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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 738
EAN num: 9780764122590
ISBN number: 0764122592
Label: Barron''s Educational Series
Manufacturer: Barron''s Educational Series
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 224
Printing Date: 2003-04
Publishing house: Barron''s Educational Series
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This book offers something for everybody interested in pottery! Beginning potters will find a complete course in the pages of this book. Experienced potters will find new ideas for designing and decorating virtually every type of ware. Heavily illustrated with more than 600 how-to photos, The Complete Potter takes readers through every phase of the potter’s craft, from clay to kiln. Separate sections explain:- Clays: their different types and uses
- Types of ware: terracotta, stoneware, porcelain, raku, and others
- Design: how to draw and plan a piece before making it
- The basic processes: clay preparation, tools, throwing and turning on a potter’s wheel, using molds, tile-making, and more
- Decoration: creating surface textures, using slips, glazes, pigments, and more
- Materials and pigments for decorating: what they’re made of and how to use them
- Kilns and firings: kiln types, temperature controls, and more
- Tools and equipment: from hand tools to semi-industrial equipment
- Health and safety: a complete guide
This handsome and instructive volume also shows examples of work by some of the world’s leading ceramicists, with information on how they achieve their fine results. Here is a book that lives up to its title: it is truly The Complete Potter.
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This book would make an excellent textbook for a beginning ceramics class. It covers a wide breadth of topics and is clearly written and easy to understand. For experienced potters it is a good choice for a overall studio resource. One of the things that I like most is that the examples of artists works shown have a decidedly European bent; it is nice to see the work of different artists.
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I have been taught and produced pottery for 35 years. I found this book to be a great informative reference for those just learning the craft and for those who have applied it for years. It was well thought out and full of exact information. It is an excellent resource.
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This is a great book from cover to cover. I would recommend it for anyone interested in pottery/ceramics. It's loaded with full colour photos. And it provides a lot of great how-to's. It covers everything from handbuilding to throwing, and slipcasting. Most topics are not covered in great depth, but the author does provide plenty of info to get you going. It has some good recipes for colored slip, and a great reference in the back. The example images alone are worth the price of this book.
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Very good book that gives you notions of everything. There is not all, but certainly is at last a book that doesn't show only the pictures of other potters...good for Italy, where there are no new pottery books
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