The Workshop Guide to Ceramics - Rilegato

Hooson, Duncan; Quinn, Anthony

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0764164619 ISBN 13: 9780764164613

Casa editrice: B E S Pub Co, 2012

Riassunto

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

Dettagli dell'edizione

• 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: non disponibile