The Workshop Guide to Ceramics - Rilegato

Hooson, Duncan; Quinn, Anthony

 
9780764164613: The Workshop Guide to Ceramics
Rilegato
ISBN 10: 0764164619 ISBN 13: 9780764164613
Casa editrice: B E S Pub Co, 2012

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Describes materials, processes, tools, forming techniques, surface decoration, firing, glazes and design for a variety of ceramic objects, in a book that includes more than 500 color illustrations, lists of suppliers and galleries, helpful web sites and conversion charts and tables.

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This book has been designed as the essential guide for all who work with ceramics, including weekend crafters, night school or other students, and practicing ceramicists seeking a one-stop reference on techniques and processes.

  • Contains an extensive guide to forming techniques, including pinching, coiling, slabbing, wheel-throwing, mold-making, slip casting, and extrusion
  • Detailed sections cover slip and surface decoration, glazing, glaze recipes, and applications
  • Includes a comprehensive guide to firing and kilns, complemented with quick-reference charts and tables
  • Covers generating ideas and translating them into ceramic realities
  • Advises on ways to promote and sell your work through websites, exhibitions, and galleries

    Duncan Hooson is a practicing ceramicist and a teacher of ceramic art in schools, hospitals, and on community projects throughout London.

    Anthony Quinn operates a successful London design consultancy with a varied client base that includes Wedgwood, Leeds Pottery, and British Airways. He also teaches ceramic design at Central Saint Martins in London, and is author of Ceramic Design Course, available in North America from Barron's

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    Editore
    B E S Pub Co
    Data di pubblicazione
    2012
    Lingua
    Inglese
    ISBN 10 
    0764164619
    ISBN 13 
    9780764164613
    Rilegatura
    Copertina rigida
    Numero di pagine
    320
    Contatto del produttore
    non disponibile
    Persona responsabile
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