Product Description

This book is a basic introduction to pottery. It covers everything the beginner needs to know to start making beautiful ceramics. Step-by-step photographs and clear instructions guide you through the techniques for making, decorating, and firing pottery and twelve simple projects allow you to put your skills into practice. Chapters include an introduction to types of clay, basic modelling methods such as throwing, pinching, coiling and turning. Key techniques are taught for biscuit and glaze firing. Each progressive project develops a new skill, and then teaches you how to add texture and decorate your vessels using inlays, slips, sgraffito, feathering, burnishing and resist techniques.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #54493 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 128 pages

About the Author
Jacqui Atkin is a working potter who has taught at various colleges. She runs courses in low-fire pottery techniques, including smoke firing and raku. Her work is featured in many books and she wrote Handbuilt Pottery Techniques Revealed.

Customer Reviews

Easy to use, inspirational designs
I got this book out of the library & found it invaluable in my pottery course. It has step by step instructions with great photos, so it really helps you master the different techniques needed. I also thought the projects were simple enough to follow but still managed to produce professional & inspirational looking pieces. I would definitely recommend this book if you are taking up pottery classes.

Jacqui Atkin's books are clear to follow and full of brilliant ideas
This book takes you through techniques with clear step by step instructions and photographs, then uses the techniques in projects with instructions which are equally clear to follow.

The chapter on surface decoration is excellent and there are recipes and instructions for making your own glazes - a very useful first step if, like me, you have only used prepared glazes before and want to experiment, but not be confused by too much information! Explanations are clear and simple and have been used in the projects so you can see what the final result would be - though you can of course use prepared glazes if you prefer.

This is a 'can't wait to get started' book, but one which will be an excellent reference book long term.