How To Make Mug Ceramic

It will also make sure that the clay doesn t crack when fired.

How to make mug ceramic.

Once you have a handle you like audition it on the mug to check for height and if your fingers can fit through nicely. How to make a diy sharpie mug with paint or sharpies. Smooth out all bubbles where there is open stencil. Learn how to make ceramic mugs using the potter s wheel in this free video series.

The easiest way to achieve this is to use a jar or glass as a circle template. Learn how emerson creek pottery makes its beautiful handcrafted ceramic mugs. But there are ways to make it easy. Part 1 of 16 how to make ceramic mugs.

Using clay the cup takes shape on the potter s wheel. Make a mug out of clay for a decorative option. Attach it the same way to you connected the slab to the mug base. For a uniformly cylindrical mug it is best to start with a circular floor.

A number of pots will be hand thrown dried and fired in order to choose the most pleasing design. After buying these i was itching to get some plants potted. Next preheat your oven to 425 degrees fahrenheit place the mugs on a flat baking sheet and put the baking sheet in the oven for 20 30 minutes. Plain ceramic mugs colored or white is fine a baking tray we used a pie plate sharpies.

The mug wall will be attached to the top of the floor so make the circle big enough to accommodate both the wall thickness and the desired interior diameter of the mug. Use a rolling pin to flatten the clay and roll it out until it is about 1 4 in 0 64 cm thick. The beauty of this method is that you can drill drainage holes in so many different types of pots including glass ceramic concrete granite travertine marble etc. So i set out to make a mug into a planter.

How will your own ceramic mug be made. To make sharpie mugs start by tracing or drawing your designs directly onto white ceramic mugs using oil based sharpie paint markers. I headed out to the garage with my diamond drill bit. The stencil kit likely comes with a stencil for the mug body base and handle.

Apply your ceramic paint in a thin cover over the stencil. Attach to the pottery mug at both top and bottom smoothing out the join so it looks even and then shaping the handle so it can be picked up easily. Select the glaze you want for the pottery mug and brush it on. The edges don t matter because no paint will be transferred there.

While the oven preheats get artistic. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees f. Search online to find mug stencils for making a clay mug print them out and cut them out using a pair of scissors. Use wet fingers to pull the clay to the desired look for a handle.

How to diy mugs using a sharpie and not much else. Wait until the pottery mug has dried before applying it. Pinch off a piece of clay and roll it into a narrow piece.