Cattleya

[Izzie]

Are these fired, or just sealed? The colors really have a lively warmth to them.

[Zahra Malak]

Hi, Izzie!

Thanks a lot for the warm welcome. CP flowers must be sealed; otherwise, humidity or water can deform your work but you can fix this problem.

Cold Porcelain comes in two forms: Dry CP and Pliable/flexible CP. Although both of them are Air-Dry,
the first one can be fired but for the latter it must be exposed to the air nothing else.

for colouring you can use oil/acrylic/water colours and dust powders like what gumpaste artists use or painting pastel.

for the shinny part, you can use different kinds of sprays: acrylic, or coat them with glossy varnish or matt. it depends on your own prefernece.

Hope it could be of some help.

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