How To Make A Ceramic Slab Box

Turn the clay so the long edge is against the roller.

How to make a ceramic slab box.

This was taught during the second quarter at king kekaulike high school in mr. Place the 4 sides aside. Create a template for your box. There are two ways to pit the box together.

You can roll a slab for the bottom of the box now. 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. Create a template using cardboard or paper. Step 3 putting together.

This box will be 6 x5 x5. Let the clay firm up to become leather dry. See more ideas about slab boxes clay box ceramic boxes. Draw out your template on a piece of cardboard or thick paper.

For most clays it would take about an hour. Make your ball of clay into a wedge shape. I start by deciding the proportions h w d of the top and bottom of the box and draw the template for the sides to. Remove the leftovers first.

You could also create a template like this. Jul 16 2018 gather your supplies. Roll the clay through the slab roller. This type works when your box is the same measurement on all sides a cube 5 x5 x5.

Create a template for your box. How to make a ceramic slab box. Jun 16 2019 explore katy nickell s board slab boxes followed by 203 people on pinterest. I like to make the top of the box larger than the bottom so that the sides gently slope downward at a slight angle.

How to a make slab construction box with lid lesson. The template for a box is relatively simple because the sides have no curvature. Ceramic themed box for middle school art 7 8th graders they will use additive and subtractive methods to design sculpt their boxes. This type works when your box is the same measurement on all sides a cube 5 x5 x5.

Set the slab roller to 1 2. Create paper stencils for the box s sides. This box will be 6 x5 x5. For example you may want to create a cup using a long rectangle and square template.