Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

Overview

“In this lesson, you will learn how to form and join your slab to make a cylinder. You will then learn how to flare and stretch the cylinder to add volume and alter the profile of the form. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Joining the Slab and Adding Volume, 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

“ Joining the Slab and Adding Volume In this lesson, I'll pick up my textured slab and form it into a cylinder. I'll show you how I pick it up, how I get the memory of it being circular into that slab, and how I join it together. It's on the cement board. I'll lift it off it always by the end so that I don't distort my texture. This is the banding wheel that we spoke of earlier. It's a nice little wheel so I can spin the pot and always see every side of it without having to peek around. I'll use a round form to get it circular. I'll wrap the slab around this form gently so that I don't mess...”

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Course summary for: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 1723 students
• 7 units
• 101 lessons (17h 58m)
• 31 downloads

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

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