Because there is not just one type of kiln so which one will work best? Let’s take a look at the pros and cons of the top loading kiln and the front loading kiln before making a purchase.
After designing the beautiful workpiece to your satisfaction and proceed to sculpt it as best as possible, the final step to make the piece 100% perfect.
When I heard the word 'heater', I already felt hot. In ceramic work, heater is just as important as the other components. It's not a device to warm body in winter but it is a Heater Element.
When I hear that you have to mix-shake-stir the raw materials, I already felt my arm aching and had to prepare a massage cream in advance. However, potters no longer have to make a face anymore because in ceramic work, there is a labor-saving tool called “Clay Mixer” It is an assistant that potters will absolutely love with all their heart.
One ceramic workpiece no matter it is small or large one. All have to go through 10 steps of the production process because if only one step is missing, the workpiece may turn out to be the opposite of what is expected. Let's check it out. Are there any steps that you missed?
Because people’s proficiency is different and their need for creativity of workpiece is also different so why should we limit the ceramic glazing to only one method, right? Most importantly, artists have also created many options for glazing of ceramic works.
Can water-based colors be used for ceramic work? How’s about opaque acrylic colors? Can it be used? In the past, when the evolution was not advanced yet what kind of colors did humans use for containers or accessories?
From 1550 to 1850, the tea ceremony was an important event and has a powerful influence on Japanese life. The thing that created together with the tea ceremony is a teacup.
Have you ever heard the word “Decoration Firing”? This word is not difficult to understand. It is the workpiece that has been glazed fired and has been decorated with colors or decal made for decorating the color, especially on the coated containers then fired to make the decoration stick to the workpiece, which is called 'Over Glaze Decoration'
Another way that ceramic potters should know in order to help reducing costs is saving electricity bills by using the electricity tariff 'TOU' which is the electricity rate according to the period of use but how does TOU charge electricity? I can tell you that it is not difficult.
For anyone who wants to know what the mixture of cones is. The answer is clay, quartz, alkalis and metal oxides. Grind and mix according to the ratio or formula that has been tested until the result is certain. Compressed into a cone-like pyramid with a triangular base, length 17mm, height 60 mm, height 31 mm. It is used only in laboratories for measuring temperature by looking at the bend of the cones.