Clay Formation in Pottery

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Summary: Shape and form pots and pottery and learn about clay formation with expert tips and advice on pottery in this free video.

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David D. Gibson David D. Gibson has a BFA in Ceramics from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, and has done post-graduate study in Ceramics at the University of Colo... read more

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Clay Formation in Pottery

In this clip we're going to work on forming our pottery project. We want to continue throwing on the wheel, putting water in between my fingers on the inside and out, lining our fingers up on the outside and the inside, keeping our bottom thicker than our top, not undercutting. Don't go too fast with the wheel with the pedal and don't go too slowly either. We want to keep it going straight up as opposed to going out. With gravity and the velocity of the wheel, once you head out, it's hard to head back up again. So we're working on our cylinder, don't forget to compress. You'll notice I'm going a little bit slower with the wheel. Add water, and again, back down to the bottom, and try to get that clay up off the bottom. As a beginner, it's hard to get all the clay up and the weight off the bottom. So try hard to get this out of there.