Creating Ceramics with the Slab Technique

Overview

“To finish, I will show you how to smoothen out the rough edges of the piece and cut off any excess clay with a surgical knife. Over the course of this lesson, you will see the importance of approaching this stage with caution and precision. ”

In this video lesson Jeremy Bellina addresses the topic: The Finishing Touches 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creating Ceramics with the Slab Technique. Craft unique and organic forms using a simple pottery method: the slab technique..

Partial transcription of the video

“So our final project is assembled. So now we can start cleaning it off, so making sure all the edges are nice and smooth And so, yeah, this is actually a pretty time consuming step. So let's get down to it. So what I like to do is basically start at the edge. So whichever face is touching the floor, this is what I will Tackle first. First of all, you're gonna use a really thin blade and you're gonna try to get as close as possible to the edge. and like slowly surf across that line. So don't worry if if you're still a little bit away from the actual border, it's better to not cut out too muc...”

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Course summary for: Creating Ceramics with the Slab Technique

• Level: Beginner
• 96% positive reviews (56)
• 3780 students
• 5 units
• 21 lessons (3h 55m)
• 1 download

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY