The Potter's Bible: An Essential Illustrated Reference for Both Beginner and Advanced Potters (Spiral) (ISBN-13: 9780785821434)

An essential illustrated reference for both beginner and advanced potters, The Potter's Bible features step-by-step photographic sequences to guide you through a comprehensive range of techniques.

Begin making beautiful ceramics, even if you've never attempted pottery before, following detailed information about:

• Essential tools and studio equipment
• Different types and constituencies of clay - including earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, and raku
• Forming methods - including pinching, coiling, slabbing, press molding, throwing, and trimming
• Adding texture and patterns - with techniques such as sgraffito, stamping, inlaying, and burnishing
• Painting and printing - using slip, banding and combing, resists, and underglazes
• Glazes and post-firing techniques - including salt and soda glazes, lusters, and metal leaf
• Essential technical resources - such as glaze recipes, types of kilns and firings, and health and safety tips

This 192-page hardcover book with internal wire-o binding is 6.5 × 8 inches, a perfect size for you to keep handy and reference often. A glossary at the back defines important terms.

With its combination of practical advice, exciting images, and inspirational ideas, this book is a must-have for all potters at any stage of their career.

Author: Marylin Scott
ISBN-10: 0785821430
ISBN-13: 9780785821434
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Language: English
Published: 09/08/2006
Pages: 192
Format: Spiral
Weight: 1.13lbs
Size: 7.80h x 6.36w x 0.74d