Handcrafted Pottery: 3D Modeling and Decoration

Overview

“In this lesson, we explore hand-building methods, an essential skill for creating pottery without a wheel. You'll learn various techniques such as pinching, coiling, and slab building, which allow for more creativity and unique shapes in your pottery projects​​.”

In this video lesson Garbo Zhu addresses the topic: Hand Building Techniques, which is part of the Domestika online course: Handcrafted Pottery: 3D Modeling and Decoration. Learn handcrafted pottery techniques and 3D modeling with Garbo Zhu, creator of Grumpy Kid Studio.

Partial transcription of the video

“In this lesson, we're gonna show you how to hand build a mug. So as you can see, we just need a lump of clay and very minimum tools. So first, you wanna place your wheel in the center of the turntable. You almost want it to have one hand on the wheel like this and the other one flexible like this. So first, put it on the middle and then with your right hand, especially with your thumb, dig it through the middle. So just go all the way in. You wanna keep around this much spacing at the bottom. I know it's kind of hard when you're starting out to know how deep you're going. So I will go a lit...”

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Course summary for: Handcrafted Pottery: 3D Modeling and Decoration

• Level: Beginner
• 100% positive reviews (2)
• 1151 students
• 4 units
• 16 lessons (2h 35m)
• 3 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY