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Author: Robin Hopper
Publisher: Krause Publications
Category: Book

List Price: ~~$44.95~~
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

6 reviews
Sales Rank: 115843

Media: Paperback
Edition: 2
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 11 x 8.3 x 0.6

ISBN: 0873418212
Dewey Decimal Number: 738.127
UPC: 083222008214
EAN: 9780873418218

Publication Date: July 1, 2001
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
This is the book ceramists have been waiting for. Eighteen years after its first edition, Robin Hopper has updated what has become a staple for all potters and ceramists.

With several new or expanded chapters covering Oriental glazes, Islamic lusters, Egyptian pastes, high texture glazes, flux variation triaxial and extended color information, among other topics, this new edition is a must-have for any ceramist or potter. The book is easy to read, follow and understand and features hundreds of photos, drawings and charts to visually guide and inspire the reader.

Hopper, a well-known and highly respected ceramic artist and educator, is the author of three books and numerous articles for international magazines and journals. His 45 years as a ceramic artist afford him the knowledge and expertise to guide other artists in their ceramic or pottery journeys.

-Several new and expanded chapters with increased technical illustration material
-Features images of works by contemporary ceramic artists
-Nearly 300 full-color photographs, as well as charts and drawings

Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars

This is a MUST for all ceramist who want to know how May 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

I read it in only few days and I learned more than a year of reading other books on ceramics and on the process of doing glazes.
It teach you how to master the very hard work of doing glazes in a right way letting you to follow your ideas but with strong bases and by using your brain.
It teach you also how to work in easy ways with the right organisation of your ceramist job.
This is the most useful book I have read in these last years together with two other books,that is : Clay and Glazes for the Potter and The Potter's Dictionary of Materials and Techniques

5 out of 5 stars

Great book, great service from Amazon September 5, 2005
14 out of 14 found this review helpful

The Ceramic Spectrum is filled with detailed information and wonderful color pictures of glazing procedures and results. Extremely detailed color pictures of different glazes, errors made during glazing as well as mixing or modifying glazes from existing compounds. This book covers details from simple glazing techniques to complex crystalline glazes, and textural glaze applications. It has detailed explanations of glaze testing, color testing, glaze application and application faults. Almost all subjects are covered with color pictures of different techniques, faults and treatments. A totally complex subject treated in understandable terms. If you want to mix glazes, understand glaze procedures and techniques, avoid common errors, etc. this is the book for you. Excellent.

3 out of 5 stars

Read in 30 minutes and put it in the shelf. July 29, 2004
8 out of 18 found this review helpful

It is comparativelly expensive and with little procedural information.
More than a tutorial it may work as a reference for materials.

Buy it if you have extra shelf space and 30 bucks.

5 out of 5 stars

Really Great!!!!! February 27, 2002
30 out of 33 found this review helpful

This book has more information on glazes and colorants than any other book I own. Robin Hopper's explanation on the breakdown of glaze and color development is truly amazing. This is not a book for the "I want it done easy person", but a book for the the person who wants to know how something is done. He leaves computer technology out and leaves knowledge up to human resource and personal experience. Unlike other books, I truly LEARNED something from this one.

5 out of 5 stars

A Wonderful Book December 18, 2001
12 out of 15 found this review helpful

This book has information that I've long been looking for, especially related to color development in ceramic glazes. I've learned quite alot in the short time that I've had the book (only 1 week).

Highly recommended.

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