Centering for beginner (common mistakes made)

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5 жыл бұрын

#centering #pottery #wheelthrowing #art #beginner
This is a beginner centering video concentrating on the most common mistakes that I see beginners do. remember it's all about stability and making sure that you apply constant pressure to the clay as it spins, not about forcing the clay to do what you want.
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@andreag7822 5 жыл бұрын

What causes my clay to spiral, what am I doing wrong? It mostly happens when I have a larger amount of clay. Thank you Donte

@EarthNationCeramics 5 жыл бұрын

This is a common problem when centering. Whatever part of the clay your hands are on and putting pressure on you are causing to slow down as the wheel is going at a constant speed. If you hold on to one part and put too much pressure for too long it will spiral and sometimes tears off. For a better explanation try this. When your centering go ahead and put a lot of pressure on one specific part of the clay body. You will notice that the part where your hands are are going slightly slower than the bottom part of the clay, this of course what caused it to twist and part of it will come off. Now do it again but just keep moving your hands. Don't stop and don't put too much pressure.

@annwltr 4 жыл бұрын

I discovered today that centering comes much easier to me if I don't look down. I look at the wall and just use feel. Now if I can just figure out what I'm doing wrong when pulling I'd be golden!

@SA-ir4yd 3 жыл бұрын

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@hlee2529 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! These are essential videos! So nice to rewatch in my learning process. Amazing videos, you’re helping so many people!

@casiehogan4343 3 жыл бұрын

I just spent 3 hours practicing centering and I used SO. MUCH. WATER. 🤦 Then I wondered why I couldn't get it centered and why it was so weak once I started pulling. I'm teaching myself, so this video really helped! Thank you!

@Chef_PC 4 жыл бұрын

The body positioning for centering I’ve heard is that you’re about to eat a big bowl of pasta in between your thighs and you don’t have a napkin.

@HokiHumby 3 жыл бұрын

lmao this is amazing

@radiobrain94 3 жыл бұрын

That's really helpful actually

@jamesCamali 6 ай бұрын

Very relatable advice.

@aprili.3802 4 жыл бұрын

Wow, I wish my instructor actually gave me these instructions....

@sebastian_goat 2 жыл бұрын

same, im paying college tuition for her to sit there silently and say “like that”

@cristinagastesi2564 2 жыл бұрын

Right?!

@elemteach5433 2 жыл бұрын

Same

@Numbabu Жыл бұрын

This guy is your instructor now

@clairetuman6703 3 жыл бұрын

I said OHHHHH so loudly when I realized what I had been doing wrong. Thank you thank you!!

@maggieframpton5435 2 жыл бұрын

I'm in my fiftieth year of ceramics and STILL found something to learn from this amazing video, recommended to all my students now👍😁👍

@ramonadavis3411 4 жыл бұрын

If they taught like you in high school, I would be doing pottery now. never to late to do it. thank you for such a thorough lesson.

@UpintheairSD 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve watched hundreds of pottery tutorials throughout the years (love going back to basics over and over) and your videos are probably THE BEST pottery tutorial videos out there. I have had to learn so many of your “potter’s tips” the hard way myself. I’m so glad I discovered your channel. All my students will be required to watch your videos for sure. Thank you for all the work you’ve put into them.

@catwoolf11 4 жыл бұрын

Your instructional style is awesome. You're really good because you show as many "non examples" as correct examples.

@philgourley 5 жыл бұрын

Definitely one of the most informative and engaging videos I've come across as a beginner. The outbursts of madness on the Potter tips had me and the Mrs in stitches. Hope you continue to make these!

@pixiepineapple 4 жыл бұрын

I started my ceramics 2 class today and I was having such a hard time with the wheel. Thank you so much for this!! You showed me I was drowning the poor thing. Super helpful!!!

@kimm4845 5 жыл бұрын

'really expensive dirt with chemicals in it' ....... go on....

@d.jensen5153 4 жыл бұрын

Or just dirt. That's what I throw - straight Lake Bonneville muck that I've passed thru an 80 mesh sieve.

@hydel_almighty3056 4 жыл бұрын

Omg thank you so much for this video. I was getting really frustrated in my art class today because I kept screwing up my pieces. Thanks to this video I finally understand what I was doing wrong. Thank you so much!

@meghnadalwadi1537 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for making and sharing this video. Finally after a month's practice, i realised the tiny bit and to my utter happiness it worked. Pulling down didn't want, hands had lesser control and wobbling. I am thankful to you for showing the right way.

@PilarBada 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! The "Kamehameha" was the best reference ever! I've ben stuck when conning down and this helped me to understand why I was conning down wrong!

@pahu47 3 жыл бұрын

Did I miss something? Speed is critical when centering. Start out medium-to-fast speed. After it's centered you can slow down the speed. GREAT series of videos-I appreciate your patience and explanation

@thedawngarden9204 3 жыл бұрын

Hands down my favorite person to watch ceramic tutorials by.

@yaelsoussan7554 3 жыл бұрын

This is the clearest explanation Ive seen or heard. Excellent

@sirinama8614 3 жыл бұрын

Oh my god! You're the best! I'm a beginner in pottery and I've watched a LOT of videos about centering. Yours is the only one that helped me improve. Thank you so much.

@kirakeramics 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video! I really like how thorough you are in explaining very basic things. Because there are lots of small details that turns out quite important. I'm just starting my journey into ceramics and your videos really help to understand why things happen (or not happen) the way they do when I'm throwing.

@eileenc5159 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation. You’re such a great teacher. It’s good to. Watch beginning videos again.

@gsong78 11 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video. It's much more helpful to see common mistakes and how to rectify them than to see properly centered clay done many times without the possible errors. Thank you!

@ridgoro 4 жыл бұрын

Your videos are the best ceramic class I've ever listened to

@kynahjai 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Loved the DB reference, I will be giggling to myself next week in class!!!

@TwoGuysThrowingPots 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for having the clear steps and the "Potter Tips!" Love those! Keep it up!

@jenc3147 5 жыл бұрын

As I tried wheel throwing today’s and boy was it fun. I kept accidentally squeezing to hard forming walls and made weird severed donuts 😂 I really wanted to get into this, and this really helped with techniques and I will definitely apply this to next time I wheel throw!

@emmaapplegate1970 5 жыл бұрын

Great tutorial, thank you! I'm a beginner and will apply these useful suggestions.

@gregorydobrowolski1936 4 жыл бұрын

I loved how you break down the steps .

@tambris 2 жыл бұрын

Love your videos. I am 100% beginner material and I find these really helpful. Thanks!

@daibilljee 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this super clear instructions! It’s like understanding an knowledge from inside out and outside in🤩

@alizare1620 4 жыл бұрын

I just started pottery class, and this really helped me a lot,Thank you

@hacole123 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I played on my wheel after watching this video and it was much easier to center today. Woohoo!

@audramendez3655 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!!!!! I spent hours looking for info, and then I found your website. Know I understand. I've just started my pottery journey, and thanks to you, I think I have a better chance of improving.

@chrisc6676 4 жыл бұрын

Really great man. Thanks for the thorough examples and nice explanation!!

@dudleydooright 4 жыл бұрын

Great video! Trying to figure all of this out for the first time and most seem over my head but this was so concise and easy to understand. Thank you!

@ivetaolivova7674 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I have been struggling with centering several months. I thought that a just dont have strong arms enought so i have to practise more. After this video its easy to center. Thank you so much!!!

@kathleensaunders2396 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video, I am a beginner struggling with centering. Going to go try these techniques you demonstrated now!

@juliek7650 5 жыл бұрын

I have never tried making pottery and I love your videos!! I hope I can take it up soon. Thank you!!

@meganwakefield1872 3 жыл бұрын

i just got back into a studio for the first time in over a year the other day, and i had bought some porcelain because i wanted the bright white color, and i didn’t realize that the reason i was having a particularly hard time was the clay and not because i had forgotten how to center completely!

@MyMazyCat Жыл бұрын

Love all your highly educational pottery vids!😊🏺

@annewatkis5824 Ай бұрын

Wonderful video. I’m a very new potter and I procrastinate before getting on my wheel because it doesn’t centre, or after I try pulling up the walls, my finger gets stuck and the wall flies off!

@mommabeene320 2 жыл бұрын

You have helped me so much. I am learning everything myself at home. Thank you so much for these videos!

@TheJidesign 3 жыл бұрын

Great instruction for beginners! Thank you!

@beatriceinbonn7529 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! It is the one video that made me master the wheel after throwing balls of clay around into balls of clay. And thanks also for the wedging video, it made all the difference (which I could feel while wedging- as in clay got strangely less humid, softer, friendlier. A unique experience).

@nancymoore9461 5 жыл бұрын

very helpful, and I love the attitude. I'm retired and loving getting back to serious pottery, but so much to learn (and it's here) Thank you

@SetGozo 4 жыл бұрын

great thanks

@jennpease1023 3 жыл бұрын

This was such a fun video and awesome explanation of the basic throwing techniques !!! Thanks

@cynsue1618 5 жыл бұрын

You are a great teacher!

@loliloli09 Жыл бұрын

I cracked the code on centering thanks to this video!! You explained the principles of centering so well. Thank you!!

@sallyhatchet Жыл бұрын

Amazing lesson! Thank you!

@karenmchugh5511 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful instruction! Thanks

@eerondellosa8873 4 жыл бұрын

Great teacher!

@MrFlashoveride 10 ай бұрын

This video is amazing. Thank you. I took my first class yesterday and left with way more questions than answers. Your videos make me feel way more confident and less like never wanting to go back. Looking forward to trying out your tips next week

@annpes3143 Жыл бұрын

The best centering videos I've seen..

@angelagagne7409 Жыл бұрын

So grateful for this video! Thank you!!

@eschang6678 4 жыл бұрын

Excellent lesson! You’re a good teacher. Thorough and detailed! Thank you!

@eschang6678 4 жыл бұрын

I recently purchased a Speedball pottery wheel after taking community ceramic class for a few months and not improving. I can Center a little better using the wheel in class, but with the Speedball my centering was worse. Your clay looked so much softer and flexible. My new bag of b-mix has nothing like your flexibility. Could that be the reason with my centering problem?

@annierichings2876 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve just discovered your channel! I’m new to the pottery wheel and I’ve had a nightmare trying to understand where I’m going wrong. This is a great video, I love how you explain things! Thank you

@radiobrain94 3 жыл бұрын

Donte your videos are super helpful, hell yeah brother

@DanielaRodriguez-uf3ko 3 жыл бұрын

Great instructions, thank you!

@flappinfish2002 2 жыл бұрын

You are an amazing instructor. I really appreciate your excellent descriptions of each part of the process. The common mistakes are especially useful. So glad to have found this site. It is really helping me in a beginning pottery class.

@LiwaySaGu Жыл бұрын

one of the very best explanations on youtube! thanks

@timvandeweerd3706 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Your video actually made a big change!

@whathappenedwas7083 3 жыл бұрын

Binging on your beginners series

@danielaclawson9585 5 жыл бұрын

You’re my favorite tutorial channel for pottery. Please don’t stop! I’ve learned a TON from you!

@EarthNationCeramics 5 жыл бұрын

As long as you guys need me. I won't stop

@cookerymagic2167 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you soooooooo much!!!!! the tip on letting it go slowly is so helpful. :)

@johng0908 4 жыл бұрын

Very good video. Thanks for posting it.

@ericaworthington2675 18 күн бұрын

Super helpful!

@sofiedelcomyn7786 Жыл бұрын

At last! You really helped me!

@dantenery1417 2 жыл бұрын

Outstanding, this is the best video I have watched

@tarajohns7430 11 ай бұрын

Useful video. Thank you!

@5t66t5 4 жыл бұрын

Really helpful and informative and overall well done. Thanks so muc

@yomararroyo389 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, helped out a lot!!

@indigoflowers0 4 жыл бұрын

Last Saturday I tried doing pottery for the first time and centering was so hard! The clay wouldn't go up and my teacher had to help. I still don't understand what I did wrong but I will try to implement some of this suggestions next Saturday and see what happens!

@chrisbay6672 3 жыл бұрын

You are the Bee's Knees man, thanks for all the help.

@keithlightminder3005 5 жыл бұрын

So thorough! Useful for starters and teachers. Thanks for g rating content!

@EarthNationCeramics 5 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to make these videos a little bit more show able in class

@BrieBrowne 5 жыл бұрын

thankyou for youre help, im in my second year at uni

@aaliyahjohnson4689 4 жыл бұрын

you center different than my classes have taught! i think the way you do it is so interesting!

@ninelmarkovic3093 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. It is very helpful video.

@couldwellbe4227 Жыл бұрын

This is sooo helpful - thank you! 😊

@traciglick2687 3 жыл бұрын

Soooo helpful!!

@leatunesi2592 3 жыл бұрын

great explanation. Thank you

@nerfherder4284 4 жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks. Very helpful.

@curlyhair0911 2 жыл бұрын

Honestly learning from your videos than my ceramics professor 👌👌👌. Your videos has been so helpful! Many of your tips and tricks has helped me lessen the learning curb in ceramics 👍💗💗.

@cariadwales1979 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you that was a very informative video.... very helpful!!

@bbd1254 3 жыл бұрын

Could you make a video showing possible beginners practice routines? Like different beginner steps repeated over and over for practice. For example, a tutorial for how to center, and then Uncenter, center uncenter. Or open up, close, open up, close. Or pull small wall, bring back down, pull wall, repeat. This would be super helpful for beginners like me who have a wheel at home.

@RubinaMerchant 4 жыл бұрын

Extremely well explained! Thank you! :)

@nathanpalm9143 3 жыл бұрын

I am Taking Ceramics in College at the moment have been struggling with centering. This Video Is going to help a ton! Thank you so much!

@EarthNationCeramics 3 жыл бұрын

That's what I'm here for

@sarakate8204 11 ай бұрын

I’ve been doing classes for awhile and your videos are super helpful! I’m still having some issues and I’m excited to try out your tips.

@gisellemarte 4 ай бұрын

this was soooo informative! im a beginner potter and im excited to start my journey, you as my teacher yay!!!

@alisonariapipe4381 3 жыл бұрын

my daughter and i have rented a wheel and we love your guided videos, the supplier didnt provide any informative tools so you are our new teacher!!! thanks so much for keeping the demo light

@SSJJNN7 4 жыл бұрын

Super helpful

@Mrjumper914 2 жыл бұрын

This just help me so much 😅

@craftand3dworld 5 жыл бұрын

the sponge be side```good idea~~!!!

@PascalDickhoff 4 жыл бұрын

Usually I HATE when people tell me the same thing twice or more. I'd go like "I GOT THIS! DO X, OKAY!" But you keep on repeating like 4 times and even more and I just love it because I think it makes me feel understanding. And when you repeat, I go like "ahh right, just what you said, I know that, great" :) Thanks!

@EarthNationCeramics 4 жыл бұрын

I know, I just like it to to a certain degree but I've learned from teaching enough classes that you got to repeat stuff a couple times in order for things to really stick in the human brain.

@HappyLivingSg 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely

@nianichole2856 3 жыл бұрын

My pinkies are so tiny I actually had to lift the pinkie that was going against the rotation and use the side of my hand lmao. Had no problems making pieces, but it was always annoying when I accidentally stabbed the clay when centering. Loved the video!