Ceramics at Home for Beginners

Overview

“In this lesson I will tell you some differences between different types of clay, whether cooking or air drying. We will also talk about the tools you will need for clay modeling. Finally you will learn how to make a slip (it is used as glue when the mud is wet), and I will give you some guidelines for its correct use.”

In this video lesson Paula Casella Biase addresses the topic: Meet the different types of clay and tools, which is part of the Domestika online course: Ceramics at Home for Beginners. Learn modeling and enameling techniques to create decorative pieces.

Partial transcription of the video

“Meet the Different Types of Mud and Tools Hello. In this lesson, we'll talk about all the tools and materials we need to work in the different clay modeling lessons. First off, I'm going to tell you what these tools are, and then, I'll describe the materials we'll use. You can get a pack, it's what you do at first, a beginner's pack with tools. You can get this at any dollar store or at pottery shops. They usually come with some modeling tools, these wooden tools here used for modeling. This is a needle tool. I use a needle, to be honest. It's like a burin that comes in different shapes, bu...”

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Course summary for: Ceramics at Home for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
• 98% positive reviews (1684)
• 82638 students
• 5 units
• 21 lessons (3h 51m)
• 1 download

• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Fine Arts