I really enjoyed doing painting on China. The most rewarding moment was when I was able to open the kiln and take a look at the finished product. After each firing you need to wait until the kiln cools down to open it, otherwise your china would crack. The best time for firing was over night. That way the kiln was ready to be opened first thing in the mornig before having my morning coffee.
The most interesting thing about china painting was that you need to mix the pigment with oil as you need it. You don't want to store large amounts of the pigment mix as it would dry out too fast. In order to achieve rich, and deep colors, few coats of paint and few firings are necessary. You are dealing with a very translucent medium which needs to be applied as very thin coats, that's why it takes few coats to achieve the color intensity as needed.
I was in the learning process and after taking just a few classes, I stopped doing china painting without getting really good at it. If you want to master anything with art, you must stick with it for many years. There is no way around it, unless you are born with the paint brush in your hand.
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