Making Marks

by Hopper, Robin

• ISBN13: 9780873495042
• ISBN10: 0873495047
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-14
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc

Summary

Professional studio potter Robin Hopper, drawing from nearly 50 years of experience, offers a wealth of ceramic surface decoration possibilities-some rarely ever exposed-in this brand new all-inclusive guide! The expansive range of techniques provided in Making Marks, together with the straightforward tips for successful use, is a formula guaranteeing remarkable results for potters, teachers, students, collectors, or anyone with an interest in ceramics.From the fundamentals (basic approaches to drawing, color theory, glaze development, and spatial development) to the clay processes (decoration with tools, adding and removing marks, and use of liquid and color clays), and from the pigment processes (variables of colorants, brush, stamp, spray, and pencil marks, and resistance techniques) to the glazing and firing processes (glaze application methods, heat and flame, vapor and fume, and multiple fired surfaces), this guide contains everything readers want and need to know-there has never been a more complete guide on decorative techniques for ceramic surfaces!·

Table of Contents

Introduction	10	(6)
PART 1: FUNDAMENTALS
Drawing in Two and Three Dimensions	16	(12)
Dry Media	17	(1)
Wet Media	17	(9)
Drawing, by Heather Spears	26	(2)
Sign and Symbol	28	(7)
Pattern and Space	35	(11)
Pattern	35	(4)
Space	39	(6)
Marking Divisions	45	(1)
Color Theory	46	(8)
Color Physics	49	(3)
Color Schemes	52	(2)
Color and the Ceramic Surface	54	(12)
Construction of a Ceramic Glaze	57	(5)
A State of Flux	62	(4)
PART 2: PLASTIC AND LIQUID CLAY PROCESSES
Marks of Slash, Scratch, Carve, and Cut	66	(16)
Tools and Methods	66	(16)
Cutting	70	(3)
Carving, Surface Expansion	73	(1)
Tearing	73	(1)
Fluting	73	(3)
Faceting	76	(1)
Sgraffito	76	(3)
Saw Blades, Cut Kidneys, Texture Tools	79	(1)
Piercing	79	(2)
Cleaning	81	(1)
Marks of Addition and Removal	82	(12)
Modeling	82	(2)
Sprigging	84	(1)
Dipping and Draping	84	(2)
Washed Wax	86	(2)
Burn-Aways	88	(2)
Sandblasting	90	(4)
Marks of Impression	94	(13)
Stamps, by Lana Wilson	95	(2)
Sticks, Wood and Bones	97	(1)
Fossils, Seashells, Nutshells, Etc.	97	(2)
Stone	99	(1)
Linocuts, Woodcuts, and Routered Boards	99	(1)
Circuitry Boards, Carved Textile Printing Blocks and Grocery Trays	99	(1)
Carved Bisque Molds	100	(2)
Roulette Wheels, Textured Rollers and Rolling Pins	102	(1)
Paddles, Strings, and Ropes	102	(1)
Plastic Mesh Screens	103	(1)
Silhouettes and Shoeprints	103	(1)
Etcetera	103	(4)
Marks of Liquid Clays	107	(15)
Terra Sigillatas	107	(3)
Slips and Engobes	110	(3)
Mocha Diffusions	113	(7)
Engobes or Underglazes	120	(1)
Casting Slips on Greenware	121	(1)
Marks of Colored Clays	122	(12)
Egyptian Paste	122	(4)
Neriage and Nerikomi	126	(2)
Color in Clays	128	(2)
Mixing Colored Clay	130	(2)
Finishing and Glazing Colored Clays	132	(2)
PART 3: PIGMENT PROCESSES
The Ceramic Spectrum and Electric Palette	134	(13)
Hot to Trot	137	(1)
Play It Cool	138	(3)
Mood Indigo	141	(2)
Fired Up, Wired Up	143	(3)
Patination	146	(1)
Patination by Colorant	146	(1)
Patination by Fluxes	146	(1)
Patination by Glaze	146	(1)
The Mark of the Brush and Soft Stamp	147	(12)
Brushes	147	(7)
Making Dots	154	(1)
Brushes and Resists	155	(1)
Banding or Decorating Wheels	155	(1)
Preparing Pigment for Brushwork	156	(1)
Preparing the Surface for Brushwork	157	(1)
Soft Stamps	158	(1)
Marks of Resistance	159	(9)
Petroleum-Based Resists	159	(3)
Hot Wax	159	(3)
Wax Crayons and Candles	162	(1)
Cold Liquid Floor Wax and Petroleum Jelly	162	(1)
Rubber-Based Resists	162	(2)
Acrylic Sheet and Screening	164	(1)
Fiber Products	164	(4)
Marks of Pencils, Crayons, Pens, and Trailers	168	(11)
Ceramic Pencils	168	(8)
Making Ceramic Pencils, Pastels, Crayons, and Watercolors	173	(3)
Underglaze Pens	176	(1)
Watercolors	177	(1)
Trailers	178	(1)
The Mark of the Spray	179	(9)
Compressed Air Spraying	180	(4)
Spray Booths	184	(1)
Spraying Casting Slips on Greenware	185	(1)
Spraying Glazes, by Steven Hill	185	(3)
PART 4: GLAZE PROCESSES
Marks of the Glaze and Its Application	188	(18)
Brushing and Roller Coating	195	(2)
Dipping	197	(1)
Pouring	197	(2)
Spraying	199	(1)
Stippling	200	(1)
Spattering	200	(1)
Sponging	200	(1)
Trailing	200	(1)
Multiple Glaze Application	201	(1)
Glaze Removal Processes	201	(5)
Sgraffito	202	(1)
Resist Processes	202	(2)
Sponge Removal	204	(1)
Finger Wiping or Combing	204	(1)
Glaze Intaglio	204	(2)
PART 5: FIRING AND POST-FIRING PROCESSES
Marks of Heat, Flame, and Smoke	206	(12)
Object Placement	216	(2)
Marks of Vapor and Fume	218	(10)
Salt/Soda Firing	218	(2)
Wood Firing	220	(6)
Flashing and Fuming	226	(2)
Marks of Fired Surface Removal	228	(5)
Sandblasting, Grit-Blasting, and Air-Erasing	228	(2)
Acid Etching	230	(1)
Drill Engraving	231	(2)
Marks of Multiple Firing	233	(41)
Post-Glaze Firing Decorating Techniques	237	(27)
Rimas VisGirda
Enamels	237	(8)
Ceramic Decals	245	(6)
Lusters	251	(8)
Cold Finishes	259	(5)
Arabic, Islamic, or Reduction Lusters	264	(1)
Resinate Lusters	265	(1)
Gold Leafing Methods, by Steve Irvine	266	(8)
Marks of the Maker	274	(7)
Landscape Series: Slab/Thrown Porcelain Bottle	275	(1)
Footed Vase: Mocha Diffusions on Porcelain	276	(1)
Wide Feather Basket Bowl: Faceted Three-Color Porcelain Agateware	277	(1)
Lidded Jar: Chado Series, Kama Form	278	(1)
Trifoot Plate: Southwest Series	279	(1)
Basket Form: Clematis Series	280	(1)
Marks of Excellence	281	(16)
Bibliography	297	(2)
Resources	299	(2)
Index	301