Complete Pottery Techniques: Design, Form, Throw, Decorate and More, with Workshops from Professional Makers by DK


I started doing pottery in 2012, I mainly use the wheel, but I attended also some hand-building classes and I was happy to receive and advanced copy of The Complete Pottery Techniques: Design, Form, Throw, Decorate and More, with Workshops from Professional Makers. I think it  is a good book for beginner and intermediate potters.
It is a good book because it explains almost all the different techniques for creating and decorating ceramics. There are chapters about wheel throwing, pinching, slabbing and coiling techniques. It is explained how to decorate with glazes, engobes, slip etc. There is also a chapter for the different firing techniques. Everything is written very clearly and with a lot of photos.
In my opinion though I would consider this book as a good book for a beginner potter because it gives a very good panoramic of the different techniques and it gives the opportunity to learn the terminology.
So, if you want to know more about pottery and if you are thinking to take a class but you want to start prepared this is your book!!
Thank you to NetGalley and DK for providing me with a digital ARC in exchange for an honest review! Goodreads: Complete Pottery Techniques by DK Expected publication: August 27th 2019 by DK



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