How To Make A Ceramic Mug On The Wheel

Below is a step by step illustration of throwing trimming handle pulling and glazing a custom made mug to a very specific customer requirements spec.

How to make a ceramic mug on the wheel.

Center a piece of clay on a potter s wheel how to. Choose your stencil and position it on to the ceramic mug. Learn how emerson creek pottery makes its beautiful handcrafted ceramic mugs. I got lots of inspiration for new mug forms at last week s nceca national conference on education for the ceramic arts conference and can t wait to get back into the studio to play around.

But this tutorial for a slab built mug is still for those who have some experience with pottery. Make a ceramic casserole dish how to. Here is a step by step guide. The potter s wheel is a great tool for making clay pots including ceramic mugs.

Smooth out all bubbles where there is open stencil. Apply your ceramic paint in a thin cover over the stencil. Slab building allows you to make pottery including mugs and pitchers with clean lines. Most potters i know just grab a regular mug handmade of course and repurpose it for travel.

Part 1 of 16 how to make ceramic mugs. Using clay the cup takes shape on the potter s wheel. But that can be a little messy no lids. Making a ceramic mug using the potter s wheel including pulling a handle and custom made glazing.

When it comes to manually making a ceramic mug everything is dependent on the individual s creativity and skill. Our ceramic mugs start in the mind of their beholders. Bake the finished cup in a kiln. Mugs are one of my favorite ceramic forms to make and use and seem to be about all i make lately.

Wait for the cup to cool off before checking for cracks or other. Make a tall neck bottle how to. This pottery tutorial is how to make a hand warming mug on the wheel. Make ceramic candlestick holders how to.

For those of you out there who like mugs as much as i do or those who weren t able to attend nceca. This ceramic project is a popular shape that i do not really like to make and i discuss why but people love them and ask for. Make a ceramic cylinder. How to make a diy sharpie mug with paint or sharpies.

How will your own ceramic mug be made. The edges don t matter because no paint will be transferred there. Create a cup on a potter s wheel using clay. Decorate and band mugs how to.

Learn how to make ceramic mugs using the potter s wheel in this free video series. Working with slabs by hand also is generally easier to master than using a potter s wheel.