Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture

Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture

“Congratulations! You have reached the end of this Domestika course. Thanks for taking part. I hope you've enjoyed venturing into my fantastic world of whimsical beasts. With the skills you've learned, you can now start to create your own! On that note, let's revise the necessary steps to complete your project:

• First, gather pictures of real animals for your reference and create a stylized version. Exaggerate the features, set your imagination free, try out different options, and combine the characters you love the most.

• Next, do a quick sketch on paper. Warm up by sculpting a small miniature too. This will give you a better understanding of the proportions and general composition.

• Once you feel confident, it's time to start molding! Shape the body with a basic cylinder made from clay slab. Play with the shape, then add details to the body and various textures to the skin.

• Then, paint your fantastic creature with the underglazes. Apply shiny transparent glaze in parts to create a beautiful contrast between a matte and shiny finish.

• Finally, pack it carefully according to the tips I shared and transport it to the kiln. You will need to fire it only once at 1050 degrees.

And that's all! Thanks again for enrolling. I can't wait to see the ceramics you create. You can share your project with us by clicking on "Create your project". Remember to share both the final result of your illustration and the steps that have led you to it. It would be great if you showed a picture of each step and added a brief explanation about what you have done in each one. Then, I can give you feedback. Experiment, be playful, and have fun! See you in the forum.”

Partial transcription of the video

“I want to thank you for attending my course. I'm looking forward to see the results. Please share them with me in the forum. During this course, we learned quite a lot. We searched for the references on the internet and we used them as a reference for our sketches. We did a lot of sketches on paper and in volume. So we created them as a drawing and in play. Also, we tried out to make some exercises and work on the details. We made the legs, the arms, different designs of the eyes. I showed you how to make the different designs, not only for the toad, but for other if you want to try some ot...”

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Course summary for: Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture

• Level: Beginner
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• 6989 students
• 4 units
• 17 lessons (3h 16m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Character Design, Fine Arts, Sculpture