Heritage Middle School
ART DEPT
3-D Art Instructionals
From the general art room know-hows to advanced techniques, check out these cool video instructions!
Slab Mug 1
How to begin your slab mug project.
Begins with the flat slab, how to attach sides and attach the bottom.
Slab Mug 2
Adding a handle to your mug and smoothing the inside
Wedging Clay
How to get the air bubbles out of a piece of clay...do this EVERY TIME you wad up a bunch of extra clay!
Coil Pottery Techniques
Techniques for decorative coils and adding them to your pot
Wire Contours
Use one of your contour line drawings of a face or hands as a reference to start your wire sculpture.
Slumping Clay onto a Form
How to slump clay onto pre-existing form, like a plate. Remember that things with 90 degree walls, or close to it will not work as well with this technique.
Adding Found Texture
Be creative and find things to press into your clay.
Slab Boxes
Skip to about 2:40 for the beginning of slab work.
Book Folding: Zigzag
How to fold pages into a up and down zigzag fold
Book Folding: Triple Spike
How to fold pages in a repeating pattern that forms three angles/spikes.
Book Folding: Tri-Fold Diamond
How to fold pages into an enlongeated tri-fold diamond
Book Folding: Zigzag
How to fold pages into a up and down zigzag fold