Article · Ceramic Arts Network
The Magic of Majolica: How to Create Vibrant Painterly Decoration on Pottery
By Clay Cunningham
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
Clay Cunningham explains the majolica process of painting stains and oxides onto an unfired opaque white glaze, including how wax resist and sgraffito keep colors from bleeding during the glaze firing.
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