Image Transfer with Pyrofoto: Another Cool Way to Put Images on Pottery
There are various processes for transferring images to clay, from photocopy transfers, silkscreening and stencils, to laser transfer decals and … Read More
Tag: slip trailing
Application of decoration to wet or leather-hard clay by flowing on lines of slip with a fine pointed dispenser, such as a rubber syringe. Source: Clay: A Studio Handbook
Testing Commercial Ceramic Glazes Over Texture in Electric Kilns
To get the most out of commercial ceramic glazes in your electric kiln, you need to understand the product descriptions … Read More
Slip Trailing for Beginners: A Primer on a Great Ceramics Decorating Technique
Slip trailing is a great way to use clay slip as a decorative tool. Like its cousin glaze trailing, slip … Read More
How to Flocculate a Ceramic Glaze for Better Coverage
Have you ever glazed a piece and had the glaze run off the high points a little too much? Sometimes … Read More
Piece of Cake: How to Decorate Your Pots Like a Pastry Chef
Slip trailing is a great way to add decoration to pots. Most ceramic artists use a fairly liquid slip when … Read More
Creative Commercial Glazes: Great Combinations for Interesting Effects
Some folks feel like using commercial glazes is cheating, but I say, hogwash! I have been using commercial glazes for … Read More
Resistance is Not Futile: Great Decoration with Resists
The options are many when it comes to creating decoration on your pottery with resists. While browsing the Pottery Making Illustrated archives, … Read More
How to Use Slip Techniques to Create Texture
There are lots of ways to create texture on pottery, the most obvious being stamping the malleable surface. However, you … Read More
6 Great Tips for Carving Pottery
Carving pottery can add not only a pleasing design on a pot, but it can also be tactilely pleasing. Users … Read More
Working Potter: Dan Finnegan
I became a potter through a series of fortunate accidents and a few fortuitous leaps of faith. In the early … Read More
