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Summary
TLDRThis instructional video script guides viewers on crafting circular templates for pottery, emphasizing the simplicity of creating cone-like forms from circles. It demonstrates using a compass or lids to find the center of a circle, cutting out sections to form different shapes, and using these as building blocks for various pottery forms. The script also covers techniques for attaching and shaping the clay, including using a mesh texture and ensuring the base is horizontal for stability. The process encourages experimentation with different sizes and configurations of circular templates to create unique pottery pieces.
Takeaways
- 📐 The process begins with creating circular templates, which are essential for forming conical shapes in pottery.
- 🎨 Circular templates offer a variety of shapes beyond rectangular ones, providing more design options for pottery.
- 📝 To create a circular template, start by drawing a circle and then cutting out sections to form different shapes.
- 🔄 The wider the section cut from the circle, the wider the resulting form will be, allowing for customization of the pottery's shape.
- 🏺 Building blocks are the fundamental techniques in pottery, which involve breaking down shapes into basic components and reassembling them.
- 🔄 The center point of the circle is crucial for maintaining symmetry and accuracy in the pottery's form.
- 📏 Cutting different configurations from the circle, such as a half or a quarter, results in different forms like bowls or pots.
- 🧱 Clay is a versatile medium that allows for pushing and personalizing pieces during the wet stage of the process.
- 🔧 Using a mesh texture, like a grocery bag, can add a unique touch to the pottery without the need for additional materials.
- 🛠 The template serves as a starting point, but the final form can be modified and adjusted based on the artist's vision.
- 🔍 When working with circular forms, it's important to ensure the base is flat and horizontal for proper attachment and stability.
Q & A
What is the main focus of the video script?
-The main focus of the video script is on creating circular templates for pottery, which can be used to form various shapes such as pots and bowls.
Why are circular templates different from rectangular ones in pottery?
-Circular templates are different because they are used to create forms that are conical or have a rounded shape, unlike rectangular templates which are typically used for more square or rectangular shapes.
What materials can be used to create a circular template according to the script?
-Newspaper, construction paper, or even clay can be used to create a circular template. The script also suggests using a compass or tracing lids to find the circle's center.
How does cutting out sections from a circle affect the form it creates in pottery?
-Cutting out sections from a circle affects the width and shape of the form. The more sections you cut out, the wider the form will be, as each section represents a part of the 'pie' that will be the final shape.
What is the significance of the center point in creating a circular template?
-The center point is crucial as it is the starting point for cutting out sections of the circle. It ensures that the radius remains consistent, which is important for the symmetry and shape of the final pottery form.
How does the script suggest using the circular template to create a pot or a bowl?
-The script suggests cutting out a piece of clay from a larger slab and using the template to shape the clay. For a bowl, the template is cut in half, and for a pot, the full circle template is used, adjusting the base to ensure it is horizontal before attaching it.
What is the purpose of using a mesh texture in the video?
-The mesh texture, made from a grocery bag in the video, is used to add a personalized touch to the pottery pieces. It allows the clay to be pushed and shaped in various ways during the wet stage of the clay.
Why is it important to ensure the base of the pottery is horizontal?
-A horizontal base is important for attaching other parts of the pottery securely. It ensures that the piece is stable and that the surfaces align correctly when different sections are joined.
What technique does the script mention for attaching parts of the pottery together?
-The script mentions scoring and flipping the edges of the clay pieces before attaching them. This technique helps to create a better bond between the pieces.
How does the script suggest sealing the seam of the pottery after attaching parts?
-The script suggests using a wooden tool to push dried slip back into the seam of the pottery. This creates a seal that will hold as the clay dries.
What advice does the script give for those trying to work out their own templates on a circle?
-The script advises starting small by making a small template and cutting out shapes in clay to see the results. Then, gradually increase the size of the templates to explore more possibilities.
Outlines
🎨 Crafting Circular Templates for Pottery
The script begins with an introduction to creating circular templates for pottery, which are essential for shaping conical forms. The artist demonstrates how to use a compass or household items to draw circles and cut out sections from paper or clay. These sections can be adjusted to form different shapes, such as a wider point for a cone or a neck for a pot. The process is described as building with 'building blocks,' breaking down techniques into basic steps and recombining them to create various forms. The importance of the center point and maintaining the radius is emphasized for consistency in the shapes formed.
🛠 Shaping Clay with Templates and Personalization
In this paragraph, the focus shifts to utilizing the circular templates to shape clay into pottery forms. The artist explains how to adjust the template to create different pieces, such as bowls, and emphasizes the importance of ensuring a flat base for stability. The process involves pulling up the clay, smoothing the edges, and using a paddle to refine the shape. The artist also discusses personalizing the pottery by pushing and shaping the clay at the wet stage, allowing for unique designs. The summary concludes with advice on starting with small templates and gradually increasing complexity, encouraging experimentation with clay to understand the possibilities of form and design.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Circular Templates
💡Cone
💡Compass
💡Clay
💡Construction Paper
💡Center Point
💡Cutting Out
💡Building Blocks
💡Slab
💡Texture
💡Paddle
💡Slip
Highlights
Introduction to creating circular templates for pottery, which are different from rectangular ones.
Conical forms in pottery start with a circular template.
Using a compass or tracing lids to find the center of a circle for template creation.
Cutting out sections of a circle to form different shapes, like a cone or a pot's neck.
The concept of 'building blocks' in pottery, breaking down techniques into basics and recombining them.
Creating a template by cutting different configurations from a circle's center point.
Demonstration of how cutting more from a circle results in a wider form.
Using a template to create a pot by pulling clay around the template shape.
The importance of keeping the radius consistent when cutting and forming pots.
Using a mesh texture from a grocery bag for clay without needing cornstarch.
Personalizing pottery pieces by pushing textures into wet clay.
The process of attaching a base to a circular form and ensuring it's horizontal.
Using a paddle to tap and secure the clay form during the pottery process.
Adjusting the clay form to account for drying shrinkage and shifts.
Sealing the seam of a pottery piece with dried slip and a wooden tool.
Techniques for pushing out and shaping the flat areas of a pottery form.
Advice on starting small when creating your own pottery templates and gradually increasing size.
Transcripts
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so now we're going to start working on
how to arrive at circular templates
circular templates can give you
different kinds of forms than
rectangular ones and it's pretty simple
to arrive at a circular template even
though it may not seem simple everything
that looks like a cone or is in a
conical form begins with a circle so if
you take a circle and you can do some
drawings first but you could just get
some newspaper or some construction
paper
get yourself a compass or trace lids
plastic lids from your drawer find the
center and then start cutting out
sections and see what it does so here's
my center point my little dash lines are
my cut line so if I cut this piece out
of a piece of clay it will give me this
so the more you cut out the wider this
is going to be because whatever is here
ends up here so if you want a wider
point it form you just cut more of these
more of the pie out let's just say if
you want this to be say a neck for a pot
and not a cone you make a circle and
these are all building blocks I really
think of these techniques as building
blocks taking things breaking them down
into Basics and then putting them back
together to make form
there's my Center if I put another
circle within that circle I'm a little
off-center there but you get the idea
and I cut that same configuration out
coming from the center but remember this
is all empty now I've cut that out but
I'm always coming off that center point
here's what I'm cutting out and here's
what I'm cutting out you'll get this
because this is this and this is this so
it's pretty simple let's do another
circle find the center cut a circle out
if I follow off of the Centrepointe here
but instead of taking a quarter of the
pie out I take half of the pie out then
you end up with something like this a
bigger area because now this is this and
this is this
so this template you can see what this
template is that's your template so it's
basically that half so this particular
template if this were a big circle all
the way around and this was my center
keeping this being pointed to the center
right here is right here you cut it out
and then you can put it on your slab and
you pull it around to make a form that
is that way or this way if you cut it
down this is the same it's the same
plane same circle okay here we're
finishing the circle here you cut this
part down a little bit again we're
always coming off of the center point
that keeps the radius you bring this
around and that's a smaller pot so let's
make some pots with these templates and
you can see the possibilities so I've
cut out a piece of clay from my larger
slab and again you're always allowing a
little bit extra around what you need so
this fits into this piece of clay pretty
nicely and I'm gonna use this mesh
texture this is just mesh grocery bag I
really like it because it's so
changeable I don't need any kind of
cornstarch on this
so I'm just going to pull this set it on
there
and then pull this it opens it up a
little there and roll that in the great
thing about clay is it's you can push
anything into it and you can really
personalize your pieces by doing that
and it's happening all at the wet stage
which I really like you'll see that the
template is just a beginning point and
then you say well what if I made this
out of this what if I try to make this
out of this what if I cut this template
in half what would I get from that this
is going to be a bowl so this particular
time I'm gonna make a bowl out of this
and I set this up to find out how big a
bottom I need and whenever you're
working on a circular you're gonna have
that little bit of angle that happens so
it's very slight you don't see it as
much as when you dart something but it's
there so what you want to do is pull up
your the base so that you have a flat
you want that surface to be horizontal
so that you can attach something to it
you pull that base up
smooth it out get your round and then
your cutters out and see which one fits
that base pretty good
Hey all right I want to work and
depending on the size of your template
that that will be different each time
and I usually just give this a little
bit of a roll just smooth out those
edges because the edges kind of pull up
a little bit when you take the cutter
off always scoring and flipping
everything that gets attached and then
I'll just run my finger around that edge
to keep it clean and set that on there
and just give it a little push and then
I'll usually get a paddle and tap it
and once again I'm gonna just lightly
push in a little bit on the bottom so
that when it dries you're allowing for
that that shift that happens and you
flip this around on the inside I've let
the slip lose out and I'll let that dry
and go in again with my wooden tool and
push that dried slip back into that seam
and that's enough of a seal and now I'm
going to push this out
and always be thinking about where you
can take it so that's turning out to be
pretty nice I'm gonna go a little bit
more so now I'm gonna look from above
and see where all my flat areas are push
those out a little bit and in terms of
trying to work out templates for
yourself on a circle start small just
make a small one cut some things out in
clay see what it does and then make them
bigger
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