Vinegar etching is easy to do, and can produce dramatic results. Native American pottery and petroglyph designs are particularly adaptable to this method, as they use minimal colors and depend…
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Beginning with this clean white chicken egg, I divide the egg into sections (mapping) using a No.2 pencil and a fabric measuring tape. I draw over the grid lines with…
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I always admire egg artists that can just pick up an egg, and eyeball the divisions perfectly. I – on the other hand – need tools. There are a couple…
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The Stake Method The stake method is fairly involved, but it does leave a wonderful thick coating of varnish with no fingerprints, streaks, or nail-notches from an egg drying rack.…
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Emptying your egg of the insides is scary at first, but after a few times, you will get the hang of it. Honestly, I have lost very few eggs this…
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Initial (light) Varnish Coat Here is where my method differs from common methods. I give the egg a coat of varnish before I empty it. The reason for this is…
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So. Your egg design is finished. You have done the final dye bath, and you now have a full egg with a lot of clumpy wax on it. There are…
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OK, now that you’ve successfully accomplished getting your lines straight you’ll be glad to know that sketching in the design is much easier and creatively fun. Draw in your pattern…
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I like to think of mapping the egg as the framework on which the design is placed. The more balanced the framework is, the nicer the result will be. You…
Read moreI find the best jars to use are the wide-mouth pint canning jars. They hold the correct amount of dye, the top is wide enough to allow a spoon to…
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