Making Ceramic Plates

Ceramic mold making opens up endless potential for creative expression.

Making ceramic plates.

Repeat this on the other side. Rather than using a grid of 2 square tiles i chose a. Next use a paper template to help cut your design or use a circular object. Hand painted ceramic plates make beautiful decorations for your home or office.

In this video we learn how to make a ceramic slab plate. Making plates isn t the easiest thing to do but you can handle it if you learn a little ceramics. They also make thoughtful gifts for loved ones. In this residency he had to make 500 plates in a relatively short amount of time for the center s annual fundraiser.

What i did was to use thick ceramic floor tile which is what is commonly used in diy body armor. Not only does ceramic mold making enable you to repeat a form over and over again it also makes individual forms lose their preciousness which frees you up to experiment more. Make a ceramic plate through the process of throwing clay. Three quarter inch thick ceramic plates over level iiia soft body armor is considered effective for level iii armor against rifles.

All it takes is a little creativity patience and ceramic paint. Learn how to create a plate with clay. After this place the clay on butcher or newspaper and smooth it out with a plastic card. First roll out the ceramic.

In today s post an excerpt from the pottery making illustrated archives sean shares his best tips on how to make ceramic plates in multiples jennifer poellot harnetty editor. To make a ceramic plate you ll need to roll out clay or throw it on a potter s wheel create a shape let it dry and fire it in a kiln. Painting your own design is an easy way to customize a set of ceramic plates. Cut slits to help remove the surrounding clay.

The big problem is usually dealing with the weight. Craft retailers often stock specialty ceramic paint that you can apply freehand with a brush or to kick it up a notch use stencils or stamps in your design. Food safe paints are often labeled as such and can be found at your local art supply store. Plates are meant to be eaten off of so make sure the paint you use to decorate your plate is safe.