Diptych

A diptych is a piece made up of two parts. They usually consist of the same mediums and have a theme of colour, shapes and images ect that link them together.

Equipment

• Cartridge Paper
• Quink Ink
• Wax
• Bleach
• Cotton Bud
• Cocktail Stick
• Fine Liner
• Clay
• Rolling Pin
• Clay knife
• Coloured Slip
• Glaze
• Transparent Glaze

Method

Wax and Bleach

1. First I took a piece of A4 paper and cut it in half.
2. I then drew very faintly the image I was using and applied wax to certain areas.
3. Next I went over with a wash of quink ink.
4. With watered down bleach I then went over the lines the where still visible from the pencil and then went over some of the detail with a fine liner.

Clay

1. First I rolled out a piece of clay and using the clay knife then cut a piece of clay that is the came size as half of a A4 piece of paper.
2. Then using the clay knife I carved out the rest of the image I had used for the other half.
3. I then made some parts stick out by attaching a piece of clay with slurry (scored both the surface I was going to apply the piece to and on the piece I was applying to the surface. Then put the slurry which is watery clay on the surface and joined the two pieces together.)
4. I then smoothed down any rough and shape edges with a wet sponge.
5. Then I added texture with a fork and metal with a hole in it and then applied coloured slip to the window and part of the building.
6. It was then bisque fired.
7. I then glazed certain area in different glazes and applied wax and then added a transparent glaze.
8. It was again fired.

Health and safety

• When using the clay knife be careful.
• Do not touch the bleach as it is an irritant.
• use the bleach in a well-ventilated area.