Potter's Bible

An essential guide for beginner and advanced potters, featuring step-by-step photographs to guide you through a comprehensive range of techniques. Begin making beautiful ceramics, even if you've never attempted pottery before, following detailed information about:- Essential tools and studio equipment- Different types and constituencies of clay including earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, and raku- Forming methods including pinching, coiling, slabbing, press molding, throwing, and trimming- Adding texture and patterns with techniques such as sgraffito, stamping, inlaying, and burnishing- Painting and printing using slip, banding and combing, resists, and underglazes- Glazes and post-firing techniques including salt and soda glazes, lusters, and metal leaf- Essential technical resources such as glaze recipes, types of kilns and firings, and health and safety tipsWith its combination of practical advice, exciting images, inspirational ideas, and a glossary, this book is a must-have for all potters at any stage of their career.