LEARN TO CHINA PAINT PPIO Online Lessons

The following two 2-part lessons can be accessed
by clicking on the links:

( L: an antique piece painted in the soft style....
R: "Mary's Reflection": 12 x 16" porcelain tile painted from
an original photograph by Marci Blattenberger )

A BEGINNER'S LESSON IN CHINA PAINTING
by Marci Blattenberger

PART ONE (CLICK HERE) Part one is an overview of the art

PART TWO (CLICK HERE) Part two outlines the basic tools
needed to get started in china painting...and also provides a
basic technique lesson in the "American" or soft blended
background method of china painting

FORGET-ME-NOT
PLATE
by Marci Blattenberger

This is a piece suitable for a beginner.
Two fires are completed here...a third
fire adds scrollwork to the piece and
can be found on the "members only "
section of PPIO.

FIRST FIRE: (CLICK HERE)

SECOND FIRE (CLICK HERE)

These lessons are currently in our "members only" area and are only available to current members of PPIO.

They can be accessed only by going to the "members only" page and entering your PPIO membership username and password.

For information on becoming a member of PPIO,
click HERE
.......

To go to the "MEMBERS ONLY" log-on page, click here:

Yorkie
YORKIE
by Marci Blattenberger

This is a lesson on Yorkies and how to paint fur

SNOWMAN PLATE
by Penny Nangle

an adorable and easy to do plate

Pennys Poppy Thumbnail
SIMPLE POPPIES
by Penny Nangle

a poppy lesson suitable for a beginner

Pennys Grapes Thumbnail
GRAPES
by Penny Nangle

a simple look at grapes and how to form them

Mixing Chart Thumbnail
COLORS
What NOT to mix

With special thanks to Rose Seivert of Rosebud's Perfection Paints and the "China Decorator" magazine for allowing us to reprint information from articles by the late Joyce Berlew.

Bad Plate sample
FROM this to THIS!
by Marci Blattenberger

The first in a series of lessons on how to improve a painting

SCROLLWORK
by Marci Blattenberger

This lesson puts the finishing touch on the forget-me-not plate (Lesson 1 and 2 of the forget-me-not plate can be found on the LEARN TO CHINA PAINT pages. It covers simple scrollwork and cartouches.

ONE-FIRE IRIS
by Marci Blattenberger

A lesson in a one-fire iris technique that can be used to paint irises of different sizes using one brush.This lesson is also used in the Iris Luster boxes lesson.

IRIS LUSTER BOXES WITH DICHROIC GLASS
by Marci Blattenberger

covers a variety of techniques from marbleizing lusters to working with structure paste, dichroic glass and porcelain fusion....

LEAVES INCLUDING HOLLY AND BERRIES
by Penny Nangle

a lesson on leaves with emphasis on holly leaves and berries

VIOLETS
by Penny Nangle

a lesson on single violets and leaves

LILY OF THE VALLEY
by Penny Nangle

lily of the valley

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