6. How To Create Crackled Pottery Textures using Sodium Silicate

In this Wheel Throwing Tips video you will learn how to create amazing crackled textures on your pottery.

You will learn about the important components of making the crackles - the Sodium Silicate; how different types of clay influence the crackled structure and how to apply it using different techniques to achieve different results.

Using Sodium Silicate to create crackled textures has been one of the most exiting techniques for me. I hope this video will inspire you to try it out yourself.

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Index:

00:00 Introduction to creating crackled textures on pottery
01:22 Where to buy and how to use Sodium Silicate
02:23 Wheel Throwing the first wheel thrown pot - with simple crackle effect
07:20 Applying Sodium Silicate to the wheel thrown cylinder
09:35 Blow Drying the Sodium Silicate
12:22 Expanding the wheel thrown cylinder to create the crackles
18:00 Zoom in on the Sodium Silicate crakles
18:10 Finishing the first crackled texture vase
21:30 Creating slip based Sodium Silicate crackle effect
23:50 Wheel throwing the cylinder
24:50 Mixing the clay slip with sodium silicate
26:52 Applying the clay slip and Sodium Silicate mix to the pot
28:47 Blow drying the slip and Sodium Silicate
30:30 Applying a layer of extra texture to the dry Sodium Silicate
31:20 Expanding the wheel thrown pot to create the crackles
36:48 Finishing the vase
39:58 Additional tips for using Sodium Silicate to create crackle pottery

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Видео 6. How To Create Crackled Pottery Textures using Sodium Silicate канала Mikkel deMib Svendsen - Pottery Tips