2021-06-15
A Brief Introduction to Basic Pottery Tools1. The sponge is one of the most useful tools in a pottery kit. It helps potters absorb or distribute water during throwing. 2. The metal scraper looks like ribs, but it's lighter and used to smooth wet and soft leather-hard greenware. They come in a variet Read More
2021-01-21
Sap green was firstly recorded by the Italian painter Cennino Cennini (c.1360), who is remembered for having authored Il libro dell’arte, a ‘how to’ book on late Medieval and early Renaissance painting. In this book he stated that sap green would not last and he was right. The addition of alum did make the colour more durable, but not permanent by contemporary standards. Read More
2021-01-21
Michelangelo couldn’t afford ultramarine. His painting The Entombment, the story goes, was left unfinished as the result of his failure to procure the prized pigment. Rafael reserved ultramarine for his final coat, preferring for his base layers a common azurite; Vermeer was less parsimonious in his application and proceeded to mire his family in debt. Read More