Emily Reinhardt

The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery (eBook, ePUB)

An Introduction to Glazes, Patterns, Inlay, Luster, and Dimensional Designs

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Join ceramic artist Emily Reinhardt to learn how to decorate pottery surfaces with glazes, gold luster, patterns and marks, inlay designs, dimensional shapes, and much more. With an emphasis on learning new skills, having fun, and embracing imperfection, The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Potterysupports your creative process as you explore:

• Basic information on working with clays as well as materials used for decorating.
• Tutorials on color theory, combining form and function, and the importance of keeping a sketchbook.
• Beginner-friendly projects that show how to apply surface-design techniques to simple pieces such as coasters, a cheeseboard, a wall hanging, plates, tumblers, vases, planters, and more.

Throughout the book, skill-building is front and center, with tips and tricks to help you crack the code and make pieces you're proud of. Gallery work from some of today's top ceramics artists is sure to inspire potters of all levels. What will you make first? For beginners and those returning to ceramics, the Essential Ceramics Skills series from Quarry Books offer the fundamentals along with fresh, contemporary, and simple projects that build skills progressively. Explore even more ceramics techniques with:The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing and The Beginner's Guide to Hand Building.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quarry Books
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. September 2023
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780760381403
• Artikelnr.: 67358389

Autorenporträt

Emily Reinhardt is a ceramic artist and designer whose work focuses on beautiful, functional ceramic objects for the home. In her studio in the Crossroads Arts district of Kansas City, Missouri, Emily designs and builds by hand a variety of one-of-a-kind objects, including plates, vases, wall hangings, tumblers, mugs, goblets, and trays. Her modern, unfussy aesthetic features perfectly imperfect shapes and stunning surface design techniques, such as striking glazes, touches of gold luster, bold patterns, texture, and raised effects. Emily founded The Object Enthusiast in 2011 and continues to grow a loyal community of customers and students, teaching classes online through Skillshare as well as in-person at her studio. She is also the co-founder of her shop, Duet, and of The Ekru Project, an art gallery and curatorial project, both of which share space with her Crossroads studio. Emily lives in Kansas City, Missouri. To see more of her work, visit theobjectenthusiast.com and @theobjectenthusiast on Instagram, Facebook, and Skillshare.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Amy Santoferraro Introduction You Are an Artist
and This Is an Art Book My Path to Ceramics How to Develop Your Artistic Style How to Build and Maintain a Creative Practice Ceramics for Self-Care Living a Creative Life Embracing Imperfection Why Ceramic Surface Design Is So Exciting 1 TOOLS AND MATERIALS FOR GETTING STARTED The Studio and Safety
Tools and Equipment
Materials
Gallery 2 HOW TO USE THIS BOOK Choosing a Clay Body
Additive and Subtractive Relief Designs
Understanding Underglazes
Getting to Know Your Glazes
Applying Glazes
Overglaze and Luster
Decorations
Inlaying Colored Clay
Troubleshooting
Gallery 3 PLANNING YOUR SURFACE DESIGN The Intellectual Approach
Form
Color
Pattern
Texture
Function
Keeping a Sketchbook
Gallery 4 IDEAS FOR GETTING STARTED Set of Coasters
Beads
Spoons
Wall Hangings
Abstract Cheeseboards
Set of Cups
Set of Dinner Plates with Inlaid Clay Designs
Handbuilt Vases with Heavily Layered Glazes
Drip and Splatter Platter
Planters with Additive Designs
  Gallery Contributing Artists Resources Acknowledgments About the Author Index