Artisan air-dry clay : the beginner's guide to easy, inexpensive & stylish no-kiln pottery / Radka Hostašová.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Lafayette : Stash Books, an imprint of C&T Publishing, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Description: 127 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781644032510
- 1644032511
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Main Library | NonFiction | 738.12 H831 | Available | 33111010822910 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Learn to make beautiful projects with inexpensive air-dry clay! The process is easy, and the results are surprisingly stylish when you follow the tips, advice, and instruction from author and clay designer Radka Hostasová. Perfect for beginners, this book starts with an overview of the tools and materials needed and then moves on to teach essential home pottery techniques such as rolling, coiling, sculpting, and pinching. Also included are twenty-three creative projects such as coasters, jewelry, napkin rings, plant holders, trinket bowls, and more. Here's What You'll Learn: How to carve, coil, roll, and sculpt clay to create beautiful projects, How to attach pieces and avoid common problems like breaks and cracks, How to add color to your clay projects with paint, metallics, and other creative materials, How to create more than 20 stylish projects! Book jacket.
No Kiln? No Problem! Learn to make beautifully textured home décor accents with inexpensive air-dry clay! The process is easy, and the results are surprisingly stylish when you follow the tips, advice, and instruction from author and clay artist-designer Radka Hostasova. Aimed at absolute beginners-this book starts with an overview of the tools and materials needed to produce the best results. A comprehensive "Getting Started" chapter teaches essential home pottery techniques such as rolling slab, coiling, sculpting, and pinching. Also included are creative ideas for adding color with acrylic paint, watercolor, and metallics. At the book's heart are a range of beautiful projects, including trinket bowls, napkin rings, wall hangings, coasters, and others. Each lesson comes with a detailed reference photograph and easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions.-- Amazon.