Decorating Techniques
Decorating techniques can be applied at any time in the process of making ceramics. For the potter, the raw clay surface is like a painter's canvas, providing endless opportunities for the creation of individual pieces. Decoration should be an integral part of any piece, along with the application of color, pattern, or motif on a clay surface. It should be the first consideration when creating pottery. There are may decorative possibilities. Manipulating the clay and using carved tools or fingers to impress decoration into the surface is one simple method. Raw materials, including oxides, slips, and glazes, provide a wide palette of colors. Commercial suppliers produce an amazing array of glazes and enamel colors. These websites are some of the best in pottery creation, using the many varied techniques of decoration and the huge selection of glazes and paints available. Metacafe This website has a video on how to paint zebra strips on a piece of pottery with enamel paint. There are also related videos on painting pottery. Helium: Decorating Techniques How to decorate Terra Cotta Pottery. The many different Pottery decorating ideas This website has excellent videos explaining many different techniques used on pottery. Check these sites out for decorating ideas. About Decorating Ceramics This is an excellent website explaining in detail the many different ways pottery can be decorated. Decorating pottery This website has A Potpourri of Slip Decorating pottery Techniques, Slip Stamping with Sponges Authored By Beth Peterson. Excellent article on a type of decorating. Check it out. Return from this page to pottery techniques Return from this page to home page
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