Ceramics at Home for Beginners

Overview

“And now... Hands on! I'm sure you were looking forward to this moment. In this lesson we will see how to model using the plate system. We will make the bowl and the base, and pay close attention, because this is the first set of your final project. Enjoy the moment very much, and don't worry if you're wrong and you have to start over, because you already know how to recycle the clay!”

In this video lesson Paula Casella Biase addresses the topic: Modeling using Slabbing I, 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

“Modeling Using Plates Hi. Let's start with the modelling clay step. We've already covered the tools we're going to use, so you're already familiar with them. Now I wanted to talk about two things we didn't covered in Tools, which are this sheet, carbon copy paper. I use this to measure different forms. This is the size of a glass. Here I have written, “Cup of Coffee” because having a standard measurement makes the job easier, if you're working with mass production. It's going to be a lot easier for you at first, to "cut straight through the clay" and to start getting used to the measurement...”

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Course summary for: Ceramics at Home for Beginners

• Level: Beginner
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• 82652 students
• 5 units
• 21 lessons (3h 51m)
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• Category

  Craft

• Areas

  Accessory Design, Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Fine Arts