The Workshop Guide to Ceramics

ISBN-13: 9780500516218 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 320 str.

Anthony Quinn

Opis

Collects the breadth and range of ceramic techniques. This title includes a guide to forming techniques, from pinch, coil, slab and wheel to mold-making, slip casting and extrusion, with sections on slip decoration, embossing and glazing, glaze recipes and applications.

Recenzje

'This is quite the guide ... a very helpful book for those doing ceramics. The illustrations are wonderful. The instructions are clear and to the point' - Reference Reviews

Spis treści

Introduction - Materials, Processes and Tools - Forming Techniques - Surface Decoration (Pre-firing) - Firing - Glazes - Surface Decoration (Post-glaze) - Design - Professional Practice

O autorze

Duncan Hooson is a practicing ceramicist employing a wide range of ceramic techniques and scale, from high-relief murals to domestic and sculptural forms for internal or exterior locations. Anthony Quinn has a successful design consultancy, working across a range of materials such as ceramics, glass, wood and metal. His client base includes Wedgwood, Debenhams, Leeds Pottery, Design Ideas and British Airways.