How to Build a Textured Figurative Vase Using a Plaster Mold
In this video, I demonstrate how I create textured figurative vases using sodium silicate and a plaster mold with three different clay bodies. This process involves press molding with clay slabs to achieve a beautiful crackled surface texture.
🔹 If you're interested in ceramic techniques, texture creation, and mold-making, this video is for you! Stay tuned for my upcoming glazing video to see the finished pieces.
✨ Timestamps:
0:00 - Introduction & Overview
0:09 - Original vase & mold-making journey
0:41- Throwing an even slab & rolling technique
1:23 - Compressing & smoothing the slab
1:30 - Applying sodium silicate for crackled texture
1:51 - Drying with a heat gun & creating the crackle effect
2:40 - Pressing clay into the mold
3:04 - Trimming and assembling the vase halves
4:25 - Securing seams & refining the form
5:38 - Blending & restoring the crackled texture
6:18 - Creating variations with different clay bodies
💬 Let me know in the comments if you found this tutorial helpful, inspiring, or if there's something you'd like me to create next!
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Music:
Marcelo Nami : Adelita
Marcela Nami: Rio I Miss You
Maya Belsitzman: Mata Ephrat
Yuval Vilner: Capricho Arabe
Tools I use and love:
PRNF Black Sculpture Clay:
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Xiem Studio tools
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Sculpting wheel
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Brent pottery wheel
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Caliper Tools
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Ball point tools
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Camera I use
FujiFilm X-T2
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Basic throwing tool kit
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Slip Trailing bottle
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Slip trailing applicator
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