Plaster molds ceramic

Our pieces are brought to life through molding. Today, we talk about the art of molding and the different kind of ceramic molds that we need.

SlipCasting: This is a step by step tutorial on how to slip cast. Slip casting can be useful for making multiples of one object and to make casts that are hollow on the inside. This tutorial is demonstrating how to slip cast porcelain in an already existing plas…

Kenny Sing on Instagram: "Here’s how I create rubber mother molds for ceramic slip casting plaster mold parts. In this case I’m using a 3d printed master mold, but the master mold can be made out of anything, commonly plaster. This rubber mold can then be used over and over again to produce the many plaster mold parts I’ll need for slip casting production. This process pulls from the generously documented and shared mold making methods of @hammerlyceramics and @vantiki. #moldmaking…

Mold-making for slip-casting: Two-part mold division via Brett Kern Ceramics.

PinCeramics/handmade geometric functional pottery on Instagram: "Making handles is a burden to me. This is the fastest, most effective and fun way I could find for now. New ways are always welcome 🙏 I made the mold, just a simple plaster mold. I also made the ear shape handle with air drying clay"

Kenny Sing on Instagram: "From 3d print 👉🏼 silicone mold 👉🏼 plaster mold 👉🏼 ceramic ornament. The upfront work and cost of this process allows me to create as many plaster replicas of my original 3d printer mold. Even if I only needed one mold, printed resin cannot be used for ceramic slip casting because it’s not an absorbent material, which is required to absorb water out of liquid clay to deposit a hard clay shell. Stay tuned to see how I use this mold to produce the first of the…

Potter Linda Gates decorates her ceramic surfaces using commercial digital decals with imagery of everyday objects from the 1950s, including the paper doll