Ceramic Slip Making

Miletus ware showing a red body covered by white slip then painted in blue c.

Ceramic slip making.

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

A gallon of good ceramic slip should weigh 14 5 pounds plus a smidge. How to make casting slip from a regular body is an important skill for every ceramic artist to learn. And it should have a gravity ratio of 1 75 to achieve this you should have a hydrometer and a scale. 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.

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. This can either be scraps left over from the pottery you have been making. 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. Phoenician plate with red slip now wearing away 7th century bc.

Why not start with moist clay. Chinese cizhou ware vase with cut glaze decoration. Like liked by 1 person. Our online shop is always open.

Or you can easily make it by cutting of some thin slabs from your clay block. Ceramic mold making opens up endless potential for creative expression. First you need to collect some scraps of bone dry clay.