| Description |
192 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Note |
Includes index. |
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"A Quarto book"--Title page verso. |
| Contents |
Hand tools -- Studio equipment -- Clay and pottery bodies: Natural clay ; Testing clay ; Earthenware ; Stoneware ; Porcelain ; Paper clay ; Colored clay ; Raku clay ; Clay additives ; Reclaiming clay ; Preparing clay -- Forming methods: Pinching ; Tutorial, lidded pinch pot ; Coiling ; Tutorial, coiled fruit bowl ; Slabbing ; Slabbing with molds ; Tutorial, slabbed cheese dish ; Press molding ; Mixing plaster for molds ; Throwing: centering ; Throwing a cylinder ; Trimming ; Thrown lids ; Spouts and handles ; Tutorial, thrown and altered bottle ; Showcase, hand-built pots ; Showcase, thrown pots -- Texture and pattern: Incising and sgraffito ; Stamping and rouletting ; Inlaying ; Tutorial, mishima vase ; Sprigging ; Piercing ; Burnishing ; Agateware ; Tutorial, hand-built agate leaf form ; Showcase, surface texture ; Showcase, enhancing forms ; Painting and printing: Slip decoration ; Tutorial, slip decoration with sgraffito ; Pouring and dipping slip ; Slip trailing ; Feathering and marbling ; Painting with slip ; Banding and combing ; Tutorial, mocha jug ; Using resists ; Underglaze colors ; Underglaze printing ; Showcase, slip-decorated pots ; Showcase, slip decoration effects -- Glazes and post-firing techniques: Decorative use of glazes ; Applying glazes ; Painting glazes ; Tutorial, majolica fruit bowl ; Salt and soda glazes ; Crystalline glazes ; On-glaze enamels ; Lusters ; Tutorial, stamping and sponging luster ; Showcase: inventive techniques -- Technical resources: Slips and engobes ; Glazes and coloring oxides ; Earthenware glaze recipes ; Raku, stoneware, and porcelain glaze recipes ; Macrocrystalline glaze recipes ; Textured glaze recipes ; Kilns ; Kiln temperature ; Packing and firing ; Saggar and pit firing ; Raku firing ; Smoke firing ; Health and safety. |
| Summary |
Presents a step-by-step guide to techniques for making pottery in a wide range of media. |
| Subject |
Pottery -- Technique.
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Pottery -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst01073612
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| ISBN |
0785821430 (spiral) |
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9780785821434 (spiral) |
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