Ceramic Surface Design Techniques

Ceramic surface design techniques principles to consider.

Ceramic surface design techniques.

New ceramic surface design is a fully illustrated manual covering a wide range of creative surface decoration techniques presented in an approachable and accessible format. Ceramic decor ceramic design ceramic clay ceramic pottery pottery art ceramic techniques pottery techniques sgraffito ceramics projects process place the cursor over a picture to see the capture or click on a picture to open it in a larger format and go through a slide show. There is a good deal of information in this book on the usual range of surface pattern techniques but in my opinion still the best by far in terms of content variety accessibility and inspiriation is the potter s guide to ceramic surfaces by jo connell. But that s just the tip of the iceberg.

A motif is created on the pot surface using wax before the pot is brushed with or submerged in its slip or glaze. Slip decorating is a great example of a versatile technique. Ceramic artist and expert molly hatch guides beginners and more advanced ceramicists through various methods for creating designs on clay. A time old technique wax resist decoration relies on wax s insolubility and its capacity to repel water based slips and glazes.

Mishima ceramic techniques are what you d want for thin lines flush with the ceramic surface. Because the forming techniques are challenging on their own often beginning potters just slap any old glaze on their work when it comes time to finish the pot. For many ceramic artists the surface is the most challenging part of the ceramic process.