Creating Ceramics with Character
Glazing the Vase
A course by Sandra Apperloo , Ceramic Artist
About the video: Glazing the Vase
Overview
“We have now reached the very final step of the production! The underglaze on the vase should have dried and it is time to give the vase one final finishing touch: transparent glaze. Note that this is a step that is optional and that, depending on which type of underglaze you have used to decorate your pieces, the results may become very nice without a transparent glaze, too. In general, though, underglaze will intensify your colors and give it an extra shine. It will also make your vase more water-resistant. ”
In this video lesson Sandra Apperloo addresses the topic: Glazing the Vase , which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Ceramics with Character. Sculpt and decorate a vase with personality using original techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Glazing the Vase We've reached one of the very final parts of our process before we'll fire our vase for the very last time, which is giving it a nice layer of transparent glaze. Remember what I said earlier. Giving it a transparent glaze layer isn't necessary but it makes your vase look nicer and it also helps to make your vase more waterproof, so if you can find it, I do recommend you to use it. There's different ways you can purchase transparent glaze. You also have transparent glaze that you can brush 'em using a paintbrush, but what I recommend you to do is to get a transparent glaze t...”
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Course summary for: Creating Ceramics with Character
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Areas
Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics
Sandra Apperloo
A course by Sandra Apperloo
Sandra Apperloo is a ceramist from Utrecht, Netherlands, who has always had a passion for art. She started sharing her interest for art, craft, and illustration with the world through her blog ArtisticMoods in 2012, which led her to explore different materials on her own. It was love at first sight for Sandra when it came to pottery, and she’s been sculpting and shaping clay ever since.
Sandra is now a full-time ceramic artist, putting love, thought, and effort into every piece she creates. Her brand, The Pottery Parade, includes a wide variety of decorative objects in pastel hues, with each piece carefully adorned with fun little faces.
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