MRS DE MELLO VISUAL ART CLASSES
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  • Ceramics 1
    • Setting Up Your Home Studio
    • Clay Stages and Tools
    • Idea Development
    • Basic Clay Skills
    • Adding Texture to Clay
    • Making Stamps
    • Making a pinch pot
    • Making a slab boat
    • Making a slab bowl
    • Relief Tile
    • Making a coil spoon
    • Making a Coil Pot
  • Ceramics 2
    • Human Bust
    • Anthropomorphic Animals
  • Painting Classes
    • Applying silver leaf
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PINCH Making a pinch pot

Making a pinch pot is one of the basic skills that you need to work with clay. You really only need your hands for this- it's the best tool for the job. Pinch pots have been around since thousands of years ago, and were probably born out of necessity to hold food or drink.
Follow the videos below to see how I make a pinch pot bowl, add a foot and then continue to refine it so that :
  • it is symmetrical
  • it is smooth
  • it has an even rim
  • it has even walls
This video shows how to attach a foot ring
This video shows the importance of refining your work, taking the time needed to achieve symmetry, smooth surfaces and balance.
Another, shorter video for review on how to make a pinch pot.
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  • Home
  • Ceramics 1
    • Setting Up Your Home Studio
    • Clay Stages and Tools
    • Idea Development
    • Basic Clay Skills
    • Adding Texture to Clay
    • Making Stamps
    • Making a pinch pot
    • Making a slab boat
    • Making a slab bowl
    • Relief Tile
    • Making a coil spoon
    • Making a Coil Pot
  • Ceramics 2
    • Human Bust
    • Anthropomorphic Animals
  • Painting Classes
    • Applying silver leaf
  • Contact
  • My artwork