9780764141164-0764141163-250 Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets for Potters: The Indispensable Compendium of Essential Knowledge and Troubleshooting Tips

250 Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets for Potters: The Indispensable Compendium of Essential Knowledge and Troubleshooting Tips

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ISBN-13: 9780764141164
ISBN-10: 0764141163
Edition: 1.7.2009
Author: Jacqui Atkin
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: B.E.S.
Format: Paperback 160 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780764141164
ISBN-10: 0764141163
Edition: 1.7.2009
Author: Jacqui Atkin
Publication date: 2009
Publisher: B.E.S.
Format: Paperback 160 pages

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250 Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets for Potters: The Indispensable Compendium of Essential Knowledge and Troubleshooting Tips (ISBN-13: 9780764141164 and ISBN-10: 0764141163), written by authors Jacqui Atkin, was published by B.E.S. in 2009. With an overall rating of 3.5 stars, it's a notable title among other Ceramics (Arts Other) books. You can easily purchase or rent 250 Tips, Techniques, and Trade Secrets for Potters: The Indispensable Compendium of Essential Knowledge and Troubleshooting Tips (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Ceramics books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $1.15.

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Both amateur and professional potters constantly seek time-saving tips, trade secrets, and new technical knowledge--which makes this handsomely illustrated book exactly what they're looking for! Author Jacqui Atkin describes the full range of available clays and their individual qualities, as well as necessary tools and equipment. She presents easy-to-follow directions for fashioning pottery, and augments her instruction with captioned, step-by-step photos and illustrations. Topics explained in detail cover--

  • Developing design concepts, from sketch pad to finished piece
  • Slabbing, pinching, coiling, throwing, turning, and mold-making, using various clays
  • Creating surface decoration, with attention to colors, textures, and glazing

    Helpful sidebar features include troubleshooting tips with solutions to problems that often arise in the process of making pottery. Here is a book that belongs on the reference shelf of every serious potter. Approximately 450 color illustrations.
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