Ceramic Illustration with Scratch Art
Piece Cleaning
A course by Samuel Casal , Visual Artist
About the video: Piece Cleaning
Overview
“In this class, I will clean the residue and marks left by handling the piece and I will also talk about enameling and firing.”
In this video lesson Samuel Casal addresses the topic: Piece Cleaning, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Illustration with Scratch Art. Discover the scratch art technique to create original illustrations on ceramic objects and express your imagination.
Partial transcription of the video
“part cleaning In this class, with the piece already painted, let's see if there was any residue of the paint impregnated, some graffiti smudge and everything can be rectified with fine sandpaper, applying it gently on the piece. Once again remembering, if any pencil lead residue remained on the piece, it disappears during burning. During the handling of the part in the process, sometimes there can also be some fingerprints, contaminated by underglaze. With the part completely clean, It's time to send it to enameling and firing. It is important to observe the firing temperature of the enamel...”
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Course summary for: Ceramic Illustration with Scratch Art
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Category
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Drawing, Engraving, Fine Arts, Traditional illustration

Samuel Casal
A course by Samuel Casal
Samuel Casal has been working as a visual artist since 1990, and his art has appeared in illustrated books as well as national and international magazines. He has won numerous awards in Brazil including a Jabuti, the most renowned Brazilian literature prize, and received honorable mention at the Brazilian Graphic Design Biennial, as well as eight HQMIX awards at the Museu de Artes Gráficas Brasileiro.
He has taken part in both individual and group exhibitions in various countries like Spain, Norway, Italy, Russia, Mexico, and more. He currently devotes his time to research and ceramic painting using traditional engraving tools and techniques.
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