| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
128 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Ceramics for beginners series |
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Ceramics for beginners.
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| Note |
Includes index. |
| Contents |
Decorating clay : an overview -- Design and inspiration -- Getting familiar with the decorating studio. Safety ; Tools of the trade ; Materials ; Essential techniques ; Basic application methods -- Working with the clay itself. Impressing ; Stamping ; Paddling ; Clay applique ; Incising ; Inlaid colored clay ; Gallery -- Working with slip. Combing ; Chattering ; Trailing with slip ; Sgraffito with slip ; Slip inlay ; Resists for slip decoration ; Terra sigillata ; Gallery -- Working with underglazes, stains, and oxides. Brushwork with underglaze and oxides ; Drawing with underglaze pencils and crayons ; Trailing with underglaze ; Masking and stenciling with sponging, spattering, and spraying ; Staining ; Gallery -- Working with glazes. Majolica ; Layering ; Gallery -- Post-firing techniques. Reglazing with conventional glazes ; Overglazing with decorative materials ; Gallery -- Kilns and firing -- Recipes. |
| Summary |
This beginners' workshop to surface work helps emerging potters learn skills step-by-step, including stamping, sgraffito, brushwork with underglazes and oxides, majolica, and other techniques. How-to photos demystify the process, and there are scores of ideas for experimentation. |
| Subject |
Glazes.
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Pottery craft.
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| Added Title |
Surfaces, glazes, and firing |
| ISBN |
9781600592454 (hc-plc with jacket : alk. paper) : $24.95 |
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1600592457 (hc-plc with jacket : alk. paper) |
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