Ceramics and Print (Ceramics Handbook)

by Paul Scott

Paperback: 144 pages
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press; Second Edition (2002)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0-8122-1800-0
Dimensions: 9.2" x 6.1" x 0.5"
Shipping Weight: 0.83 lbs.

Printmaking techniques have long been used in the pottery industry but until comparatively recently ceramists have tended to view the use of these techniques with disdain. Attitudes are changing rapidly now, however, as makers continue to explore creative possibilities while working with ceramic materials.

In this book, Paul Scott briefly discusses the history of ceramics and print, and then concentrates on the techniques used by contemporary ceramists. These include: screen printing, both transfer decoration and working directly onto clay; photographic processes; sponge printing; stamped ware; linocuts; prints from plaster slabs; and other printmaking techniques such as etching, lithography, computer-generated and laser prints, and the use of photocopiers.

For this new edition Ceramic and Print has been significantly expanded and treats recent developments in the use of the photocopier, laser printer, and computer-generated prints. Many of the illustrations are new, and color images now replace almost all of the earlier black-and-white photographs. The book, ground-breaking in its original publication, has in the Second Edition been brought up to date and should add considerably to the knowledge of this exciting and popular medium.

Part of the Ceramics Handbook series: conceived as an introduction to various topics and techniques relating to the use of clay. Aimed at the student or the practiced ceramicist experimenting in a new area.