Handbuilt Pottery Techniques and Projects

Name: Handbuilt Pottery Techniques and Projects
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Create clay pottery and sculpt various other objects using hand building techniques.

Created byMandar Marathe

Last updated 1/2020

English

What you'll learn

Create clay pottery using three easy hand building techniques.
Give interesting textures to your objects
Create animals sculptures with ease

Course content

10 sections • 25 lectures • 1h 26m total length

Promotional Video - Skip this if you've already watched it before joining!1:45
In this video you'll learn about the course overview and my background as an artist and an art instructor.

Pinch Pot technique - Pinching basics and making a bowl2:06
This is the start of the pinch pot. We see how we should position our fingers to achieve the depth required.
Pinch Pot technique - Joining two bowls to make sphere2:57
In this video we see how two pinched bowls can be joined together to form a sphere.
Pinch Pot technique - Adding the mouth to the pot3:23
In this video we see how to turn the hollow sphere into a pot complete with it's collar.

Slab Construction Technique - Slab preparation2:13
Making a slab from clay using a rolling pin or a piece of pipe.
Slab Construction Technique - Cutting slab using template2:14
Using a template to cut the slab into pieces required for making the cuboid pot.
Slab Construction Technique - Assembling the slab pieces3:06
Scoring and assembling the sides of the cuboid.
Slab Construction Technique - Assembly completion and cleaning exterior2:08
Completing the assembly part and finishing the exterior.
Slab Construction Technique - Adding coil to corners and Rooster example1:46
Adding coil in corners for extra strength and example of a Rooster shaped pot made using slab technique.

Box using Scooping Technique - Making cuboid, texturing and cutting5:30
Making the cuboid, adding texture, cutting it with wire and start scooping the clay.
Box using Scooping Technique - Scooping clay and adding lid retainer2:52
Scoop out all unwanted clay and add lid retainer.
Box using Scooping Technique - Finishing touches1:30
Adding finishing touches to the box.
Quiz about the hand building techniques

Textured Pot - making the cylinder and pot's legs8:59
Make the slab, add texture using a cloth, join the ends and make legs for the pot.
Textured Pot - Adding the bulge and start of the lid2:39
Make the pot bulge from inside and start making of the lid using pinch pot technique.
Textured Pot - Texturing the lid and adding a handle8:57
Add texture to the lid, add a handle to it and add final touches to it.

Hare - Making head and the body3:51
Make the body and the head shape of the hare.
Hare - Making hind legs, ears and eyes8:24
Add hind legs, ears and eyes to the hare sculpture.
Tortoise - Making shell and limbs5:30
Use the pinch pot technique to make shell and the coiling technique to make the legs, head and tail of the tortoise.
Tortoise - Texture on the shell1:28
Add texture to the tortoise shell with a piece of cloth and a tool.
Tortoise - Eyes and mouth1:22
Make the mouth and eyes of tortoise.

Requirements

Eagerness to learn is the only prerequisite

Description

This course teaches you the hand building techniques for making objects/pots with clay.

If you are creative minded person who likes to make different things and likes to learn new techniques for giving life to your ideas, this course is for you.

We use clay and some very basic hand tools in this course and it means you don't have to buy any expensive equipment.

All the lectures in this course are delivered in HD video format and you'll be able to see how exactly I make things using clay.

This course is perfect for you if

You are person wanting to make different things using your creative imagination or
A student looking to increase your understanding of clay as a material or
You are interested in clay-mation or
You are a budding sculptor or a pottery artist or
A home maker wanting to make good use of time or
Someone who just wants to have some creative fun

Interest in learning something new is the only pre-requisite for joining this course.

I am working on adding some more lectures about animal sculpture and masks making. You'll get an email update when I upload those lectures.

So, hop on and let your creative journey begin!

Who this course is for:

All who want to increase your understanding of clay as a sculptural material
Everyone who wants to make different things using your creative imagination
All who are interested in animation, Sculpture or Pottery
Even if you are a home maker who wants to make creative use of your time
Someone who just want to have some creative fun

Handbuilt Pottery Techniques and Projects

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

Materials and tools1 lecture • 4min

Pinching technique3 lectures • 8min

Coil technique2 lectures • 8min

Slab technique5 lectures • 11min

Scooping Technique3 lectures • 10min

Texturing3 lectures • 21min

Animal sculptures5 lectures • 21min

Summary1 lecture • 2min

Bonus1 lecture • 1min

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Description

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