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Dyed Ceramics: Coloring Ceramic Paste

A course by Paula Casella Biase , Ceramic Artist

Ceramic Artist. Madrid, Spain.
Joined March 2016

Learn to create unique colors for your pieces by dyeing ceramic pastes and engobes using oxides and pigments

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97% positive reviews (172)
8,464 students
Audio: Spanish, English
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Learn to create unique colors for your pieces by dyeing ceramic pastes and engobes using oxides and pigments

Step up your ceramic work by getting innovative with original, personalized color mixes to experiment with in your designs. Discover how to dye ceramic pastes with artist Paula Casella, who also teaches Ceramics at Home for Beginners, Ceramic Glazing for Beginners, and Ceramics: Modeling and Decoration.

In this course, learn to dye ceramic pastes and engobes, working off white extruded pastes and powders, as well as white engobes. Take a look at various techniques for using the pastes to produce amazing signature pieces.

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What will you learn in this online course?

19 lessons & 19 downloads

Dyed Extruded Clay 1
15 minutes, 47 seconds
Dyed Extruded Clay 2
14 minutes, 0 seconds
Dyeing Wet Clay
16 minutes, 23 seconds
Dyeing Dry Clay
12 minutes, 33 seconds
Barbotine dyeing
16 minutes, 16 seconds
Slip dyeing
11 minutes, 43 seconds
  • 97% positive reviews (172)
  • 8,464 students
  • 19 lessons (3h 53m)
  • 19 additional resources (1 files)
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  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish, English
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Create a large ceramic piece on which to apply the carving technique, mixing colorful pastes to add a simple and delicate design.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

Anyone interested in crafts relating to ceramics. You don't have to be highly skilled as the course is all about experimenting!

Requirements and materials

No prior knowledge is necessary to take this course, but it helps if you have a basic idea of ceramics and some modeling techniques.

In terms of materials, you need white ceramic paste, paste in powder form for the slip casting technique, white engobes, grog, natural oxides, and pigments. You do need access to a ceramic kiln (Paula provides you with a list of stores and ceramics workshops around the world).


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Paula Casella Biase

A course by Paula Casella Biase

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Ceramic Artist

Paula Casella was born in Argentina and is currently based in Spain. A fine arts graduate with a master's degree in education, she has more than 15 years' experience working as a teacher, muralist, and ceramics designer.
She is a lover of nature and cooking, and combines these two passions in her Bambucito ceramics workshop, where you can enjoy a delicious meal on her handmade crockery.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Presentation
    • Influences
  • U2

    Coloring process

    • Dyed Extruded Clay 1
    • Dyed Extruded Clay 2
    • Dyeing Wet Clay
    • Dyeing Dry Clay
    • Barbotine dyeing
    • Slip dyeing
    • Chamotte dyed
  • U3

    Ideas for using our materials

    • Marble effect
    • Zest on plate
    • Dry enamel
    • Using dyed chamotte
    • Colored engobes
    • Use of copper wire
  • U4

    My final piece and tips to get yours

    • My final piece 1
    • My final piece 2
    • Sample of tests
    • Inspirational pieces
  • FP

    Final project

    • Stained ceramic: staining of ceramic pastes

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Dyed Ceramics: Coloring Ceramic Paste. Craft course by Paula Casella Biase Best seller

Dyed Ceramics: Coloring Ceramic Paste

A course by Paula Casella Biase
Ceramic Artist. Madrid, Spain.
Joined March 2016
  • 97% positive reviews (172)
  • 8,464 students