Making Ceramic Plates

Painting your own design is an easy way to customize a set of ceramic plates.

Making ceramic plates.

Ceramic mold making opens up endless potential for creative expression. To make a ceramic plate you ll need to roll out clay or throw it on a potter s wheel create a shape let it dry and fire it in a kiln. What i did was to use thick ceramic floor tile which is what is commonly used in diy body armor. After this place the clay on butcher or newspaper and smooth it out with a plastic card.

Repeat this on the other side. They also make thoughtful gifts for loved ones. The big problem is usually dealing with the weight. First roll out the ceramic.

Cut slits to help remove the surrounding clay. Food safe paints are often labeled as such and can be found at your local art supply store. Rather than using a grid of 2 square tiles i chose a. Learn about throwing a plate from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video series.

Not only does ceramic mold making enable you to repeat a form over and over again it also makes individual forms lose their preciousness which frees you up to experiment more. In today s post an excerpt from the pottery making illustrated archives sean shares his best tips on how to make ceramic plates in multiples jennifer poellot harnetty editor. In this video we learn how to make a ceramic slab plate. In this residency he had to make 500 plates in a relatively short amount of time for the center s annual fundraiser.

Use the excess clay to build support pieces then curve the edges. Next use a paper template to help cut your design or use a circular object. Plates are meant to be eaten off of so make sure the paint you use to decorate your plate is safe. Make a ceramic plate through the process of throwing clay.

Making plates isn t the easiest thing to do but you can handle it if you learn a little ceramics. Craft retailers often stock specialty ceramic paint that you can apply freehand with a brush or to kick it up a notch use stencils or stamps in your design. Three quarter inch thick ceramic plates over level iiia soft body armor is considered effective for level iii armor against rifles. Learn how to create a plate with clay.