Pinch Pot
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Pinch Pot Characters/ Monster Mugs
Concepts: Creative Expression, Stance,Personality, Facial Features, Emphasis, Texture, Imagination, Reaction. Possible Tie in concepts Juxtapositon, Surrealism, Animation, Toy Design.
Glazing Choices: Underglazing scraffito, Underglaze wash, after fire watercolor or acrylic painting spray glaze as needed. Vocabulary: Model, Pinch pot, Score,Slip,Texture,underglaze,sgraffito, Process: Plan and sketch your idea as well as the forms you plan to use to create the work. What is the facial expression? How does it stand? Does it have Dynamic Stance to show action? Does it have a Stoic Stance to show strength? Did you plan the colors in your sketchbook? Start with clay once you are ready Clay Process: Use a pinch pot to create the body, Alter the pinch pots so you have forms that are more interesting Start with a lump of clay if needed Hollow out the lump of clay from the bottom. Use modelling methods Begin adding features with slip and score Methods Do not Carve into the clay until it is nearly leather hard. Work on the details. Cover and label your work daily. Uncover on the last day to dry Pre drill holes before for adding wires or other materials. |