How To Make Ceramic Plates At Home

Once it is dry this could take up to two weeks bisque fire glaze and glaze fire the plate as you would with any other ceramic piece.

How to make ceramic plates at home.

If necessary use water to moisten the edges if it s cracking. The plate when right side up must rest on the feet and not the underside of the plate shape. Learn how to create a plate with clay. Learn about throwing a plate from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video series.

Make a ceramic plate through the process of throwing clay. Leave the plate on the mold to dry completely while wrapped in plastic sheet. Cut the sheet of clay into your desired shape using a pointed knife or specialized clay cutting tool. Create a slight indentation at the center of the plate with a gentle motion of the hands.

If you want to make a standard sized dinner plate use a plate that you already own as a guide for the shape and size. Place the feet approximately two thirds to three fourths of the way from center to rim of plate shape. Some ideas include a circular square or abstract shape. Sean o connell had to figure out how to make ceramic plates in multiples when he had to make 500 plates in a relatively short amount of time for the watershed center for ceramic arts s annual fundraiser salad days in today s post sean shares his best tips on how to make ceramic plates in multiples.

Then use your hands to smooth the corners and edges. Part 1 of 12 how to make ceramic plates. Using your fingers smooth the edges of the plate. Wet your hands with water and smooth the inside of the plate pressing and pushing the coils gently to merge them into a smooth surface.