Inspired by painter Raphael, learn a majolica techniques to represent fresco style painting with a strong Asian influence. Take a worldly creative adventure when you take this course.

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The Dogwood tree offers four seasons of natural splendor, but in the late spring and early summer this botanical beauty offers a demonstration of flowering grandeur. In this course, you will learn blending and shading.

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Creative gold is waiting at the end of this Rainbow in the Jungle course! Pick up a paintbrush and master the one-stroke technique while learning to transform vibrant and versatile Concepts Underglazes into watercolors for your work of art. Participant Supply List

Take your creativity for a walk on the wild side! This course combines the lifelike effects of Cover-Coat Opaque Underglazes with E-Z Stroke Translucent Underglazes for a project that's picture perfect. Participant Supply List

Ripe for pickin', this stunning urn features sumptuous apples in a strong composition. You'll combine Bisq-Stain(r) Opaque Acrylics, Concepts™ Underglazes for Bisque, Envision® glazes and drybrushing to create this wonderful project brimming with the bounty of fall. Participant Supply List

By Kim Gabert, Washington Ambassador This magnificent Athenian pitcher bears a bounty of dramatic fruit motifs. Created with a combination of Envision Glazes™, EZ Strokes® Translucent Underglazes and finished with intriguing texture created with Crystals & Crackles™. Participant Supply List

You'll harvest fresh and fruitful ideas on strokework and acrylics in this wonderful class. Working with OS™ Opaque Acrylics, you'll learn shading and layering techniques, including method of scrollwork that you can add to your portfolio of painting possibilities! Participant Supply List

By Murriel Thompson, Canadian Ambassador (British Columbia) Here a chick, there a chick, everywhere a chick! Paint these fun pieces using sketching and novelty strokes. Participant Supply List

By Larry Knight, Ohio Ambassador A study in blending and brushwork, Larry Knight’s lovely creation captures the soft beauty of each petal, the exquisite detail of leaves and stems, the very essence of a flower’s short yet beautiful life. Participant Supply List

A classic form is reinterpreted in this cheerful design of spring flowers and butterflies. As you decorate this plate with EZ Stroke Translucent Underglazes you'll be working on your brushwork, blending, shading and stippling techniques. The result? A beautiful heirloom plate reminiscent of a walk in the sunny country garden. Participant Supply List

Let your creativity blossom to life in this course focused on Concepts® Underglazes for Bisque & Majolica! Learn about the versatility these vibrant and easy-to-use underglazes offer, whether you’re practicing sponging, antiquing or brushwork.

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When you're not out having fun in the sun, delight in brilliant color that'll shine the whole year through! Embark on adventures in detailed brushwork, wax-resist and Sgraffito techniques using E-Z Stroke™ Translucent Underglazes and Cover-Coat® Opaque Underglazes.

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Fall into artful inspiration during this course as you discover a variety of Duncan® glaze families that work in perfect harmony for opulent effects. Capture the magic of autumn as you master blending, shading, brushwork and Majolica techniques.

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The weather outside might be frightful, but staying indoors for no-kiln-required creativity is simply delightful! Round out your ceramic Essentials education with this course on Duncan® no-fire specialty products like Quik-Crackle™ and OS™ Opaque Acrylics.

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By Ana Maria de Canelos, Ecuador Ambassador Rich, tropical colors and brilliant florals transform a simple super-sized dish into a work of art, inspired by the islands. Participant Supply List

Celebrate color with this bushelful of vibrant hues. Using E-Z Stroke® Translucent Underglazes, you'll work on brushstrokes, blending, shading and liner work. The result? Simply gorgeous! Participant Supply List

By Leticia Abud, Mexico Ambassador Brilliant colors and strong design lines are a suiting tribute to the strong-willed, independent Gallo. Participant Supply List

Discover the process of slip trailing -- using a raised bead on the ware to "hold" glaze. In this class, you'll use Duncan’s French Dimensions™ in the handy applicator bottle to create a design on greenware. Once fired in, the raised bead will form a "dam" and keep the colors from flowing into each other. In this same class, you'll learn a process best described as "feathering" -- layering transparent glazes to form subtle color graduations. Put the two techniques together and you'll have a Grand Hawaiian masterpiece. Participant Supply List

The vintage Hollyhock adds depth and dimension to this easy-to-paint design. You'll learn texturing techniques with sponges and crinkled plastic, key methods to create a perfect "brick" wall. With their opacity and quick-dry time, our Cover-Coats®, the acrylic of fired color, make this technique much like painting with non-fired colors. Participant Supply List

Transport yourself to the Mediterranean with this elegantly simple majolica treatment that will summon visions of sunlight afternoons strolling through olive orchards (or hold a magnificent pasta dish!). On a faux background, you'll learn shader and multi-loading brushwork with Concepts™ Underglazes for Bisque. Participant Supply List

By Leticia Abud Osuna & Begona D'Aponte, Mexico Ambassadors This 6-tile grouping is as lovely as it is beautiful. During this course, you’ll discover how easy it is to create beautiful majolica scrollwork and detailing with simple techniques and Duncan glazes. Participant Supply List

By Christine Tuttle, New Jersey Ambassador Exquisite and subtle, this depiction of a stylized natural setting evokes the Oriental ceramic tradition at its best. Created with EZ Stroke Translucent Underglazes® and finished with beautiful Precious Metals® gold detailing, this vase will bring grace to any home décor. Participant Supply List

By Grace Georgian, Oklahoma Ambassador Create the sophistication of this beautiful dish using easy brush strokes! Participant Supply List

By Noella Fortin, Canadian Ambassador and Patrick Magny The elegance of gold is always in style! Achieve great results with easy brushstrokes and a rolling technique. Participant Supply List

By Larry Knight, Ohio Ambassador Create the beautiful Rogaland style of Rosemaling using floated color brushwork and added detail strokes. Choose either acrylic or fired or both. Participant Supply List

By Donna Larson, Washington Ambassador The rose has long been a symbol of love and beauty. Here you’ll learn the brushstrokes to create the roses in sophisticated blues. Participant Supply List

Fast forward Italian ceramic design a few years and you'll see this kind of lovely, scattered design that has an elegance all its own. Featuring Concepts™ Underglazes for Bisque and Majolica, this course will teach you a different type of blended brushwork and vining that you'll use again and again. Participant Supply List

By Betty Dartez, Louisiana Ambassador Add more fun to winter! These adorable snowmen feature a new use of dimensional paint and simple to create perfect plaid. Participant Supply List

By Kim Gabert, Washington Ambassador Bold, bright and beautiful, this striking vase utilizes Envision® Glazes and Wax Resist™ to bring the richness of stained glass coloration to this graphic floral design. Participant Supply List

Imagine a richly hued platter overflowing with ripe summer strawberries, edged in gold. Replete with gold leaf and deep shading, using Bisq-Stain(r) Opaque Acrylics and Ultra Metallics(tm), the project you will create in this course is a feast for the eyes! Participant Supply List

"Exquisite" is the only word to describe this exceptional teapot project. With one of Duncan's beautiful Golds and Concepts™ Underglazes for Majolica and Bisque, you will learn to adapt the delicate elegance of toile fabric design to this lovely piece. Participant Supply List

Master the skill of glaze fire assembly to create a unique pedestal fruit bowl featuring ConceptsTM Underglazes for Bisque and Majolica. Participant Supply List

Using a floating color technique and OS Opaque Acrylics, you'll learn to create this magnificent celebration of color and shape, resulting in a bowl filled with sumptuous melons, piquant starfruit and tree-ripened bananas. Looks almost good enough to eat! Participant Supply List

By Margaret Watson, Australian Ambassador Escape to the islands with this relaxing and thought-provoking project. The features include easier-than-you’d-think 3-D carving and scene painting. Participant Supply List

Sail like Neptune through this watery world of brilliant fired color and subtle shading techniques. You'll use an easy wax resist method and E-Z Stroke® Translucent Underglazes to create a vibrant watercolor palette that fairly swims off the plate! Participant Supply List

By Carol Sconyers, Arizona Ambassador Take your expertise higher and higher by learning drop and fill, banding, pouncing and sponging on this take-me-away project. Participant Supply List