This set comes ready to paint as you wish.. The set includes baby Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Angel, 3 Kings, Shepard, Shepard boy, and 4 animals. The standing pieces are about 6.5" tall.
The process of creating this item:
We personally slip pour this piece. After exiting the mold the piece is called greenware. We clean up the greenware's mold lines and prep so it can be fired. After drying approximately 24 hours the item is ready to be fired.
The greenware is then fired for about 3 hours this depends on the size of the kiln and heating time. Then we slowly cool the piece before removing from the kiln. After being fired the item is called bisque. Some like to call it " ready to paint."
This is when the magic begins. The bisque is a blank canvas that can become a masterpiece. The bisque can be painted in acrylic paints which are not fired again, but a spray gloss is applied.
The other option is to glaze the piece. When glaze is used the item requires a second firing but to a lower temperature. Most of the glaze pieces you will find are one color retailer or have a splatter pattern from a special crystals in the glaze. The piece is fired again to transform it into a high gloss piece of art.
Product code: Bisque retailer - 13 Piece Nativity Large Set - 6.5" Tall