Painting ceramics advice?

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Hi can anyone give me advice please?
I have two ceramic Buddha heads (not the fat Buddha, the one with the bobbles on the head, please google Buddha statue and you'll understand what I mean!)
They are currently all white (no glaze or shine) and I'm wanting to change them to look more like they do in the shops. Ie. painting all brown, painting the bobbly bits gold then wiping off so (hopefully) it leaves gold in all the nooks and cranny. And possibly picking out the features (mouth, eyebrows etc) in gold. Finally, I would like them to have a high shine.
Is this possible? And what paints should I be using? And to create the shine? Anything I've not considered?
They are about 30cms tall and live on my bathroom windowsills atm, but in the new house there's no room for them. I have seen a picture I like for my second living room with the same image on and thought, rather than get rid of these and buy more in the right colours, I could 'upcycle' these ones to match!
I have two ceramic Buddha heads (not the fat Buddha, the one with the bobbles on the head, please google Buddha statue and you'll understand what I mean!)
They are currently all white (no glaze or shine) and I'm wanting to change them to look more like they do in the shops. Ie. painting all brown, painting the bobbly bits gold then wiping off so (hopefully) it leaves gold in all the nooks and cranny. And possibly picking out the features (mouth, eyebrows etc) in gold. Finally, I would like them to have a high shine.
Is this possible? And what paints should I be using? And to create the shine? Anything I've not considered?
They are about 30cms tall and live on my bathroom windowsills atm, but in the new house there's no room for them. I have seen a picture I like for my second living room with the same image on and thought, rather than get rid of these and buy more in the right colours, I could 'upcycle' these ones to match!
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High shine: shoe polish?
perhaps worth an experiment or two on the underside!!
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For a stunning gloss you might try Humbrol model making paints- they come in tiny tins. The clear varnish gives a wonderful shine but only works on a non porous surface. And of course theye have the very shiny paint too.....maybe work a look. Be aware you have to use special thinners to clean the brushes not turps/white spirit with the Humbrol- or use an old brush and ditch.
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