Creating Ceramics with Character
A course by Sandra Apperloo , Ceramic Artist
Sculpt and decorate a vase with personality using original techniques
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- 99% positive reviews (251)
- 5986 students
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
Sculpt and decorate a vase with personality using original techniques
Working with clay is a craft that is filled with surprises. From the initial mold to the final glaze, there are endless possibilities to explore. Sandra Apperloo is a ceramist who has not only found great joy in the craft, but also made it her full-time profession. Her brand, known as The Pottery Parade, is filled with quirky faces and pastel hues, has over 100K followers on Instagram, and has been featured in magazines like This is Colossal, ArtPeople, and more.
In this course, Sandra shares each step of her creative process so you too can create your own universe of ceramic characters. Using your intuition and curiosity, learn to mold, sculpt, glaze, fire, and decorate your own unique bud vases to bring character to your home or give as an unforgettable gift.
What will you learn in this online course?
20 lessons & 28 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (251)
- 5986 students
- 20 lessons (3h 42m)
- 28 additional resources (10 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: English
- English, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a clay bud vase with quirky characters using Sandra’s techniques to mold, sculpt, and decorate it.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
This course is for anyone interested in creating ceramics, with or without previous experience.
Requirements and materials
No previous experience is necessary, although some experience in illustration or pottery will be helpful.
As for materials, to mold and sculpt you will need clay, a textile cloth (preferably canvas or linen), a medium-sized bowl, a rolling pin, two wooden paint-stirring sticks (with a 3-5mm width), a piece of cardboard, scissors, a ruler, measuring tape, a long paintbrush (30-35 cm) with a wide brush (3-4 cm), a pin tool, wire cutter, an iron scraper, a toothbrush, sticky tape, a small potato knife, a sponge, a box with a lid, newspaper, a water sprayer, and a tea towel.
To decorate the vase, you will need pencils or regular paint, a set of paintbrushes, underglaze, and mixing bowls.
To glaze and fire the vase, you will need a large paintbrush, transparent glaze, access to a kiln, a set of small bowls, and some additional materials for mixing the glaze.
Reviews
A course by Sandra Apperloo
Sandra Apperloo is a ceramist from Utrecht, Netherlands, who has always had a passion for art. She started sharing her interest for art, craft, and illustration with the world through her blog ArtisticMoods in 2012, which led her to explore different materials on her own. It was love at first sight for Sandra when it came to pottery, and she’s been sculpting and shaping clay ever since.
Sandra is now a full-time ceramic artist, putting love, thought, and effort into every piece she creates. Her brand, The Pottery Parade, includes a wide variety of decorative objects in pastel hues, with each piece carefully adorned with fun little faces.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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What We Will Do in the Course?
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U2
Clay and Decoration
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Materials
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Preparing the Decoration Materials
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My Favorite Pattern Techniques 1
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My Favorite Pattern Techniques 2
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Creating Characters 1
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Creating Characters 2
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U3
Making the Vases
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Creating the Clay Slab
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Rolling the Vase
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Building the Vase
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Shaping the Vase 1
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Shaping the Vase 2
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First Firing Session and Transportation
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U4
Making the Vases - After the First Firing
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Painting the Vases
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Glazing the Vase
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U5
Sharing and Enjoying Your Cuddling Vase
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Making Sure Your Vase is Water-resistant
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Capturing and Sharing Your Cuddling Vase
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Enjoying Your Cuddling Vase!
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FP
Final project
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Creating Ceramics with Character
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
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zanekalnina90
Enjoyed this course, thank you! Recommend this course!
carmenhingfay
Very detailed explanations from an engaging teacher. Thanks Sandra!
micheledodds
I highly recommend this course. Sandra explains and shows each step so carefully and clearly that it is a joy to learn from her. Very inspirational and useful!!
purpurrote
A fantastic course! The teacher explains everything beautifully. I enjoyed every bit of it and gave me lots of inspiration. Thank you!!
belginb21
Ein lehrreicher kurs, die lehrerin hat alles sehr gut erklaert. Es hat sehr viel spass gemacht. Besonders die malerei war für mich sehr spannend.
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