Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture
Adding Color and Glazing 1
A course by Nastia Calaca , Ceramic Artist
About the video: Adding Color and Glazing 1
Overview
“Finally, let's paint! I will demonstrate how to glaze your toad, using a color palette and test tiles.”
In this video lesson Nastia Calaca addresses the topic: Adding Color and Glazing 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture. Learn to sculpt whimsical and handmade characters by combining colors, textures, and clay modeling techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Adding Color and Glazing In this lesson, we will finally decorate our toad with the underglazes and glazes. Also, we will apply the patina effect that we tried already in the exercises. We'll cover the slips with the underglazes and we will sand down some parts. I will start with that. I will start from the bigger surface. I will use this flat square brush from Syntec. I will start with the color that is called avocado. I apply a generous layer of it. Before starting to paint your creature, just be sure that the clay is already dry enough. It should be in the stage of bone-dry clay. Other...”
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Course summary for: Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture
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Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Character Design, Fine Arts, Sculpture
Nastia Calaca
A course by Nastia Calaca
Nastia Calaca is a ceramic artist from Ukraine who currently lives and works in the Netherlands. Since childhood, she dreamed of becoming an illustration artist and went on to discover what has become a lifelong love for ceramics during a school trip to the Czech Republic. After completing a degree in ceramics at the Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Art and Design, Nastia started teaching workshops for beginners in her studio.
In 2016 Nastia founded Calaca Ceramic Art; an online store selling ceramic characters and figurines inspired by the world around her. Every piece is handmade and Nastia sells her custom orders to people all over the world. She also shares her work with over 70K followers on Instagram.
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