Bubble Glazing: How to Create Organic Ring Patterns on Pottery
How to bubble glaze pottery — mixing the solution, blowing bubbles, transferring to bisqueware, and tips for layering colors and getting consistent results.
Underglaze Transfers
Where to Purchase Underglaze Transfers in the U.S. If you’re looking to buy underglaze transfers in the U.S., several trusted suppliers offer a wide range of beautiful designs that can …
How to Make and Use Stencils for Ceramics
Stencil materials for ceramics — paper, Tyvek, adhesive vinyl, and plastic — how to cut clean edges, and how to apply underglaze through a stencil on bisqueware and greenware.
Slip Decoration Techniques for Pottery: A Complete Overview
Slip decoration is one of the oldest and most expressive surface techniques in ceramics. By applying liquid clay — tinted or plain — to leather-hard pottery, you can create everything …
How to Make Ceramic Pencils and Crayons for Pottery Decoration
How to make ceramic pencils and crayons from porcelain powder and mason stain — materials, mixing, forming, drying, and how to use them on bisqueware for line work and detail.
How to Make Ceramic Washes: Recipes, Oxides, and Application Guide
Ceramic washes are one of the most versatile and expressive tools in a potter’s surface decoration toolkit. Simple to make, easy to apply, and endlessly variable in effect — a …
What are mason stains? Where do I get them?
Mason stains are artificially produced inorganic materials. They were made to be stable at different ceramic temperatures. Before purchasing your stains you should go to this website and learn more …
How to make decorating slip
There are many different recipes you can use to make a decorating slip. The Simplest Way Materials The Stages of Clay Steps The other way you can do this is …
Slip Trailing: How to Decorate Pottery with Raised Slip Lines
How to slip trail pottery — slip consistency, filling the trailer, technique for clean lines, and design approaches including feathering and marbling.
Surface Decoration Techniques for Ceramics: Complete Guide
Surface decoration is where ceramics becomes truly personal. From ancient resist techniques to contemporary screen printing, the methods below give you the full range of ways to add color, pattern, …