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Decorating Techniques (Ceramics Class) | 
 enlarge | Author: Joaquin Chavarria
Publisher: Watson-Guptill
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 29013
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 64
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 9.6 x 9.6 x 0.5
ISBN: 0823005941
Dewey Decimal Number: 738
EAN: 9780823005949
ASIN: 0823005941
Publication Date: May 15, 2000
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Book Description
Starting with an introduction to materials and tools, this idea-packed book then shows arts and crafters myriad techniques for transforming standard ceramic pieces into beautifully ornamented, one-of-a-kind treasures for personal or gift use. The book is divided into five sections, each devoted to techniques designed for the category of ceramic to be decorated: damp and unfired ware; leather-hard ware; dry ware; dry bisque-fired ware; and glazed ware. Explained and shown in detail are decoration methods such as incising, carving, casting, sgraffito, engobes, colored pastes, fillettes, reserves, waxes, and many other ways to enhance the surfaces of ceramic pieces.
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 Great ideas August 22, 2008
This overview of decorating tips for both wheel and handbuilding contains numerous great ideas that I would like to try plus easy to follow instructions for most of the techniques. It is a perfect book for any potter who wants to expand their decorating reportoire.
 Pretty good February 16, 2008
Some of the design is old-fashioned in our country, but the recipes are accurate and work well. I tried the tobacco stain recipe and it worked well for me. Good, clear instructions.
A great intro or overview; don't expect details November 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a very useful book to introduce students to a very wide range of possible decorating techniques for a wide range of pottery steps (wet, leather hard, bisque fired, glazed). There are several projects outlined at a very high level, but these seem to be for some of the more common decorating techniques. Not an awful lot of time is spent on most of what I would think of as the more uncommon techniques. But at least you have an introduction to those techniques.
This is a great book as a quick reference to get the wheels turning in your head, but there's not a lot of "how-to" behind it; a lot of inspiring photos, but not a lot of text.
Like a teacher standing next to you. June 26, 2007
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
As an amateur potter, I found this book to be one of the very best I've found. Not only is
everything clearly explained, the pictures show you exactly what he's talking about.
Generally, pottery books are either inspiring source books, or flat how-to's. This
one has the virtues of both Virtuallly every page has a helpful insight into a technique, e.g. how
to make perfectly bevelled edges for square shapes: so easy and helpful.
This is a great book for beginner potters, like me, but there are so many lovely
pieces that I'm sure it will inspire skilful artists as well.
Rosem'ry
Decorating Techniques June 5, 2007
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm a college student and hobbyist who dabbles in ceramics. This book is awesome! It provides information on a variety of projects, and details the steps to guide you through each project. I can hardly wait for fall classes, so I can experiment with some of the techniques in the book.
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