Floral Illustration on Ceramic
A course by Catalina CumsilleGraphic Designer and Ceramic Artist
A course by Catalina Cumsille, Graphic Designer and Ceramic Artist
Create ceramic pieces full of joy and color by applying your drawings using the underglaze technique
The unpredictable shapes and vibrant colors of nature give off a sense of joy and life. This is where Catalina Cumsille, graphic designer and renowned ceramic artist, looks for inspiration when designing illustrations to decorate her artwork.
In this course, learn how to create illustrations on ceramics. Replace the traditional canvas with ceramic and use the underglaze technique to cover it with your own rich, colorful designs.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 20 downloads
Raw material, ceramics
5 minutes, 23 seconds
Materials
5 minutes, 27 seconds
Brush exercises
10 minutes, 46 seconds
Mood board
10 minutes, 5 seconds
Sketch and color application
11 minutes, 11 seconds
From sketch to pottery
12 minutes, 56 seconds
What's included in this course?
Start by meeting your teacher Catalina, who welcomes you to the course with a brief introduction explaining how she got started in ceramics and what inspires her to create. She also shows you some of her first projects to demonstrate how her work has evolved.
In the next unit, learn everything from A to Z about ceramics including the different types of pastes that exist and techniques to work with it. Practice painting basic strokes on paper with watercolors to help you recreate your illustrations on ceramic.
Now it's time to start working on your tea set. First, create a mood board to help you decide on a color palette and what elements you want to include in your design. Draw a sketch and transfer it to your bisque adding slight changes to make every piece unique. Then, Catalina teaches you how to apply your designs using the underglaze technique and experiment with different tones and textures. Finally, learn how to glaze your work.
To finish the course, Catalina gives you some tips on the firing process and how to safely transport your pieces to a kiln. She also shares some advice on how to care for your custom tea set so you can enjoy it for years to come.
What is this course's project?
Create your own illustrated tea set using the underglaze technique to apply your design to a pair of ceramic cups and plates.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Anyone interested in creating illustrations on ceramic, experimenting with this versatile material, and enjoying a fun and relaxing activity.
Requirements and materials
No prior knowledge is needed to take this course.
The materials include low-fire ceramic bisques (two cups and two plates), different sized paintbrushes, underglazes, and clear top glaze. You will also need access to a kiln to fire your tea set.
Reviews
- 5 months ago
Lindo curso! Gracias!
- 7 months ago
Un curso clarísimo y que consulto cada cierto tiempo, ya que no es una técnica que realice tan a menudo y olvido algunos pasos clave, pero sé que los pasos están aquí para repasarlos. Por ejemplo, los tiempos de secado son muy importantes y Catalina lo menciona. Quise "probar" reducir ese tiempo de espera y, por supuesto, se movió toda el diseño pintado, tal como explicó en su clase. Lo que dice es ley, nada sobra y nada falta. Lo recomiendo!!
- 8 months ago
Professora simpática, curso de fácil aprendizado, e me deu uma ótima base. Muito bom o curso
- 1 year ago
Corso molto carino!
- 1 year ago
me encanto el curso, aclaro varios aspectos de engobes
Catalina is constantly experimenting with new surfaces to illustrate on and draws inspiration for her work from the shapes and colors of nature like plants, animals, and trees. The aim of her work is to create unique pieces that express the same joy and spontaneity as nature to reproduce that sensation wherever her ceramics may be.
Content
- U1
Introduction
- Presentation
- Influences
- U2
From raw material to practice
- Raw material, ceramics
- Materials
- Brush exercises
- U3
Let's do it!
- Mood board
- Sketch and color application
- From sketch to pottery
- Application of the undercover: plates
- Undercover application: Cups
- Enamel
- U4
Final score
- How to take your piece to the oven
- Set analysis and final considerations
- FP
Final project
- Floral Illustration on Ceramic
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FAQs
You’ll learn how to create floral and botanical illustrations on ceramics, master techniques like underglaze painting, glazing, color composition, and brushwork. Plus, you’ll explore mood boards, color palettes, and how to infuse your personal style into handmade pieces.
The course is aimed at an intermediate level, so basic knowledge of ceramics or illustration is recommended, though techniques and processes are explained step-by-step to make learning easier.
You’ll need bisque-fired ceramic pieces, brushes of various sizes, powdered paints or watercolors, ceramic glazes, pencils, basic illustration tools, and access to a kiln for firing.
You’ll learn techniques like pointillism, brush pressure and strokes, floral composition, transferring sketches, using watercolor, creating textures, and applying underglaze illustrations on ceramics.
Yes, the course teaches you how to design and apply floral and botanical patterns on ceramic pieces, combining composition, color, and illustration techniques to achieve unique results.
You’ll learn how to select colors considering changes after firing, mix paints to get vibrant tones, and create color palettes inspired by visual references and mood boards.
Watercolor allows for transparency and free blending on paper, while underglaze painting is done on bisque-fired ceramics and requires understanding how colors react after firing.