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48 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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Equipment - Molding with clay - Pottery without a wheel - The coiling technique - Slab building - Throwing and the wheel - Firing.
Embark on your first pottery project with confidence and flair--this step-by-step project book offers a wealth of handy hints and straightforward advice, designed especially for the first-time potter. You will soon be enjoying the results of your work, for pottery offers the ultimate combination of creativity and practicality....
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128 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm.
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English
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This beginners' workshop to surface work helps emerging potters learn skills step-by-step, including stamping, sgraffito, brushwork with underglazes and oxides, majolica, and other techniques. How-to photos demystify the process, and there are scores of ideas for experimentation.
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128 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
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Clay is an exciting material that has been used to make both practical and decorative items since prehistoric times. With this practical guidebook, learn all the skills you need to start creating your own beautiful ceramics. Step-by-step photographs and clear instructions will guide you through the core techniques, including pinching and coiling and throwing and trimming. Discover inspirational projects as your skills progress, from simple coiled...
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192 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
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Atkin takes the mystery out of hand-building by showing precisely what happens at each point in the process. Simple, creative projects clearly illuminate coil, slab, molds, and pinch techniques--all demonstrated in clear step-by-step photos.
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160 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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Describes the full range of available clays and their individual qualities, as well as necessary tools and equipment; presents easy-to-follow directions for fashioning pottery; and augments instruction with captioned, step-by-step photos, illustrations, and sidebars featuring troubleshooting tips with solutions to problems that often arise in the process of making pottery. This essential reference book also covers topics such as developing design...
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160 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
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"This book is for potters working at many levels. It's a book that honors tradition, but also looks at new ways of approaching clay. If you're just getting started, you'll find the basics you need here. If you're an experienced potter looking for new ways to work contemplatively with handbuilding, then this book if for you, too."--Back cover.
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