Product Description

Bring colour and creativity to your hand-made or shop-brought tiles with this collection of 200 decorative designs. Every entry features a photograph of the finished design, a charted diagram, instructions in the order of work and advice on alternative colour variations. Each design can be used in a scheme and mixed and matched with others in the book. At-a-glance icons indicate degree of difficulty and appropriate application techniques for different shapes of tile. Core techniques are demonstrated with step-by-step photographs, from making moulds and transferring designs to decorating with paint, stamps, stencils, sgraffito and inlays. There is also useful information on suppliers and resources, as well as a gallery of inspirational examples from well-known tile artists.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #692538 in Books
• Published on: 2007-01-27
• Original language: English
• Binding: Spiral-bound
• 256 pages

Review
"This is a book of 200 brilliant, colourful designs to apply to ceramic tiles. It's a fabulous book, packed with information about making tiles - moulding, slabbing, slipcasting, and then decorating them with paint, stamps, stencils sgraffito, inlays the choice is huge and you'll undoubtedly be led on to designing you own by the time you've finished!" Craftsman Magazine (May 2007) "With so much variety, I'm prepared to bet that anyone looking at this book will come away with at least one new idea that could justify the not-unreasonable purchase price. Those new to the craft will appreciate the simple approach and the sheer volume of ideas that are bound to prove inspiring." ArtBook Review (March 2007)

ArtBook Review, March 2007
"With so much variety, I'm prepared to bet that anyone looking at
this book will come away with at least one new idea that could justify the
not-unreasonable purchase price. Those new to the craft will appreciate the
simple approach and the sheer volume of ideas that are bound to prove
inspiring."

About the Author
Jacqui Atkin is a practising potter who has taught pottery in various colleges for a number of years. She has previously written two pottery books including Pottery Basics, A&C Black.

Customer Reviews

PLEASANT SURPRISE
I was browsing the internet for books relating to tiles, and I came across Jacqui Atkin book,it seemed very good value. I have collected tiles for many years,and always had the intension of buying a kiln and having a go at making tiles, recreating some of the old Gothic and Celtic designs.Jacqui book explains in simple terms all you need to know to get started, including decorative techniques, types of clays and glazes, and most usuful step by step instructions for setting out the designs.Within this informative book there are 200 designs to look at, some are inspired, useing techniques almost forgotten in the U.K. I truly believe this book represents exhalant value