Decorative Plate Made in Italy

Recently, I took a trip to the Umbria region of Italy. This truly was the trip of a life time! On one of the days we had the chance to learn how to paint a dish while visiting one of the fine ceramic shops in Deruta. What a perfect momento of the perfect trip! A plate that I hand painted myself!!

All supplies were provided and already set up at our individual stations. Supplies included the unpainted plate with the faint outline of the design already on the plate. Also included were the paint colors we each chose (in powder form), brushes of varying thicknesses, sponges, water and a fine "knife" to scrape off any "mistakes".

Before using any color, you must first create the outlines using black paint....... first decorative line followed closely by the second parallel line.....

The colors I chose to match my home decor: bright yellow, red, green and black to outline each individual space (see pictures). This is the shade of yellow I used (it will look much brighter once fired).

is a deeper shade of yellow....

and start filling in the flower in the center of the plate......

is green..........

with the green....

is next. Filling in most of the remaining spaces with red.... until finished!! The next step is firing and we can pick up our creations in a couple of days!!