Ceramic Painter's Pattern Book by Rachel Byass

Ceramic Painter's Pattern Book by Rachel Byass

A richly illustrated source book for ceramic painters with designs specially selected from the Design Source Book series and a comprehensive Introduction and Technique section by Rachel Byass. Here, you will find borders, frames, motifs and patterns in many different styles. The pages are packed with classic florals, beautiful figures, cartoon animals, birds, fish, butterflies and ornamental letters, plus many more decorative designs. They have all been specially chosen to inspire ceramic painters and to help them develop their own ideas on plates, bowls, tiles, vases, frames and more. You do not have to be a skilled artist to use this book. Step-by-step photographs show how to transfer the designs on to bisque ware and how to add colour using simple brushtrokes. Firing instructions are not included, but there is guidance on materials and where finished painted pieces can be fired. There is also a gallery of finished pieces, including plates, bowls, a frame and a beautiful Art Deco dish.

June 2007

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 useEven 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.

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Rachel Byass, a freelance Ceramic Consultant, has written the opening section of this book in which she demonstrates simple transferring and painting techniques. Rachel has always been interested in pottery. She has gained 9 colour line certifications and written one certification for the pottery industry. She has also co-written ceramic books and pattern packs, and her work is regularly published in Popular Ceramics. Rachel has a home studio and occasionally she works in an industrial studio when running classes. She gives seminars, and has been teaching for several years. She lives in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9781844482016
ISBN 10	1844482014
Title	Ceramic Painter's Pattern Book
Author	Rachel Byass
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Search Press Ltd
Year published	2007-04-27
Number of pages	96
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.