How To Make A Ceramic Mug Mold

Video showing how to create a plaster mold for a cup.

How to make a ceramic mug mold.

Part 1 of 16 how to make ceramic mugs. Ceramic mold making opens up endless potential for creative expression. Using clay the cup takes shape on the potter s wheel. The prepared clay is pushed to the mug mold to set it into the desired shape.

But this tutorial for a slab built mug is still for those who have some experience with pottery. 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. Our ceramic mugs start in the mind of their beholders. Find out how at.

Making the mug i start out by rolling a slab of clay about 1 8 inch thick. Slab building allows you to make pottery including mugs and pitchers with clean lines. Then bring out the mug from that single time use mold and move on to the further procedure for pouring clay and shaping it into the mug form. A number of pots will be hand thrown dried and fired in order to choose the most pleasing design.

Learn how to make ceramic mugs using the potter s wheel in this free video series. At this point the handles have already gone through the first two steps and just need to be attached. As the plaster mold absorbs water the wall of the cup is formed. Learn to make and use bisque molds and plaster molds plus get casting slip recipes when you download this freebie ceramic mold making techniques.

Working with slabs by hand also is generally easier to master than using a potter s wheel. Tutorial guide to learn the process of creation a plaster mold for clay sculpture. When the wall thickness is correct the remaining slip is poured. Once the mold is dry the mug is removed by hand to prepare for the next step.