Applying Underglaze to the Beginner Pinch Cups for Sgraffito Carving

Описание: This is the third video in a series of videos for my Ceramics I Students pinch cup exercise. It is an improved version of my old Ceramics I underglaze application video. It solves several problems kids encountered throughout the years, and I try to address those to prevent it. I made this video for my Ceramics I students at Mason High School. This is the first exercise (non-graded) that the kids do in clay for their semester Ceramics I class. They are learning and building skills they will use throughout the semester. They learn pinching, cleaning, underglazing, sgraffito carving, majolica glazing, and dip glazing for this exercise.

For the first video in this series, where I demo pinching the cups, here is the link to the construction;    • Pinch Pot Cup Forms  Day 1-  A Ceramics I ...  
The second video in this series in which I clean the lumps and bumps from the pinch cups is here:    • Pinch Pot Cup Forms  Day 2 CLEANING  An Ex...  

The fourth video, in which the sgraffito carving is demonstrated is here:    • Sgraffito Carving an Underglazed Pinch Cup...  


Here is a list of a playlist of all the videos in this pinch cup exercise:
   • Ceramics I Pinch Cup Exercise for Beginners  

This video begins where the last one left off. The pinch pots are now leatherhard, and cleaned. We apply UNDERGLAZE to one of the two pinch cups. (See product links in either my Amazon influencer storefront or the Googledoc below) We apply 3-5 even coats of the underglaze, being careful not to overbrush and reactivate the under layers of glaze, thereby removing them. Once the underglaze application is complete, I show how the kids can clean the edge of the pot with a sponge to tidy the glaze. (NOTE: I would NOT use a sponge if this were a groggy clay- as it would leave it rough by removing the small particles and leaving behind the rough ones !!!)

We are using Standard 103 for this exercise. It is lowfire and grogless red earthenware. It can be sponged- unlike groggy clay. We are using Amaco Velvet Underglazes.

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For the great tools I used in the video (including the velvet underglazes and brushes) check out this link to a live Googledoc I continually update with lots of my favorite tools on Amazon using my associate links! (Easily searchable with command or control f) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X...

Here is a playlist of all the videos for the Ceramics II (slightly more advanced) pinch cups:    • Pinch Cups with Handles  

I am a public high school ceramics teacher at William Mason High School in Mason, Ohio. (Mason is currently the largest high school in Ohio!) As a potter, I have been working in clay for over 30 years, and I have been teaching for over 28 years, the past 20 have been specifically teaching high school ceramics. I love what I do! I have my own studio in my home basement, where I work on my personal pottery for my Etsy site;
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