How To Make A Ceramic Slab Box

This type works when your box is the same measurement on all sides a cube 5 x5 x5.

How to make a ceramic slab box.

You can roll a slab for the bottom of the box now. See more ideas about slab boxes clay box ceramic boxes. This box will be 6 x5 x5. Create a template using cardboard or paper.

You could also create a template like this. Trace cut with a needle tool. This box will be 6 x5 x5. There are two ways to pit the box together.

I like to make the top of the box larger than the bottom so that the sides gently slope downward at a slight angle. Jul 16 2018 gather your supplies. Turn the clay so the long edge is against the roller. Ceramic themed box for middle school art 7 8th graders they will use additive and subtractive methods to design sculpt their boxes.

For example you may want to create a cup using a long rectangle and square template. 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. Remove the leftovers first. Draw out your template on a piece of cardboard or thick paper.

How to make a ceramic slab box. This is the introductory lesson in how to make a box from clay with firm slabs. Create paper stencils for the box s sides. Jun 16 2019 explore katy nickell s board slab boxes followed by 203 people on pinterest.

Set the slab roller to 1 2. Create a template for your box. You could also create a template like this. Make your ball of clay into a wedge shape.

Step 3 putting together. The template for a box is relatively simple because the sides have no curvature. This was taught during the second quarter at king kekaulike high school in mr. Let the clay firm up to become leather dry.

Place the 4 sides aside. 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. This type works when your box is the same measurement on all sides a cube 5 x5 x5. How to a make slab construction box with lid lesson.