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Ceramic Painter’s Pattern Book

Edited by Rachel Byass



      Painting on greenware (unglazed pottery) is becoming more and more popular; where I live there are at least three studios where anybody can drop in, select an item, paint it and then get it glazed, ready for a lifetime of use. Even children are doing it -but there is always something daunting about a blank canvas of any kind, and nobody on had to give tuition to total beginners. Until this book...

Now you can learn all about painting greenware, and impress everybody else at the studio by your expert knowledge. Find out what brushes are best, learn how to transfer your design to a curved surface and discover what you need to bring with you apart from brushes and a design. It is surprising how little you really need to know, but even I who have done whole courses on this type of work learned several things I wasn’t told in class -the hallmark of a good "how to" book. One whole project for a lovely vase is explained in illustrated detail, and then several other pieces are more briefly described; but just knowing what order everything was done is illuminating. Most of the book is filled with line drawings from Search Press’ Design Source Books, everything from mermaids to witches, alphabets, elephants, Christmas trees, angels, florals, ethnic and animals. As with the books themselves, you can use the designs without the publisher’s permission unless you are mass-producing and selling the work. Better to use the illustrations for inspiration perhaps like I do ... another useful book that gets right to the point without making something simple to learn seem difficult.

If you cannot find ceramic painting supplies locally try SearchPress.com for a list of suppliers.

The Book

Search Press
June 2007
Paperback
9781844482016 / 1844482014
How-To Books / Painting
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The Reviewer

Rachel A Hyde
Reviewed 2007
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