How to hollow out your ceramic sculptures and why?

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Sculpting is fun, but sometimes you have to do something weird. Hollowing out can be strange, you put all this work into your sculpture then you cut little holes and scoop the insides. Remember this sculpture and most ceramics i have done do not use a armature, its just clay acting as an armature. So when you fire the water clay the water disappears and the clay shrinks, if the inside is solid most likely it will break, fracture, or create cracks. So you remove the inside to help prevent this.
With grog clay it also helps the process of firing.
Do this midway in your sculpture, and do not add too many details. The clay sculpture afterwards will also dry faster so you have to wet it a bit more. Keep a plastic bag over it and wet it generously while you are working.
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Пікірлер: 38

@Hazzy238 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic. You make it look so easy . Thank you.

@Artyshell53 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely stunning piece. Great video thankyou ❤

@blackgeekmagic6428 4 ай бұрын

Thank you! The best video this amateur has been able to find yet!

@eduardofranz 8 ай бұрын

Very well done. Very good framing, very clear to see. And narration was pretty good, flowing very well. Congratulations!

@lubaluft4740 9 ай бұрын

Thanx for that lesson. I saw some who make a vertical cut, remove the clay and closed it again with clay

@SculptSome 9 ай бұрын

That might have been Phillip faurut? For a head portrait i'd do that but for a figure i find this is the easier way.

@blackmaverick91_ Жыл бұрын

This water clay looks so nice. What clay is it?

@rinkashikata9867 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much for your good training, it helps me a lot. Unfortunately, I don't have clay of your quality. Is there any material that I can mix with clay to make it more flexible?

@SculptSome Жыл бұрын

Not that I know of. You might have to find different locations for water clay. But if you make oil clay it's pretty easy to make it flexible. Also look into wax sculpture, it's really cool to do.

@doreenwood3508 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! Very helpful for me ,,,

@SculptSome Жыл бұрын

You are welcome!

@emadsobhy3423 10 ай бұрын

I am a painter and sculptor from Egypt, and I wish to work with you. I admire your work very much, and I wish you success

@SculptSome 10 ай бұрын

Thank you very much! Let me know how we can work together!

@purplecamaleon 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing the hollowing process of your amazing sculpture. I have seen people sliding their sculptures to make the scraping process more visible, and the stitching it back together. What advantage do you see on your method over the slicing?

@SculptSome 6 ай бұрын

Ive done both, i found its easier to do the hole type but more time consuming. i always pick areas that you can easily cover. The larger stitching works great, but use it mostly for portrait sculptures.

@tracyevans7345 Жыл бұрын

I have made a chimpanzee head with a hollow back. But I’ve forgotten to add any means of how to hang it. Any ideas? Also. Loving how you hollow your sculpture, will it make any difference that you will still have thicker/thinner areas? My chimpanzee has some areas that are over an inch thick and others that are about 2cm! I have my own kiln and will candle for several hours before the main firing schedule. Thanks.

@SculptSome Жыл бұрын

If you made it with clay. What i'd do is add a wire with epoxy. Usually you want to make something to support it before it becomes hard. Your goal with the hollowing is aim to have the same thickness all around. If you have thin and thick they will crack. I usually let it air dry for a week or two before firing.

@chilkakanika1456 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much. Since I did not know this method I couldn't make a standing figure. The legs would always crumble under the weight of the body 😂. Because I started hollowing right from the beginning. I hope this method will solve my problem

@SculptSome Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help! After it becomes a bit harder it does have quite a bit of strength. Good luck

@chilkakanika1456 Жыл бұрын

I tried the method with success. It worked fine. Thanks once more

@peruparaelmundo7708 2 жыл бұрын

I try to sculpt my hand, it was a little hard to me but I finish😁

@blackmaverick91_ Жыл бұрын

Nice video. Do you add holes after the hollowing for the air to go out?

@SculptSome Жыл бұрын

Hey Chris, this is red low fire clay with grog. I get it locally> i believe it's called virginia red

@SculptSome Жыл бұрын

Yes i do put holes. I usually vent the sculpture through the base, so you never see the hole. If its a portrait i vent it through the back sometimes.

@blackmaverick91_ Жыл бұрын

@@SculptSome thank you!

@dghhambo 10 ай бұрын

Can any type of armature bracing be inside of pottery clay while kilning

@SculptSome 10 ай бұрын

I've heard of people using some type of low fire armature inside. But i have no experience with it, it just seems it would crack. But id be willing to try it

@dghhambo 10 ай бұрын

@SculptSome thank you I'll look that up me and my friend are trying to make these tall monuments like in western movies for his g scale trains

@katarzynasajko1764 Жыл бұрын

I would cut sculpture it in half, sculp inside and stick together. That's my way.

@SculptSome Жыл бұрын

Thats a good way, do you ever get cracks at the seam?

@katarzynasajko1764 Жыл бұрын

@@SculptSome you need to stick the halfs properly, and slow drying afterwards.

@CarlosRibeiro-mk2gk Жыл бұрын

Why dont you just cut the piece and holow it and the, afterwords, put it back together?

@SculptSome Жыл бұрын

Ive done that before a few times. But afterwards when firing it created a seam where it cracked when i fired it in the kiln. It should work, but i like the control i get with this method.