Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson, I’ll explain to you the main types of clay that are used in ceramics and what their uses are and a little bit about air-drying clay. I will also show you how to prepare clay to begin working with it. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Introduction to Clay and Ceramics, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques. Create unique ceramic vessels at home, learn clay molding, design, firing, and glaze techniques for decorative pieces.

Partial transcription of the video

“Introduction to Clay and Ceramics Now I'm gonna give you a brief introduction about clay and ceramics. Come with me. Now that we have our workspace set up, we'll learn a little bit about clay. Before I begin, open your bag of clay and just grab a little bit out. You wanna grab just a marble-size amount, and roll it around your hands, and squish it around, see how it feels, see how it acts. And we're gonna see how it changes over this lesson. You'll notice as I'm talking that the clay will change a little, and we'll have a look at that in a bit. There are types of clays for different uses, a...”

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Course summary for: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 1504 students
• 7 units
• 101 lessons (17h 58m)
• 31 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

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