MRS DE MELLO VISUAL ART CLASSES
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Adding Texture to Clay

One of my favorite things about clay is that you can add texture to it, and when it gets fired in the kiln, the texture is a part of your design. I also love the way high fire glazes look on texture. They tend to have a very rich and interesting look that a flat surface doesn't always give.

You can add texture in many different ways- stamps, rollers, carving and adding on clay. But what I will show you in the video is mostly stamping, or impressing objects into clay to make a texture. You can turn that texture into a pattern if you like.

When stamping, you should know the difference between concave and convex. The way I remember it is concave forms a cave, and convex sticks out. When you press a concave stamp into the clay, it creates a raised, or puffy surface. And when you press a convex stamp into clay, it create a hollow in the clay, or a concave area.

Words you should know:
Texture- one of the seven elements of art. Texture refers to the way an object feels to the touch or looks as it may feel if it were touched.
Pattern- one of the seven elements of art. Pattern is a combination of elements or shapes repeated in a recurring and regular arrangement. 
Concave- hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl
Convex- curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle.
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  • Home
  • Ceramics 1
    • Setting Up Your Home Studio
    • Clay Stages and Tools
    • Basic Clay Skills
    • Making a spoon
    • Making a pinch pot
    • Slab building
    • Making a slab bowl
    • Adding Texture to Clay
    • Relief Tile
  • Ceramics 2
    • Human Bust
    • Anthropomorphic Animals
  • Painting Classes
    • Applying silver leaf
  • Technology Portfolio
    • Teaching Philosophy
    • App for Artmaking
    • Digital Citizen Lesson
    • Digital Story
    • Philosophy of Instructional Tech
    • Assistive Technologies
    • Teaching Testimonials
    • Teaching Resources Blog
  • Contact
  • My artwork