Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson, I will briefly explain glazing, and what glaze is. I will then demonstrate how to glaze your bisque vessel, ready for it to be fired again.”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Glazing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques. Create unique ceramic vessels at home, learn clay molding, design, firing, and glaze techniques for decorative pieces.

Partial transcription of the video

“Glazing We've reached Lesson 3, in which I'll show you how I glaze my piece. Glaze is essentially powdered glass and a few other different minerals suspended in water. And if you remember from the previous lesson, when I applied water to this bisqueware, which has gone through the kiln to 1000 degrees, it wicks up that water super quickly, and then that leaves a layer of this powder, which is currently suspended in water, on the finished piece. We glaze work for a few different reasons. For example, if I had a plate or a cup or something like that, and it was gonna be used in a restaurant o...”

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Course summary for: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 7 units
• 101 lessons (17h 58m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY, Fine Arts