Ceramic Glazing for Beginners

Overview

“In this lesson you will learn to place gold and silver lusters by brush, and to achieve a novel effect using a very particular tool. ”

In this video lesson Paula Casella Biase addresses the topic: Third fire: Luster application, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Glazing for Beginners. Learn the techniques to decorate and transform basic ceramic objects into unique pieces.

Partial transcription of the video

“Luster application Hi. In this lesson we are going to talk about luster. The most important thing when using luster, which is another post-glaze technique, is to protect ourselves with a mask for vapors. Normal dust masks are not worth it. You can use whichever you like. The most common is to use gold or silver or platinum. This, for example, is a small platinum bottle. Silver is sometimes sometimes not quite right when it comes out of the kiln. Gives some problems. So to ensure a glossy finish, ideally, use platinum. Here what I'll do is apply gold luster, which is what I use in the pieces...”

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Course summary for: Ceramic Glazing for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
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• 4 units
• 17 lessons (1h 48m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Fine Arts