Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture
Texture and Finishing
A course by Nastia Calaca , Ceramic Artist
About the video: Texture and Finishing
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to decorate the sculpture with slips, adding a beautiful texture. In the previous unit, you can find a useful resource about how to make this material. Take a look if you haven't already. This step will also enhance the tactility, add depth and character to the surface, and breathe more life into the creature. ”
In this video lesson Nastia Calaca addresses the topic: Texture and Finishing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture. Learn to sculpt whimsical and handmade characters by combining colors, textures, and clay modeling techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, we are going to decorate our tote and we'll start from the slip trailing technique. We already tried this exercise. in the beginning, so just for what I told you before. We decorate with the sleeves. Do not forget to clean the metal. with a needle. Because it logs easily, just clean it. and try if it works. Networks, we can start decorating with the sleeper. I will start from the eyes. You can control the size of the drops with the level of pressure that you apply on the bottom. Didn't stick to any particular order. So just with these dots, randomly Just play with the size, ...”
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Course summary for: Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture
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Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Character Design, Fine Arts, Sculpture
Nastia Calaca
A course by Nastia Calaca
Nastia Calaca is a ceramic artist from Ukraine who currently lives and works in the Netherlands. Since childhood, she dreamed of becoming an illustration artist and went on to discover what has become a lifelong love for ceramics during a school trip to the Czech Republic. After completing a degree in ceramics at the Kyiv State Institute of Decorative and Applied Art and Design, Nastia started teaching workshops for beginners in her studio.
In 2016 Nastia founded Calaca Ceramic Art; an online store selling ceramic characters and figurines inspired by the world around her. Every piece is handmade and Nastia sells her custom orders to people all over the world. She also shares her work with over 70K followers on Instagram.
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