Decorating Techniques
Pottery and ceramics have been decorated in a large variety of ways. The use of glazes, slips, and impressed surface details are only a few of the options available to the pottery and ceramic artist. Explore the world of decorative techniques.
Decorating Basics for Potters
When we think of finished pots, we tend to think first of pots covered in richly colored, shiny glazes. But is that the only possibility? Let’s take a look at the different ways pottery can be decorated.
When we think of finished pots, we tend to think first of pots covered in richly colored, shiny glazes. But is that the only possibility? Let’s take a look at the different ways pottery can be decorated.
How to Use Wax Resist
Wax resist is used extensively in pottery as a means of controlling glazes and other liquids. It has both practical applications, such as keeping the bottoms of pots glaze-free, and well as decorative applications.
Wax resist is used extensively in pottery as a means of controlling glazes and other liquids. It has both practical applications, such as keeping the bottoms of pots glaze-free, and well as decorative applications.
