Ceramic Modeling and Illustration with Watercolor
How to wedge the clay
A course by cayagutierrez · Claudia María Gutiérrez , Illustrator and Ceramic Artist
Joined February 2015
Joined February 2015
About the video: How to wedge the clay
Overview
“Before learning the modeling techniques by hand, I am going to explain to you the importance of wedging the clay very well. In this lesson, I will teach you how to wedge in order to eliminate bubbles that can cause accidents when the piece enters the oven. At the end, you will have two wedged balls for working on the plate and pinch techniques.”
In this video lesson cayagutierrez · Claudia María Gutiérrez addresses the topic: How to wedge the clay, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Modeling and Illustration with Watercolor. Learn to model ceramic pieces with your own two hands and discover the techniques to illustrate captivating stories about them.
Partial transcription of the video
“How to wedge the clay Hello! In this lesson we are going to learn how to wedge clay correctly, What we see on the table is a block of clay which usually comes in packages of five or ten kilos. It is white earthenware clay which is intended to be fired in a ceramic kiln in a temperature range between 950 and 1,100 degrees Celsius. Unlike school clay, which is a clay that can be wedged and air-dried, this clay must be fired at that temperature in a specialized ceramic kiln. We have this block of white clay, but depending on where you live or from the place where you get the clay, it may have ...”
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Course summary for: Ceramic Modeling and Illustration with Watercolor
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Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Fine Arts, Traditional illustration, Watercolor Painting
cayagutierrez · Claudia María Gutiérrez
A course by cayagutierrez · Claudia María Gutiérrez
Claudia María Gutiérrez, @cayagutierrez, is an illustrator and ceramic artist who originally studied social communication, a profession she practiced for several years. She has illustrated books for multiple publishing houses, completed illustration commissions for public and private organizations, and undertaken many personal projects. While looking for ways to transfer her own drawings onto objects, she discovered the fascinating universe of ceramics, an ancient craft with infinite possibilities. Since then, she has merged the two worlds together.
She won the 2011 Tragaluz Illustration Award (Colombia), was a runner-up at the 2013 Latin American Ilustración -LAI2- competition (USA), got a special mention from the jury of the 2013 Ibero-American Illustration Award (Argentina), and participated in the 2015 Bratislava Illustration Biennial.
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