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Pottery and Ceramics Techniques - INI

Pottery techniques encompass a wide range of methods, from hand-building and wheel throwing to various types of glazes including transparent, iron, and tenmoku glazes, as well as firing methods such as oxidation and reduction firing. By combining these techniques, infinite expressions become possible, creating works ranging from traditional Japanese ceramics to contemporary art. Selecting appropriate techniques according to skill level, from beginners to advanced practitioners, is essential.

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[item.hand-building]
code=F001
slug=hand-building
name=Hand Building
description=Techniques for shaping clay using only hands without a pottery wheel.
category=forming
techniques=["pinching","coiling","slab-building"]
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[item.pinch-pottery]
code=F002
slug=pinch-pottery
name=Pinch Pottery
description=A technique of inserting fingers into clay and pinching to create forms.
category=forming
techniques=
parentTechnique=hand-building
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[item.coil-building]
code=F003
slug=coil-building
name=Coil Building
description=A technique of rolling clay into rope-like coils and layering them.
category=forming
techniques=
parentTechnique=hand-building
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[item.slab-building]
code=F004
slug=slab-building
name=Slab Building
description=A technique of rolling clay into flat sheets and assembling them.
category=forming
techniques=
parentTechnique=hand-building
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[item.wheel-throwing]
code=F005
slug=wheel-throwing
name=Wheel Throwing
description=A technique of shaping clay on a rotating wheel.
category=forming
techniques=["centering","opening","pulling","shaping","trimming"]
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[item.slip-casting]
code=F006
slug=slip-casting
name=Slip Casting
description=A technique of pouring liquid clay into plaster molds.
category=forming
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[item.transparent-glaze]
code=G001
slug=transparent-glaze
name=Transparent Glaze
description=A glossy, colorless, transparent glaze.
category=glaze
techniques=
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firingAtmosphere=["oxidation","reduction"]
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[item.white-glaze]
code=G002
slug=white-glaze
name=White Glaze
description=A glaze that produces a white color.
category=glaze
techniques=
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firingAtmosphere=["oxidation","reduction"]
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[item.ash-glaze]
code=G003
slug=ash-glaze
name=Ash Glaze
description=A glaze using plant ash as the main ingredient.
category=glaze
techniques=
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firingAtmosphere=["reduction"]
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[item.iron-glaze]
code=G004
slug=iron-glaze
name=Iron Glaze
description=A glaze using iron as the colorant.
category=glaze
techniques=
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firingAtmosphere=["oxidation","reduction"]
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[item.tenmoku-glaze]
code=G005
slug=tenmoku-glaze
name=Tenmoku Glaze
description=A black glaze containing high iron content.
category=glaze
techniques=
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firingAtmosphere=["oxidation","reduction"]
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[item.copper-glaze]
code=G006
slug=copper-glaze
name=Copper Glaze
description=A glaze using copper oxide as the colorant.
category=glaze
techniques=
parentTechnique=
firingAtmosphere=["oxidation","reduction"]
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[item.celadon-glaze]
code=G007
slug=celadon-glaze
name=Celadon Glaze
description=A glaze that develops blue-green color in reduction firing.
category=glaze
techniques=
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firingAtmosphere=["reduction"]
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[item.bisque-firing]
code=FI001
slug=bisque-firing
name=Bisque Firing
description=Low-temperature firing before applying glaze.
category=firing
techniques=
parentTechnique=
firingAtmosphere=
atmosphere=oxidation
temperature=800°C
fuel=

[item.glaze-firing]
code=FI002
slug=glaze-firing
name=Glaze Firing
description=High-temperature firing to melt and finish the glaze.
category=firing
techniques=
parentTechnique=
firingAtmosphere=
atmosphere=oxidation or reduction
temperature=1200-1300°C
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[item.oxidation-firing]
code=FI003
slug=oxidation-firing
name=Oxidation Firing
description=Firing method with sufficient oxygen supply.
category=firing
techniques=
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firingAtmosphere=
atmosphere=oxidation
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[item.reduction-firing]
code=FI004
slug=reduction-firing
name=Reduction Firing
description=Firing method with limited oxygen supply.
category=firing
techniques=
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atmosphere=reduction
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[item.raku-firing]
code=FI005
slug=raku-firing
name=Raku Firing
description=A unique Japanese technique of low-temperature firing and rapid cooling.
category=firing
techniques=
parentTechnique=
firingAtmosphere=
atmosphere=oxidation or reduction
temperature=
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[item.electric-kiln]
code=K001
slug=electric-kiln
name=Electric Kiln
description=A kiln that fires using radiant heat from electric heating elements.
category=kiln
techniques=
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fuel=electricity

[item.gas-kiln]
code=K002
slug=gas-kiln
name=Gas Kiln
description=A kiln that fires using gas burners.
category=kiln
techniques=
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fuel=gas

[item.wood-kiln]
code=K003
slug=wood-kiln
name=Wood-fired Kiln
description=A traditional kiln using wood as fuel.
category=kiln
techniques=
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fuel=wood

[item.kerosene-kiln]
code=K004
slug=kerosene-kiln
name=Kerosene Kiln
description=A kiln using kerosene as fuel.
category=kiln
techniques=
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fuel=kerosene