The Beginners Guide To Hand Building

Author : Shay Amber
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781600592430
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hand Building written by Shay Amber and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ceramics are always popular with crafters, and hand building with low-fire earthenware is a natural place to start. This book by artist Shay Amber will inspire even the most intimidated beginner.

Author : Sunshine Cobb
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 0760362726
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mastering Hand Building written by Sunshine Cobb and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2018-01-16 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From pinch pots to coiled boxes to soft slab tableware, mastering hand building is a lifelong pursuit. In this book, Sunshine Cobb covers all the foundational skills, with lessons for constructing both simple and complex forms from clay. Ceramic artists will also find a variety of next-level techniques and tips: designing templates and replicating pieces, lidded vessels, using molds, a variety of decorative techniques, and other avenues of exploration are all inside. Artist features and inspirational galleries include work from today's top working artists, such as Bryan Hopkins, Lindsay Oesterritter, Liz Zlot Summerfield, Bandana Pottery, Shoko Teruyama, Courtney Martin, Sam Chung, Deborah Schwartzkopf, and many more. Take your hand building skills—and your artwork—to the next level with Mastering Hand Building. 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: Mastering the Potter's Wheel and Mastering Kilns and Firing.

Author : Jacqui Atkin
Publisher : B.E.S. Publishing
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.50/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbuilt Pottery Techniques Revealed written by Jacqui Atkin and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Joaquim Chavarria
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hand-building Techniques written by Joaquim Chavarria and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume begins with the modeling of cubes, cones, spheres, and other shapes, then teaches coiling, pinching, strips, slabs, and lump applications for bowls, cups, boxes, and sculpture.

Author : Susan Halls
Publisher : Union Square & Company
ISBN 13 : 9781454710608
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ceramics for Beginners written by Susan Halls and published by Union Square & Company. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An easy-to-follow beginner's workshop in creating the human form and self-supporting, standing animals in clay simple. This revised and updated edition includes 4 new projects.

Author : Kathy Triplett
Publisher : Lark Books
ISBN 13 : 9781579901844
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbuilt Ceramics written by Kathy Triplett and published by Lark Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written for the general reader with an interest in ceramics, Handbuilt Ceramics is a big, colorful, and complete how-to manual for shaping clay without a potter’s wheel. Features 8 projects, complete with materials lists, clear step-by-step instructions, and detailed “how-to” color photos.

Author : Melissa Weiss
Publisher : Rockport Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1631595989
Total Pages : 163 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide written by Melissa Weiss and published by Rockport Publishers. This book was released on 2018-11-20 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, pottery expert Melissa Weiss shows you the basics of crafting without a wheel, how to harvest and work wild clay, and using natural glazes. Handbuilt pottery is the perfect way for new potters to dive into this unique medium because it doesn't require access to a potter's wheel. In Handbuilt, A Potter's Guide, Melissa Weiss takes an organic approach to harvesting and working with local clays, and even shows you how to mix your own glazes to use on functional pottery for use at home. Students of pottery the world over have traveled to North Carolina to attend Weiss's classes. Now you don't have to! In this book, Melissa provides you with a solid course on slab and pinch-pot techniques that allow beginning students to master the basics and progress through finished wares. Looking to go a little deeper? Melissa also offers her unique knowledge of how to dig and process local clays for use in pottery, and for the techniques she has developed for creating unique glazes with ash, salt, and other dry materials. Melissa will also introduce you talented contemporary potters, who will share their work, tips, advice, and techniques. Learn the basics of handbuilding and more with this engaging guide.

Author : Julia Claire Weber
Publisher : Essential Ceramics Skills
ISBN 13 : 1631599356
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing written by Julia Claire Weber and published by Essential Ceramics Skills. This book was released on 2021-12-21 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Beginner's Guide to Wheel Throwing is a friendly, contemporary take on the classic wheel-throwing book—perfect for new and returning ceramic artists.

Author : Sunshine Cobb
Publisher : Quarry Books
ISBN 13 : 0760374775
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Beginner's Guide to Hand Building written by Sunshine Cobb and published by Quarry Books. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Join the home pottery revolution! Whether you have access to a communal studio or not, hand building projects can travel just about anywhere. Take your clay outside or work at the kitchen table, with instruction from best-selling ceramics author Sunshine Cobb. In this book, you’ll find all the necessary fundamentals, including a thorough discussion of clay as well as helpful tips for keeping your body and mind in top shape. Then pick the path that’s right for you in the chapters that follow. Develop new skills and unlock your own creativity as you explore: Sculptural projects like miniature animals and plants. Functional items like scoops, a citrus reamer, and a coffee pour-over vessel. Mixed media projects including a candlestick holder, mobile, and a soap dish. All along the way, skill-building is front and center, with conversational instructions and tips to help you make pieces you’re proud to show off. Gallery work from some of today’s top artists are 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.

Author : Ben Carter
Publisher : Mastering Ceramics
ISBN 13 : 0760349754
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mastering the Potter's Wheel written by Ben Carter and published by Mastering Ceramics. This book was released on 2016-06 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A book of advances wheel techniques and inspiration for potters who have basic skills but would like to learn more about throwing large forms, lids, handles, darting, and more"--