The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery

Name: The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780760381397
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An Introduction to Glazes, Patterns, Inlay, Luster, and Dimensional Designs

By Emily Reinhardt

Series: Essential Ceramics Skills

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Join ceramic artist Emily Reinhardt to explore how to decorate pottery surfaces using glazes, gold luster, patterns, inlay designs, and dimensional shapes. This beginner-friendly guide covers basic clay working, colour theory, form and function, and the value of sketchbooks. It includes tutorials and projects for simple items like coasters, plates, vases, and more, emphasising skill-building, creativity, and embracing imperfection. The book also features inspiring gallery work from contemporary ceramic artists.
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This book is ideal for beginners and those returning to ceramics seeking to build foundational skills with creative projects. It suits anyone interested in arts and crafts, particularly pottery decorating techniques.

With The Beginner’s Guide to Decorating Pottery, learn to create designs and patterns on clay that have a distinctive, modern feel and are easy enough for beginners to master.

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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 Pottery supports your creative process as you explore:

Basic information on working with clays as well as materials used for decorating.

Tutorials on colour 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 centre, 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 offers the fundamentals along with fresh, contemporary, and simple projects that build skills progressively.

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Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?

Library Journal STARRED Review: Functional and beautiful, likely to inspire readers to perfect their pottery techniques.
Publishers Weekly: A helpful primer on ceramic surface design techniques that is worth a look.
Midwest Book Review: Profusely illustrated and user-friendly with step-by-step instructions turning novices into seasoned experts; fun and informative.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780760381397

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 07 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: Quarry Books

Illustration: 300 color photos

Contributors:

Foreword by Amy Santoferraro

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 229.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 567g

Pages: 160

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Emily Reinhardt Non-Fiction Series: Essential Ceramics Skills

About the Author

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.

The Beginner's Guide to Decorating Pottery