How To Carve Ceramic Clay Patterns

This tutorial focuses on how to incise a line in dry clay quickly and safely by using the lines of resistance.

How to carve ceramic clay patterns.

When carving clay consider the first lines incised into the clay to be the skeleton of your design. This demarcates the central and perimeter areas of the plate where the patterns will appear. For example poke the end of a needle tool in to make holes. Jan 31 2020 explore susan loewen s board carving clay followed by 240 people on pinterest.

Carving surface carving is usually done best with a variety of tools from knives and gouges to wire ended modeling. I finally have a bowl im content with and it is bone dry greenware at this point. If ive read correctly you can use sgraffito on leather hard. See more ideas about clay ceramic art clay pottery.

Begin by laying down directional lines that define the motion and flow of the pattern then flush out the drawing by working back from the tip of each spiral 2. While the clay is still soft carve or press patterns into it. Then using simple but precise geometry he divides the plate in half measuring equal distances in opposite directions. You can use basically anything to carve clay he is using a sharpened tool made from a hack saw blade.

If i wanted to try some surface carving or scratching can i slowly mist some water onto the bowl and wrap it in plastic to get it damp enough to carve. May 15 2015 explore cynthia segger s board clay carving followed by 148 people on pinterest. Cover the whole surface with your pattern. Or press the edge of a ruler in to make lines.

After drying bisque fire the pieces. Turning the plate back over to begin the design he establishes a circular border with inscribed lines. Simply cut the clay to leave holes to form the pattern. This method is time efficient but if you are.

See more ideas about clay ceramic art ceramics. Carving in clay isn t as difficult as it sounds. This is such a great tip to carve on clay i always wondered how the marking was so precise and edges smooth. Cess of slab making by throwing a block of clay on a hard surface wire cutting it into slabs and pulling and stretch ing the sheets of soft textured clay on a hard surface al lows for a great variety of expanded patterns.

She settled on ceramic beadmaking 3 years ago and can be found most days at the bottom of her garden playing with mud in her studio.