Ceramic Character Design: Explore Color and Texture

Description

In this course, you will :

• Guides you through the fundamentals of ceramic character design, teaching you how to draw inspiration from everyday life and transform a sketch into a colourful ceramic creature.
• Explore the slip trailing technique and use it to give your character a distinct personality. Begin the course with a handful of mud and your hands.
• Demonstrates how to work with clay and experiment by making various body parts Create a colour palette and practise decorative techniques to bring your budding creature to life.
• Demonstrates how to turn a simple shape into your character's body.

Syllabus :

1. Preparation

• Materials
• Inspiration and Sketching 
• Working with Clay
• Decorative Techniques

 

2. Bringing Your Sketches to Life

• The Body 
• The Eyes
• Incorporating Elements and Details into the Body
• Texture and Finishing
• Adding Color and Glazing 

 

3. Post-Production

• Other Applications
• Packaging

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