Beginner's Guide to Pottery and Ceramics: Everything You Need to Know to Start Making Beautiful Ceramics

Beginner's Guide to Pottery and Ceramics: Everything You Need to Know to Start Making Beautiful Ceramics
ISBN-10
178221559X
ISBN-13
9781782215592
Category
Ceramics
Pages
128
Language
English
Published
2017-05-18
Publisher
Search Press(UK)
Author
Jacqui Atkin

Description

Clay is an exciting material that has been used to make both practical and decorative items since prehistoric times. With this practical guidebook, learn all the skills you need to start creating your own beautiful ceramics. Step-by-step photographs and clear instructions will guide you through the core techniques, including pinching and coiling and throwing and trimming. Discover inspirational projects as your skills progress, from simple coiled vases with painted decoration to marbled clay boxes with transparent glazes. Learn how to decorate and fire your clay vessels with myriad textures, using methods such as inlays, slips, sgraffito, feathering, burnishing and resist. Following the impressive projects inside, you can put your new-found skills into practice and develop your creativity.

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