Marbling On Clay

This is a redo video on how to marbleize clay and the few things you need to know to do it without worrying about cracking your clay body.

Marbling on clay.

This is a simple technique but the results can be stunning. However due to the texture the material itself and the paint consistency my previous techniques that worked great on other materials were just not doing the trick with terra cotta or any type of ceramic clay for that matter. Jennifer poellot harnetty editor. What colors would you try marbling together.

Marbling with clay or slips is a great way to make your pottery into a work of art. Turn boring white pots into bold marbled planters with this easy technique. I use it to make miniature cups and plates. Slip glorious slip this versatile liquid form of clay can be used in a multitude of different ways to create and embellish ceramic art.

The official nifty youtube channel that shares. Use it for many things. I have been experimenting with marbling techniques lately and decided i wanted to give marbled terra cotta a try. Most commonly they are about 13 mm 1 2 in in diameter but they may range from less than 1 mm 1 30 in to over 8 cm 3 in while some art glass marbles for display purposes are over 30 cm 12 in wide marbles can be used for a variety of games called marbles.

A marble is a small spherical toy often made from glass clay steel plastic or agate these balls vary in size. The history of marbling in europe dated back to around the 17th century and was particularly popular in staffordshire in england. A straightforward nerikomi technique. This is how marbled this bowl.

Subscribe to buzzfeed nifty. One way of achieving a marbled decorative effect is to use underglaze. Another way of marbling clay is to use a decorative marbling technique. Use it to make marble malachite or wood.

In this post an excerpt from the ceramics monthly archives naomi shares her technique for creating beautifully marbled colored clay slabs to handbuild with.