy the colors.
7. Background - Fill in the background of your image. use a complimentary or contrasting color to help the plant/flower stand out.
Tip: If the glaze on your tile is still shiny, allow it to dry to avoid the colors mixing unintentionally.
8. Final details - Add finishing touches using your AMACO Underglaze Pencil.
9. Fire your tile to Cone 05 - No need to apply a clear glaze. The TP watercolors will fire matte where thin and glossy where thick.
