Ceramic transfer printing

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Contents Acknowledgements 7 75 Introduction 9 What is a ceramic transfer? 15 2 A historical overview 19 3 How ceramic transfer prints look: methods and aesthetics 29 4 Materials for ceramic transfer printing 45 5 Screenprinted waterslide transfers: the basics 51 6 Some 'low-tech' approaches to using screen printing 61 7 Extending the potential of screenprinting: 'photographic' stencils 8 Integrating form and image: one artist's approach 91 9 Digital transfers 101 10 Revisiting early transfer printing methods 109 11 Transfer printing and enamel on metal 117 12 Transfers and glass 125 Conclusion 137 Suppliers 139 Further reading 142 Index 143





Ceramic Trwisfer Printin (009)·1 09/ 2020 9781912217663 47855475 I III llllCeramic transfers and deca 1111111111111111111 ll potential for studio-based art 2l11912217665 DF.046-01 ceramic transfer allows pictu EB-DE0700-0001 Fp009 transferred onto ceramic form (j95.00 layer of meaning might have artistic or commercial ends Importantly, print can achieve distinct aesthetic effects on ceramics that are not possible by using other decorative methods such as hand painting. Drawing on over twenty years of experience, Kevin Petrie offers a focused analysis of the potential of ceramic transfer printing as a creative medium. He traces the history of the subject and explains the distinctive visua qualities of a range of transfer printing methods. The specific materials and techniques for making versatile screenprinted ceramic transfers are explained - from the 'low tech' to the more sophisticated. Other approaches by artist researchers are also brought together and recen developments with digital transfers appraised. A range o case studies shows the potential and diversity of approach in this area, which extends beyond ceramics to include enamel on metal and glass. us -· $22.00 52200 ISBN13: 978-1-912217-66-3 ISBN10: 1-912217-66-X