Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

Overview

“I'm going to show you how to rebuild the missing part of your bowl. What we are going to do is to fill in all the small gaps, lines, and fissures using Paris plaster. ”

In this video lesson Domestika addresses the topic: Rebuilding the Gaps, 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

“Rebuilding the Gaps In this lesson, you are going to rebuild the little gap in your bowl and to fill in all the small gaps lines and fissures with plaster of Paris. Plaster is the perfect material for restoring ceramics because, in addition of having a similar hardness, it has the benefit that when it gets hard, it increases its volume a little bit, so it hooks very well in the hole. So, for this first step, you will need plasticine and your bowl. The first thing I'm going to teach you then is the trick to easily reproduce the shape of your hole and to ensure that the plaster doesn't leak t...”

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Course summary for: Ceramic Arts: Specialization: Traditional Techniques

• Level: Beginner
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• 7 units
• 101 lessons (17h 58m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

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