Potter's Bible An Essential Illustrated Reference for both Beginner and Advanced Potters

Step-by-step photographic sequences guide you through a comprehensive range of shaping, firing, and decorating techniques, so you can begin making wonderful ceramics even if you've never attempted pottery before. Learn about essential tools and equipment and different types and constituencies of clay; study methods of building pots using slabbing, coiling, throwing, and molding, and find out how to create a range of different shapes and forms. Includes dozens of ideas for creating textured surface effects and decorating ceramics using paint, stencils, and slips. You'll also find a range of post-firing decoration techniques such as glazing, enameling, and adding luster. Book jacket.