Complete Pottery Techniques: Design, Form, Throw, Decorate and More, with Workshops from Professional Makers

Description

Discover how to develop your pottery design skills and bring your ideas to life from start to finish. Covering every technique from throwing pottery to firing, glazing to sgraffito, this pottery book is perfect for both hand-building beginners and potting pros. Step-by-step photographs - some from the potter's perspective - show you exactly where to place your hands when throwing so you can master every technique you need to know. Plus, expert tips help you rescue your pots when things go wrong. The next in the popular Artist's Techniques series, Complete Pottery is the ideal companion for pottery classes of any level, or a go-to guide and inspiration for the more experienced potter looking to expand their repertoire and perfect new skills. With contemporary design and ideas, Complete Pottery Techniques enables the modern maker to unleash their creativity. Contents The basics Design inspiration Health and safety Setting up your studio Tools Equipment Kilns Clay types Sources of clay Clay preparation Making paper clay Slip Making plaster Making one-part molds Making two-part molds Slip casting Forming techniques Introduction Pinching techniques Pinching introduction Pinching a bowl Pinching a tall pot Extensions Enclosed forms Pinching showcase Slabbing techniques Slabbing introduction Making clay slabs Working with soft slabs Working with hard slabs Using molds with slabs Creating textured slabs Slabbing showcase Coiling techniques Coiling introduction How to make coils Coiling a simple cylinder Coiling a wider pot Coiling into a mold Using coils decoratively Coiling showcase Throwing techniques Throwing introduction Throwing principles Centering Throwing a cylinder Throwing a bowl Using a bat Changing shape Throwing a plate Trimming Throwing a lid Throwing in sections Making handles Making spouts Making lips Throwing off the hump Throwing showcase Decorating techniques Introduction Adding texture techniques Adding texture introduction Kurinuki Sgraffito Impressing Inlaying Sprigging Carving Piercing Burnishing Terra sigillata Adding texture showcase Adding color techniques Adding color introduction Thrown agate Nerikomi Pouring and dipping slip Slip trailing Painting with slip Feathering and marbling Combing Monoprinting Mocha diffusion Engobes Adding color showcase Finishing techniques Introduction Glazing techniques Glazing introduction Glazing raw materials Making glazes Glaze recipes Underglazes Using oxides and stains Using resist Applying glazes Spraying glazes Hand-painting decoration Raw glazing Textured glazes Cyrstalline glazes Troubleshooting glazes Overglazes Transfer printing Lusters Glazing showcase Firing techniques Firing introduction Using an electric kiln Using a gas kiln Firing cycles Raku firing Saggar showcase Alternative firing techniques Wood kiln showcase Glossary Cone chart Index About the makers Acknowledgments