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One of the best ways to make a piece of clay work your own is to literally put your mark on it. In Ceramic Carving Tool Techniques: Bringing the Ceramic Surface to Life, you will learn to go further, bringing the form and surface of your work together into a signature style using a variety of carving tools in combination with carving techniques like sgraffito, etching, wire-cutting, relief carving and more.
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Advice on the Best Tools for Carving, Cutting, Scratching, and Slashing Clay by Robin Hopper No matter how you want to approach the surface of your clay work, knowing what tool work best for each job - or even what tools are available - is a great way to get started. |
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Scratching the Surface: Carving Intricate Sgraffito Designs for Color and Depth by Wayne Bates Even the simplest clay carving techniques can yield complex results with a little planning and ingenuity. Adding and altering layers of information will help to build a surface that will expand your visual vocabulary. |
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Carving Low-Relief Surface Designs into Wet Clay by Ann Ruel Relief carving can truly blur the line between form and surface. Carving a surface to the point of removing parts of the form creates textural depth and striking visual effects. It can be time consuming and challenging, but careful planning makes the final product worth it! |
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Ceramic Arts Daily is a free online website and newsletter written and produced for the benefit of potters and ceramic artists worldwide. The newsletter features both renowned and emerging artists, their work, techniques and artistic perspectives. Regular features include tips and techniques designed to help every artist expand their skill set and widen their artistic horizons. Ceramic Arts Daily also delivers video tips, in which potters and ceramic artists demonstrate various projects and processes. Think of them as e-workshops! Ceramic Arts Daily is designed to be interactive, inviting your comments and fostering a community in which each person can contribute to the growth of their own and others’ skills. You may be surprised at what you learn! Ceramic artists on Ceramic Arts Daily know what ceramic art is all about - from functional pottery to abstract ceramic sculpture. This is about community. You’ll be drawn in by artists’ stories, inspired by their work and find confidence to try some of their techniques. With Ceramic Arts Daily, you’ll learn a little bit of everything. Then you can choose the techniques you enjoy the most to create something new! So start today by downloading our free Ceramic Carving Tool Techniques: Bringing the Ceramic Surface to Life. Then, get ready for Ceramic Arts Daily to introduce you to new artists and show you new techniques! |
