Porcelain Workshop: Hand-painted Ceramics

In this hands-on two-day workshop, you’ll create exquisite porcelain objects adorned with hand-painted colours. Learn how to work with fine white porcelain clay to shape and model your own unique forms, whether figurative or vessel-based, with plenty of inspiration provided throughout the class.

You’ll also craft your own watercolour underglazes, which will transform your porcelain pieces with pastel colours. Using a variety of tools, you'll explore different techniques for modelling, building and adding textures to personalize your pieces, ensuring each one reflects your individual vision.

Selected pieces will be fired in the NAS kilns after the workshop. Please note, it may take up to four weeks after your course ends for works to be available for collection. We will notify you when they are ready for pick up.

• The course fee incorporates the cost for materials such as clay.

• NAS Short Courses are open to students of ages 16 years and over. The NAS Art Club is open to students from ages 15 years and over. 

• What to bring? Please refer to the list of required materials in the Art Materials field below. 

Art Materials

Students must supply their own art materials, please refer to the list below.

• Reference material eg photos, drawings etc

• A4 sketch pad or artist’s diary

• Drawing materials

• Towel and protective clothes (old shirt or apron) 

• Any ceramics tools that you may already have (some basic tools are provided)

• Paint brushes (particularly fine brushes)

• Small paint pallet with individual wells (something similar to an ice-tray would be ideal)

• All clay and other materials are provided 

• A P2 disposable mask or higher-rated particulate respirator mask is required for the glazing room

• Enclosed footwear is essential in all studios on campus.