Ceramics Slip Decoration

There are so many methods for decorating pottery with slip from slip trailing to mishima.

Ceramics slip decoration. Slip decoration is an ancient technique in chinese pottery also used to cover whole vessels over 4 000 years ago. My primary process for decorating pots is monoprint slip transferring. Today i am presenting another super fun slip decorating technique that reminds me of putting icing on a cake. Principal techniques include slip painting where the slip is treated like paint and used to create a design with brushes or other implements and slip trailing where the slip usually rather thick is dripped onto the body.

Slip decorating for ceramic pieces. Three cups with cut feet wheel thrown and altered red clay slip glaze soda fired to cone 1 in a gas kiln. Slip decoration techniques in pottery. A thicker slip can be trailed onto the object using a condiment bottle or other trailing applicator.

Chris lively applies thick slips to his leather hard pots and then uses various tools to sculpt and shape it much like a pastry chef would work with icing. Learn about the spruce crafts editorial process. A more liquid slip can be brushed on sprayed on or pieces can be dipped in a container of slip.