Ceramic Layering Techniques

My pottery decoration is achieved by layering glazes and capturing carbon though reduction firing.

Ceramic layering techniques.

Techniques for building porcelain include the brush additive technique and spatula technique. The pressing technique used for layering ceramics allows for the creation of the desired tooth anatomy and minimizes firing shrinkage associated with manual layering. In the end appropriate techniques should be used to avoid mixing the porcelain layers with different colors. Are perhaps the most ubiquitous of all art forms to have emerged from human history.

So if you are interested in learning creative techniques for decorating pottery be sure to download your free copy of five great pottery decorating techniques. Characteristics for each technique are summarized in table ii 1. I work with five glazes shino carbon trap two types of copper saturate and iron saturate all of which i apply differently to different effect. In addition using the pressing technique can prevent porcelain chipping due to the higher tensile strength of press on veneers and the superior quality of the interface.

For the first layer the pot is dipped in one of two glazes either a shino or carbon trap glaze.