Ceramic Firing Techniques Course
Master kiln control in the Ceramic Firing Techniques Course. Gain skills in designing firing curves, testing glazes, troubleshooting flaws, and planning production to ensure your stoneware pieces are consistently durable and market-ready every firing. Discover how clay and glazes respond, optimise schedules for shared kilns, and establish reliable testing and logging systems for professional pottery success.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course provides a practical guide to achieving reliable stoneware firing results. Learners will understand clay and glaze behaviour, create accurate bisque and glaze firing schedules for electric and gas kilns, manage oxidation and reduction atmospheres, diagnose and fix common firing defects, organise efficient shared kiln timetables, and implement systematic testing, record-keeping, and quality assurance for consistent, saleable ceramics.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Design precise firing curves for bisque and glaze firings in electric and gas kilns.
- Master control of kiln atmospheres, ramps, and holds for professional results.
- Troubleshoot common firing issues like pinholes, warping, bloating, and colour changes.
- Standardise production with SOPs, kiln maps, and checklists for repeatable outcomes.
- Conduct confident glaze tests by planning, logging data, and refining recipes.
Suggested summary
Before starting, you can change the chapters and the workload. Choose which chapter to start with. Add or remove chapters. Increase or decrease the course workload.What our students say
FAQs
Who is Elevify? How does it work?
Do the courses have certificates?
Are the courses free?
What is the course duration?
What are the courses like?
How do the courses work?
What is the duration of the courses?
What is the cost or price of the courses?
What is an EAD or online course and how does it work?
PDF Course