Making Ceramic Plates

Hand painted ceramic plates make beautiful decorations for your home or office.

Making ceramic plates.

Part 1 of 12 how to make ceramic plates. What i did was to use thick ceramic floor tile which is what is commonly used in diy body armor. They also make thoughtful gifts for loved ones. In today s post an excerpt from the pottery making illustrated archives sean shares his best tips on how to make ceramic plates in multiples jennifer poellot harnetty editor.

Plates are meant to be eaten off of so make sure the paint you use to decorate your plate is safe. Make a ceramic plate through the process of throwing clay. The big problem is usually dealing with the weight. In this video we learn how to make a ceramic slab plate.

Next use a paper template to help cut your design or use a circular object. Making plates isn t the easiest thing to do but you can handle it if you learn a little ceramics. To make a ceramic plate you ll need to roll out clay or throw it on a potter s wheel create a shape let it dry and fire it in a kiln. After this place the clay on butcher or newspaper and smooth it out with a plastic card.

Three quarter inch thick ceramic plates over level iiia soft body armor is considered effective for level iii armor against rifles. Cut slits to help remove the surrounding clay. Repeat this on the other side. Use the excess clay to build support pieces then curve the edges.

Craft retailers often stock specialty ceramic paint that you can apply freehand with a brush or to kick it up a notch use stencils or stamps in your design. First roll out the ceramic. Ceramic mold making opens up endless potential for creative expression. Learn about throwing a plate from an artist in this free ceramics and pottery video series.

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. Food safe paints are often labeled as such and can be found at your local art supply store. Painting your own design is an easy way to customize a set of ceramic plates. All it takes is a little creativity patience and ceramic paint.