The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors (eBook)

Techniques, Recipes, and Inspiration for Low-Temperature Firing with Big Results

Ben Carter (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
176 Seiten
Quarry Books (Verlag)
978-0-7603-8585-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Explore the creative possibilities of this incredibly versatile range of glazes with this comprehensive guide for ceramic artists of all levels.Unlock the world of low-fire glazes with The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes for Potters and Sculptors. Potter, podcaster, and author of Mastering the Potter's Wheel, Ben Carter, challenges the belief that serious artists work exclusively with high-temperature materials, sharing years of research on crafting exquisite low-fire pots and glazes. Delve into the benefits of firing at lower temperatures, explore the visual nuances of low-fire glazes, and witness renowned artists thriving in this temperature range.Illustrated with stunning photography of work by Carter and other artists, this visually captivating resource covers:Insights into the benefits and visual attributes of low-fire glazesGuidance on setting up a glaze labAn explanation of how glaze is formulatedTroubleshooting tips for common glaze faultsDesigning and making test tilesTechniques for layering, using glaze as form, integrating decals, atmospheric firing, and moreTried-and-true glaze recipesfrom gloss to satin, matte, and tinfor varied finishes and color creationWhether you are new to the world of ceramic glazes or looking to expand your knowledge of low-fire glazes, The Complete Guide to Low-Fire Glazes is your path through a world of artistic possibilities.The Mastering Ceramics series is for artists who never stop learning. With compelling projects, expert insight, step-by-step photos, and galleries of work from today's top artists, these books are the perfect studio companions.Also available from the series: Amazing Glaze, Amazing Glaze Recipes and Combinations, Mastering Sculpture: The Figure in Clay, Mastering Kilns and Firing, Mastering Hand Building, and Mastering the Potter's Wheel.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.9.2024
• Reihe/Serie: Mastering Ceramics
• Reihe/Serie: Mastering Ceramics
• Zusatzinfo: 250 color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Kreatives Gestalten
• Schlagworte: Andréa Keys Connell • atmospheric firing • Bartel Engobe • Beginners guide • bisque • blistering • Carty White • ceramic glaze book • Ceramics • Chemistry • china painting • clay • Color • colorants • crawling • Crazing • crystalline • decals • deflocculation • developing color • dunting • earthenware • electric firing • Eva Kwong • faults • fixing faults • Flocculation • frit • Fritware • gallery • Gift • glaze recipes • Glazing • Goop • high-fire • How-To • Inspiration • Kirk Mangus • lab • layering • Linda Arbuckle • Lisa Naples • low-fire • luster • maijolica • Mastering • Materials • Matte • mid-range firing • Nerfoami • overglaze • painting • pinholing • Porcelain • Potter • Pottery • present • progression tests • raku firing • Ramsay Red • reduction firing • Reference • Safety • salt firing • Satin • sculptor • sculpture • Shivering • Shrinkage • SLIP • studio set-up • Surface Design • techniques • Terra Sigillata • Testing • test tiles • texture • TIN • Tools • triaxial blends • Troubleshooting • underglaze • wood firing
• ISBN-10: 0-7603-8585-8 / 0760385858
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7603-8585-2 / 9780760385852