Ceramic Slip Making

Why not start with moist clay.

Ceramic slip making.

Or you can easily make it by cutting of some thin slabs from your clay block. This can either be scraps left over from the pottery you have been making. Ceramic mold making opens up endless potential for creative expression. Our online shop is always open.

Everyone who describes how to make slip fails to answer this burning question. Information about our walk in retail store click here. For storing slip i like the 16 oz. In this post paul andrew wandless shows you how to make casting slip from a clay body normally used for throwing or handbuilding.

Plastic containers with screw on lids that come in packs of 2 from the dollar tree with a screw on lid you can get a tighter seal than you can with snap on lids which means your slip will still be usable the next time you need to use it. A gallon of good ceramic slip should weigh 14 5 pounds plus a smidge. Miletus ware showing a red body covered by white slip then painted in blue c. Why use bone dry clay to make slip.

Standard ceramic slip sold by dogwood ceramic supply. Not only does ceramic mold making enable you to repeat a form over and over again it also makes individual forms lose their preciousness which frees you up to experiment more. Standard ceramic supply s ceramic slip is a superior premixed ready to cast talc based nontoxic low fire white earthenware ceramic casting slip manufactured by standard ceramic supply and stocked and sold by dogwood ceramics for use by schools production studios and ceramic hobbyists. How to make casting slip from a regular body is an important skill for every ceramic artist to learn.

Chinese cizhou ware vase with cut glaze decoration. First you need to collect some scraps of bone dry clay. Phoenician plate with red slip now wearing away 7th century bc.