Dive into a comprehensive series of ceramics tutorials covering essential techniques from slab projects and pinch pots to introductory glazing. Learn about the stages of clay, key vocabulary, and necessary tools before mastering various handbuilding methods, including rolling slabs and creating cups with different handle styles. Explore underglaze and basic glazing techniques, perfect the art of pinch pots, and advance to throwing bowls on a potter's wheel. Discover unique methods like using templates and creating marbled clay effects with agateware pottery. Conclude with valuable tips on photographing your 3D artwork using a smartphone or tablet, equipping you with a well-rounded skill set in ceramic artistry.
Overview
Syllabus
Ceramics 101: Stages of Clay.
Ceramics 101: Clay Vocabulary and Processes.
Ceramics 101: Clay Tools.
How to Roll a Slab.
Ceramics 101: Handbuilt Cups.
Ceramics 101: Handles 3 Ways.
Ceramics 101: Underglaze Techniques.
Ceramics 101: Basic Glazing Techniques.
Ceramics 101: Pinch Pot.
Ceramics 101: Pinch Pot 2.
Ceramics 101: Basic Glazing.
Throwing a Bowl on the Potter's Wheel.
How to Use a Template with Clay.
How to Make Agateware Pottery on the Wheel (Marbled Clay).
How to Photograph 3D Artwork with a Smartphone or Tablet.
Taught by
Jescia Hopper
