Page 37 - ClayCraft - Issue 35 (January 2020)
P. 37

DIFFICULTY RATING ★ ★ ★ ★ ★


                                                                11
            10

















                                                               Sit the form on a foam bed with a hole cut out at the
                                                              centre – this is the best way to support round forms as you
                                                              work on them.
                                                                Roll a long coil, about 1.5cm thick.
           Make a pinhole somewhere in the form, then paddle
           the surface with a wooden spatula until the shape is
           doughnut-like. 
            Once the shape is as you want it, plug the hole with
           soft clay and smooth over the surface to prevent      12
           further air escaping from the interior and the form
           collapsing.















                                                                Referring to your chosen image, mark out a section
                                                                about a third of the size of the shape, beginning at
                                                                the centre of the first flat side of the pod shape and
                                                                drawing over to the centre on the other side as shown.
                                                                 This section marks the area that will be cut away
                                                                later to open up the shell.






















                                                                                                                    .

                                                                                               Issue 35 ClayCraft    37
   32   33   34   35   36   37   38   39   40   41   42