Potter's Bible An Essential Illustrated Reference for both Beginner and Advanced Potters,9780785821434

Potter's Bible An Essential Illustrated Reference for both Beginner and Advanced Potters

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ISBN13: 9780785821434
ISBN10: 0785821430
Format: Spiral Bound
Pub. Date: 2006-09-08
Publisher(s): Chartwell Books
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Summary

Step-by-step photographic sequences guide you through a comprehensive range of shaping, firing, and decorating techniques, so you can begin making wonderful ceramics even if you've never attempted pottery before. Learn about essential tools and equipment and different types and constituencies of clay; study methods of building pots using slabbing, coiling, throwing, and molding, and find out how to create a range of different shapes and forms. Includes dozens of ideas for creating textured surface effects and decorating ceramics using paint, stencils, and slips. You'll also find a range of post-firing decoration techniques such as glazing, enameling, and adding luster. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Marilyn Scott is a professional artist who works across a wide range of media. She studied painting at the Guildford School of Art and the Royal Academy of Painting in London. She is a respected practical art author.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6(2)
Hand tools 8(2)
Studio equipment 10(2)
Clay and pottery bodies
12(24)
Natural clay
14(2)
Testing clay
16(2)
Earthenware
18(2)
Stoneware
20(2)
Porcelain
22(2)
Paper clay
24(2)
Colored clay
26(2)
Raku clay
28(2)
Clay additives
30(2)
Reclaiming clay
32(2)
Preparing clay
34(2)
Forming Methods
36(38)
Pinching
38(2)
Tutorial: Lidded pinch pot
40(2)
Coiling
42(2)
Tutorial: Coiled fruit bowl
44(2)
Slabbing
46(2)
Slabbing with molds
48(2)
Tutorial: Slabbed cheese dish
50(2)
Press molding
52(2)
Mixing plaster for molds
54(2)
Throwing: centering
56(2)
Throwing a cylinder
58(2)
Trimming
60(2)
Thrown lids
62(2)
Spouts and handles
64(2)
Tutorial: Thrown and altered bottle
66(4)
Showcase: Hand-built pots
70(2)
Showcase: Thrown pots
72(2)
Texture and pattern
74(24)
Incising and sgraffito
76(2)
Stamping and rouletting
78(2)
Inlaying
80(2)
Tutorial: Mishima vase
82(2)
Sprigging
84(2)
Piercing
86(2)
Burnishing
88(2)
Agateware
90(2)
Tutorial: Hand-built agate leaf form
92(2)
Showcase: Surface texture
94(2)
Showcase: Enhancing forms
96(2)
Painting and printing
98(28)
Slip decoration
100(2)
Tutorial: Slip decoration with sgraffito
102(2)
Pouring and dipping slip
104(2)
Slip trailing
106(2)
Feathering and marbling
108(2)
Painting with slip
110(2)
Banding and combing
112(2)
Tutorial: Mocha jug
114(2)
Using resists
116(2)
Underglaze colors
118(2)
Underglaze printing
120(2)
Showcase: Slip-decorated pots
122(2)
Showcase: Slip decoration effects
124(2)
Glazes and post-firing techniques
126(26)
Decorative use of glazes
128(2)
Applying glazes
130(2)
Painting glazes
132(2)
Tutorial: Majolica fruit bowl
134(2)
Salt and soda glazes
136(2)
Crystalline glazes
138(2)
On-glaze enamels
140(2)
Lusters
142(2)
Tutorial: Stamping and sponging luster
144(2)
Metal leaf
146(2)
Showcase: Different glaze effects
148(2)
Showcase: Inventive techniques
150(2)
Technical resources
152(32)
Slips and engobes
154(2)
Glazes and coloring oxides
156(4)
Earthenware glaze recipes
160(2)
Raku, stoneware, and porcelain glaze recipes
162(2)
Macrocrystalline glaze recipes
164(2)
Textured glaze recipes
166(2)
Kilns
168(2)
Kiln temperature
170(2)
Packing and firing
172(4)
Saggar and pit firing
176(2)
Raku firing
178(2)
Smoke firing
180(2)
Health and safety
182(2)
Glossary 184(4)
Index 188(4)
Credits 192

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