Ceramics: Modeling and Decoration

Overview

“This technique does not require great effort and is ideal when you want to combine it with others in an abstract decoration piece.”

In this video lesson Paula Casella Biase addresses the topic: Burnish, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramics: Modeling and Decoration. Learn a variety of techniques to create, give shape, and enamel with style.

Partial transcription of the video

“Burnish In this lesson I will explain the burnishing technique to you. Burnishing a surface means polishing it, making it shiny, by means of a metal element, such as this spoon, or also a wooden spoon. I will use this metal one. The surface must be in leather hardness, it is the most important. This tile is in leather state. As I mentioned before, I can move it, but I can't mark it with my fingers like in the previous lesson, which was in wet leather and could sink and mark. It is also not in dry leather hardness, because when folding it, if it was already dry, I'd break it. If I have it ve...”

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Course summary for: Ceramics: Modeling and Decoration

• Level: Beginner
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• 14029 students
• 5 units
• 25 lessons (4h 44m)
• 5 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Fine Arts