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The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery : An Introduction to Glazes, Patterns, Inlay, Luster, and Dimensional Designs.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Reinhardt, Emily.
- Series:
- Essential Ceramics Skills Series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Pottery craft--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
- Pottery craft.
- Decoration and ornament.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (272 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Quarto Publishing Group USA, 2023.
- Summary:
- With The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery, learn to create designs and patterns on clay that have a distinctive, modern feel and are easy enough for beginners to master.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Foreword by Amy Santoferraro
- Introduction
- You Are an Artist, and This Is an Art Book
- My Path to Ceramics
- How to Develop Your Artistic Style
- How to Build and Maintain a Creative Practice
- Ceramics for Self-Care
- Living a Creative Life
- Embracing Imperfection
- Why Ceramic Surface Design Is So Exciting
- 1 Tools and Materials for Getting Started
- The Studio and Safety
- Tools and Equipment
- Materials
- Gallery
- 2 How To Use This Book
- Choosing a Clay Body
- Additive and Subtractive Relief Designs
- Understanding Underglazes
- Getting to Know Your Glazes
- Applying Glazes
- Overglaze and Luster Decorations
- Inlaying Colored Clay
- Troubleshooting
- 3 Planning Your Surface Design
- The Intellectual Approach
- Form
- Color
- Pattern
- Texture
- Function
- Keeping a Sketchbook
- 4 Ideas For Getting Started
- Set of Coasters
- Beads
- Spoons
- Wall Hangings
- Abstract Cheeseboards
- Set of Cups
- Set of Dinner Plates with Inlaid Clay Designs
- Handbuilt Vases with Heavily Layered Glazes
- Drip and Splatter Platter
- Planters with Additive Designs
- Contributing Artists
- Resources
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Index
- Dedication
- Copyright.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Reinhardt, Emily The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery
- ISBN:
- 9780760381403
- 0760381402
- OCLC:
- 1382694402
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