Pottery Basics
Everything You Need to Know to Start Making Beautiful Ceramics
Jacqui Atkin(Author)
A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published on 1. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-7136-7338-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book is a basic introduction to pottery. It covers everything the beginner needs to know to start making beautiful ceramics. Step-by-step photographs and clear instructions guide you through the techniques for making, decorating, and firing pottery and twelve simple projects allow you to put your skills into practice. Chapters include an introduction to types of clay, basic modelling methods such as throwing, pinching, coiling and turning. Key techniques are taught for biscuit and glaze firing. Each progressive project develops a new skill, and then teaches you how to add texture and decorate your vessels using inlays, slips, sgraffito, feathering, burnishing and resist techniques.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
Over 300 colour photos
Dimensions
Height: 280 mm
Width: 215 mm
Weight
518 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7136-7338-8 (9780713673388)
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Person
Jacqui Atkin is a working potter who has taught at various colleges. She runs courses in low-fire pottery techniques, including smoke firing and raku. Her work is featured in many books and she wrote Handbuilt Pottery Techniques Revealed.