How To Make A Ceramic Slab Box

You could also create a template like this.

How to make a ceramic slab box.

Create a template for your box. Step 3 putting together. See more ideas about slab boxes clay box ceramic boxes. This box will be 6 x5 x5.

Make your ball of clay into a wedge shape. Ceramic themed box for middle school art 7 8th graders they will use additive and subtractive methods to design sculpt their boxes. You can roll a slab for the bottom of the box now. Set the slab roller to 1 2.

How to a make slab construction box with lid lesson. Jul 16 2018 gather your supplies. There are two ways to pit the box together. How to make a ceramic slab box.

The template for a box is relatively simple because the sides have no curvature. 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. You could also create a template like this. I like to make the top of the box larger than the bottom so that the sides gently slope downward at a slight angle.

For most clays it would take about an hour. This box will be 6 x5 x5. This was taught during the second quarter at king kekaulike high school in mr. Create paper stencils for the box s sides.

This type works when your box is the same measurement on all sides a cube 5 x5 x5. Roll the clay through the slab roller. Turn the clay so the long edge is against the roller. Trace cut with a needle tool.

This type works when your box is the same measurement on all sides a cube 5 x5 x5. Let the clay firm up to become leather dry. Create a template using cardboard or paper. This is the introductory lesson in how to make a box from clay with firm slabs.

For example you may want to create a cup using a long rectangle and square template. Remove the leftovers first. Create a template for your box. Draw out your template on a piece of cardboard or thick paper.