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How to make a tortoise out of clay - learn from the artisans of India! As a clay lover, you know the thrill of learning a new technique. Whether it's a new form, texture, glaze or tool, knowing how to approach a project means more success with your next masterpiece. In Pottery Making Illustrated, pottery experts show you intermediate to advanced techniques in an easy-to-follow step-by-step format that assures great results. You'll learn innovative methods for forming, finishing and firing in every issue. Pottery is made by forming a clay body into objects of a required shape and heating them to high temperatures in a kiln which removes all the water from the clay, which induces reactions that lead to permanent changes including increasing their strength and hardening and setting their shap