Techniques

Mishima

When using the mishima technique you start of by getting your slab. After you have a surfaceyou get your tools and carve a design. Then dab the glaze into your lines. Then get a sponge and wipe off the rest of the glaze. Now you are ready to fire! (This is the technique I will be using)

(picture from https://www.amaco.com/clay_how_tos/178 )

 My Example

Sgraffito

Start off by putting your glaze over your whole peice. Have your design ready on another paper and transfer it onto your surface. Get your tool  and outline what you traced. Now scrape away all of the areas around your outline to make your design pop. Now you are ready to fire!!

(picture from https://www.amaco.com/clay_how_tos/178 )

My Example

Sprigging

Sprigging is when you make a design with thin clay and then you attach it to your sculpture/ base. Another  way  is  to  use plaster and create a mold for your clay.  After you mold it you attach it to your piece.

( photo from https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/daily/pottery-making-techniques/ceramic-decorating-techniques/how-to-use-thin-sprigs-and-carving-to-add-surface-texture/ )

My Example

Slip Trailing

Slip trailing is when you use slip to make designs on your piece. Once you put slip on your peice in thin designs it rises and pops out, which makes texture on your piece.

(photo from https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/daily/pottery-making-techniques/ceramic-decorating-techniques/slip-trailing-for-beginners-a-primer-on-a-great-ceramics-decorating-technique/ )

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Impressing Texture 

When you press a design into soft clay to make a unique texture.You can also use different shapes and stamp them into the clay to make a design.

(photo from https://missbaide.wordpress.com/textural-slab-construction/ )

My Example

My Sculpture will be a coffee mug

My design will be cacti