How To Make A Ceramic Slab Box

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How to make a ceramic slab box.

This is the introductory lesson in how to make a box from clay with firm slabs. You can roll a slab for the bottom of the box now. Draw out your template on a piece of cardboard or thick paper. This type works when your box is the same measurement on all sides a cube 5 x5 x5.

This box will be 6 x5 x5. I like to make the top of the box larger than the bottom so that the sides gently slope downward at a slight angle. This box will be 6 x5 x5. Create a template for your box.

Jul 16 2018 gather your supplies. You could also create a template like this. You could also create a template like this. Place the 4 sides aside.

Step 3 putting together. Let the clay firm up to become leather dry. For example you may want to create a cup using a long rectangle and square template. Turn the clay so the long edge is against the roller.

There are two ways to pit the box together. Remove the leftovers first. How to a make slab construction box with lid lesson. I start by deciding the proportions h w d of the top and bottom of the box and draw the template for the sides to.

Create paper stencils for the box s sides. Make your ball of clay into a wedge shape. This was taught during the second quarter at king kekaulike high school in mr. The template for a box is relatively simple because the sides have no curvature.

Jun 16 2019 explore katy nickell s board slab boxes followed by 203 people on pinterest. Ceramic themed box for middle school art 7 8th graders they will use additive and subtractive methods to design sculpt their boxes. Trace cut with a needle tool. Roll the clay through the slab roller.

Once you have rolled out your slab of clay you may want to cut the slab into smaller pieces to create a cup urn or box. How to make a ceramic slab box. This type works when your box is the same measurement on all sides a cube 5 x5 x5. For most clays it would take about an hour.