Decorative Techniques with Colored Slips (Engobes)

Intensive course: Surface decoration with slips

Discover the multiple decorative possibilities that slips offer. In this intensive three-day course, you will learn different surface decoration techniques and apply them directly to your own pieces. The course is aimed at both people with basic knowledge of ceramics and ceramicists who want to expand their technical resources.

Through demonstrations and practical exercises, you will discover how to use slips to create expressive, graphic, or pictorial surfaces. Experimentation and the creative process are combined with the learning of solid and well-founded techniques.

Course content

• Fundamentals of working with slips

• Color mixing

• Painting with slips

• Sgraffito

• Mishima (inlay technique)

• Transfer techniques

• Stencils and masking

• Wax resist and layered decorations

• Splashes, textures, and surface effects

• Combination of slips with reliefs and textures

During the course, various test pieces and personal works will be created to experiment and combine the different techniques.

Schedule

From December 5 to 7

10:30 AM–12:30 PM

2:00 PM–6:00 PM

18 hours of classes

Price

350 € per person

Includes clay, slips, firings, and all consumable materials.

Three days to experiment, deepen knowledge, and share experiences in a small group.