The Potter's Bible: An Essential Illustrated Reference for both Beginner and Advanced Potters (Volume 1) (Artist/Craft Bible Series, 1)

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.