Ceramic Illustration with Scratch Art
Piece After Burning
A course by Samuel Casal , Visual Artist
About the video: Piece After Burning
Overview
“Now I will talk about what to do with the finished piece, the care when transporting it for enameling and firing and the final details that make a difference in your work. ”
In this video lesson Samuel Casal addresses the topic: Piece After Burning, 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
“Piece after burning For this class, because the firing process is slow and gradual in ceramics, I already brought the finished piece, enameled and burnt. Different from the piece after the painting is finished, as we can see in the result of the final piece, the underglaze with the proper burn reaches its true color and gains a vitrified shine. In my work, by a personal choice, I opt for a thinner layer of clear enamel, which preserves the grooves of the part that can be felt to the touch. After firing it is also possible to evaluate the intensity that was applied to the painting, possible ...”
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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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