Decorating Ceramics: Over 300 Easy-to-Paint Patterns [Hardcover]

Nicky Cooney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 30, 1999

Pick one of 300 stunning designs and a variety of festive themes. Large pictures demonstrate how to work with templates, use a range of techniques. “In addition to providing patterns for decorating various forms, [it] explains such techniques as transferring designs from templates, masking, stenciling, sponging, stamping and sgraffito.”—Ceramics Monthly.

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From the Back Cover

Over 300 fabulous designs. Just copy a pattern onto something ready-made like a plain mug or serving dish, and begin painting. Whether it's stenciling or spattering, the techniques are fun and simple to accomplish. With over 300 stylish designs for virtually every type of ceramic you can think of, the possibilities are endless.
((Irene: Charlie asks that you please use the picture of the templates on the back cover--it's on page 12 of the book))

--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 128 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; 1St Edition edition (June 30, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806963255
• ISBN-13: 978-0806963259
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,266,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Ideas, September 14, 2000

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Sandri Richardson - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Decorating Ceramics: Over 300 Easy-to-Paint Patterns (Hardcover)

I really enjoy painting ceramics as a hobby and use this book every week for ideas and inspiration. It covers a wide range of subjects, from fruits to flowers to lettering and animals, design specific for your ceramic piece so you can get an idea what might look nice on a teapot, for example. It is a great starting point to see how designs, shapes and colours work together. This book should be available in every ceramics studio!

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent instructions particularly for beginners., August 4, 1999

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Patricia R. Nelson (Sebeka, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Decorating Ceramics: Over 300 Easy-to-Paint Patterns (Hardcover)

Excellent instructions for beginners but not so simple that the more advanced painter will be bored. 300 patterns with ideas for many more. I will be using this with Mentally Challenged Adults. I have a copy myself and am ordering this copy for them to use.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Studio Book, December 4, 2001

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Dawn L. Thomas (Sydney, NSW Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Decorating Ceramics: Over 300 Easy-to-Paint Patterns (Hardcover)

As a Ceramic Teacher I have found this book to be very useful in the studio. There are so many ideas and designs to look at, as the title says over 300 designs, simple and easy to understand. The designs are easy to follow for beginers and give great ideas as to how to lay out design work on ceramic. Advance students have followed some of the ideas, adding their own designs to a more advance level. Anyone who has a studio with beginers this is a must..A great studio tool.