Ep.5 Using SHAVING CREAM? on Pottery! - Not what I expected!

[@amiedavis5257]

Shelby, i did a technique over a decade ago that has the same color as dripping candles. You do multiple layers of whatever colors you want. If you want rainbow, you do a first coat in red, let it dry, then blue, let it dry, green...and so forth. At the very end coat the piece in black. Then what you do is take a pipette and start dripping isopropyl alcohol all over the piece. Make sure the piece is elevated so the color can drip off the bottom of the piece. Ot creates a really colorful effect and looks like dripping candles. It's a great way to use up glaze colors you're not really fond of

[@ShelbySherritt]

That sounds like such a cool technique! I love it!!

[@amiedavis5257]

@@ShelbySherritt If I can find a photo of the technique, I will tag you on facebook.

[@SharonRaeRyan]

That's so cool!

[@kathywatson7822]

My mom used to do that. It’s called crackle. She made rooster cookie jars that were beautiful.

[@mindygeist7157]

Wow..that sounds really neat,thanks for sharing 😊

[@PsychGal1980]

I can imagine them in a black (or maybe purple or midnight blue) with gold gilding around the eyes and beaks. So adorable! Someone else also mentioned salt and pepper shakers - wouldn’t that be cute!?!

[@ChantalRussell]

Deep blue with gold accent is one of my absolute favourite colour schemes! ❤

[@judyyougotthis]

You may not know it, but your experiments are helping a middle school art teacher expand her knowledge of ceramics…for our brand new kiln. Thank you for what you post!

[@veannegilchrist9925]

That is SOOO COOL 😎

[@KeyushTheStuntDog]

I wonder if the shaving cream technique would be more vibrant with less shaving cream, so there's a high concentration of underglaze. A fun technique to watch you try would be using small amounts of coloured slip poured in and swirled around before fully pouring in plain slip to make a skin of swirling colour. The coloured slips making up the skin should hopefully be thin enough that it fully dries and doesn't contaminate your plain slip so you can reuse it. And also sprinkle some oxides into the mould before pouring the slip.

[@ShelbySherritt]

This is my next experiment! I’m going to make a short this week trying everyone’s experiment suggestions in a mug! ❤

[@eilishf6005]

I will say I love that two of my favourite youtubers coming together like this is so cute and cool. I love this. Also, Shelby, if you need to watch an entertaining husky who thinks he is the boss of everyone. You know where to go. I'm sure Keyush will be waiting for you to admire him, too.

[@auntieraven1707]

When I've used the same technique on leather I've found the best method is to use the same amount of shaving cream but add more drops of dye or stain spread around. Also the colors stay brighter and more distinct if you don't swirl it too much so the colors are darker. I'm not sure if that will work in your case, the dyes and stains we use are a lot thinner than your underglaze but it might be something else to try.

[@terryleslied]

Would it be possible to add more underglaze to the shaving cream and leave it on during the firing? It seems like the shaving cream would burn away.

[@JessNV]

These turned out so cute! You could try swirling glaze on cling wrap and wrapping pieces in the wrap to transfer the design.

[@ShelbySherritt]

I LOVE THIS IDEA!! I want to try it!! Excellent thought process, I love it!!

[@psychedelikchameleon]

This is what I was wondering!

[@blue_moon6490]

Great idea. Even still use the shaving cream, just spread a thin layer on the plastic wrap, then put the glaze on and swirl on top of the shaving cream. Or maybe vise versa?

[@ConfettiPanda]

I wonder if you’d get a bubble effect with bubble wrap.

[@ShelbySherritt]

HELLO! I forgot to mention, these pieces will be available to purchase on my website on the 14th of August at 10am AEST! I will also have all the 'leftovers' from the market, last weeks mushroom bowls and the pieces that I didn't finish in time for the market in the restock too! Members of the channel will get a password to shop the collection before anyone else as one of their perks! Edited: thank you for all those who have shared some tips and better ways to achieve the result I was going for! I love the idea of using cling wrap! A few also suggested to just swirl it a couple of times! I’m actually going to try this but instead do it on a flatter less deep tray. I swirled it a lot as I was trying to seperate the underglaze so it wasn’t directly dipping into the underglaze as that can cause it to repel in the glaze firing. Popping it on a shallow dish will allow me to seperate it without it sinking into the airy pit and then cause an over mixing issue like you are all suggesting. I still don’t think it will be the results I was imagining. I was also experimenting!! Mixing it in more was an attempt to see if the shaving cream could be also used as a way to cover a whole piece in colour. It’s all just a bit of fun so please don’t take it personally that I didn’t particularly like the results of this. It was more because the result I wanted wasn’t achieved and not the technique itself! In order to get the results I wanted I need to try a different technique! If you try this technique, I hope it is everything you hoped for 💕

[@ardnasacila]

Using translator, sorry: A friend does the dyed effect by putting the under Glasse on a disposable kitchen towel, the ones that imitate cloth, she puts various colors and squeezes the cloth so that they mix little, then covers the piece with the towel and press it to print the paint pattern on it.

[@emmagillan]

That good 👍🏻 😊😊

[@EcumeDeVerre]

Alarm set! This time I will get my grubby little hands on a piece!

[@Oper905]

I actually like the subtlety of the glazing technique. It looks like marble. Cute, colorful marble. And the flower eyes just make them pop! Adorable.

[@LadyBama]

They would make very cute salt and pepper shakers.💚 🦉

[@ShelbySherritt]

They would be a hoot! hehe

[@Greenwren]

I should have scrolled a bit cos I just commented the exact same thing, oh well... 😅

[@sparklesandmeow7239]

Those would make such cute beads or accessories for a macrame hanger!! So cute!! ❤❤❤

[@yvonnetuakoi4271]

I just loved the owls with their colourful daisy eyes ! These mold openings are such fun so glad we have series two to watch !

[@Syzygyzzz]

Some techniques I would Love you to try is flicking with a toothbrush so it looks like that spotted enamelware you get. Also using coloured layers of clay that you cut or shave back to reveal the underneath pattern and colours. I find your videos so relaxing and wholesome. It's like a little therapy session each week. ❤❤❤

[@knittingknaomi]

I absolutely love the idea of using dried out chips of glaze like confetti, adhering it with a neutral color glaze. It gets so drippy and gorgeous!

[@carolynnroberts2754]

These owls are cute! I instantly saw chattermax from Bluey when you showed them

[@MrsMedicate]

Aren't those precious! The flower eyes are adorable

[@jpendowski7503]

Loved seeing you enjoy the messy experiment. The flower eyes were a big plus. 💜

[@emilyb6002]

Its very exciting that you got to try the tie-dye effect, but the shape of this mould would also lend its self really well to your usual style. I love owls so much. This was a lovely video to watch.

[@AmandaParkinsonArt]

I love how you always sound like you're having so much fun! I've been getting into stoneware ceramic sculpture recently, and have been having a blast. You're such an inspiration to me. Keep up the awesome work Shelby, it's awesome there's an Aussie girl doing so well :D

[@ShelbySherritt]

AHH thank you! I am so happy you are inspired to create and it helps you through your process!

[@veannegilchrist9925]

I love her JOY. Makes me smile every time. 🥰

[@dejahdanger]

Adore everything you do. You are such a sunshine person and we’re so lucky you share it with us. 🖤🖤🖤

[@sharkis43]

My mom would absolutely love these!!

[@sherriireson9472]

Hey Shelby! I didn’t read thru all the comments, but don’t stir the paint so much into the shaving cream and you will get more vibrant stripes. Also, if drop in more than one color to get a genuine tie dye effect. I LOVE owls! Keep the videos coming!

[@karmenzoriano6864]

An elephant ear sponge will help those sponges come with different textures..instead of dab..dab ..use a smear swirls gesture..mix underglaze with glycerin instead of shaving cream..the glycerine will help suspend and flow like water colors.since your work is mold made it should not be difficult to practice technique on larger test peace until you find what works best for your vision of how this tiedye would translate using clay materials..

[@SweetLilithx]

@6:59 the owlet in the back is so cute! with his yellow flowers and big sky blue eyes... adorable! I wonder how cute those eyes could be without the big black pupil, but with the white highlights! Keep on doing your great artworks! they bring so much joy to my day whenever i get to see them! ^^

[@catepearce2138]

Hi, not a potter, but was wondering if you were to drip 'drools' of colour and move them about with a hairdryer to obtain swirly and haphazard patterns! Also creating spatters using a paint brush or toothbrush etc. Great to see you having such creative fun. Best job ever.

[@jandavis1523]

My mom had a little owl made from this pattern! Definitely early 1970s, it was done in electric pink and pea green! There’s a lot of retro potential using vivid colors! Sorry that the shaving cream experiment didn’t work as planned - but onward and upward! ❤

[@jennateesdale1286]

Owls are cute. You could paint them to match your florals. Or they could potentially become the stem of a tumbler or egg cup or something

[@marylupapada4601]

I believe you need to get the foam mixed to the level or consistency you want first then the colors. Swirl a pattern or whatever in them but not too deep. The color will transfer without too much foam. I think they’ll be closer to what you’re looking for. 🌸 Good luck!

[@brynjohnson3810]

I agree 😌 planning the swirl strokes could be the secret. Maybe barely mixing the glaze into the shaving cream rather than diluting the color with the bulk of the cream? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@vilma.design]

So cool seeing shaving cream dyeing on different mediums - I've played around dyeing disc golf discs with shaving cream and powder dyes and it's always so exciting to go wash up a piece! 😁 Lovely results as always! 😻

[@marihagemeyer8166]

Doing raku, salt-glazing, or horsehair finishing would be super cool! There's a lot more randomness with those techniques than you usually use, but the results are SO stunning.

[@suzannebrownbill9232]

As a child in the 80's I had a mentor who collected owls. I swear she had one in the style of this mould. It was painted in different shades of brown glaze. The little flower eyed owl brought back instant memories of her living room.

[@yokoshiima8622]

They are just so cute! even with the muted colours it makes the eyes stand out so much ♥♥

[@asiawilk]

I love your experiments!! Always something to be learned from them, even if they dont necessarily go as planned. I really appreciate that you are not afraid to try these things out :)

[@Mojohjohjoh]

Owls are my favourite animal and one of these little guys in your usual sort of style would be adorable 😍

[@sarahd3096]

I saw another potter making colourful glaze chips to sprinkle on their pots on tt. I think it would look really cool with some of the pieces you make!

[@ShelbySherritt]

Yess there is a way you can also fry out glazes and fire them and make like a speckled clay! I need to start saving all my little glaze bits that dry up and fall off when I unscrew my glaze tubs!

[@bridgetisadreamer]

I think it's so cool you try out different techniques and ideas!

[@lesleyrosasunstoppable2381]

Those turned out so cute. I think the shaving cream idea is so fun. I would definitely try it again, sprinking the color powder on top of the cream and letting it set for a bit before rolling the item. Just an idea. The owls are adorable!

[@nataliethecat3567]

Paint splatting/spritzing is always a fun way of giving fun look with paints

[@nataliethecat3567]

Using maybe a tooth brush or a dropper

[@frankensteinlives]

Nice job! It's so cool that you're adventurous enough to try something so out of the box!

[@cris_possible]

They are so cute!! I would have loved to see a duo lingo inspired owl!!

[@wendyhoadley9236]

Psychedelic owls! Groovy baby!✌️ (Even if the tie-dye didn’t work out quite as you hoped, that owl is very cute).

[@ElegantHope]

these owls look like they'd be super fun to just try tons of different painting technices and styles on! You could paint them to match real owls, do the cute, whimsical designs like you do here, add various patterns like spots, stripes, etc. and so on. They're just so cute :)

[@jbaby362]

Oh wow, I had a mould of three owls on a branch that had the same eye design! That's so neat, I hope whoever got them next made a lot of cute owls

[@oliviarosslee7943]

These would make lovely Christmas tree ornaments!

[@daftkitykat]

These little guys are so sweet! I love when you paint little animal creations.

[@iamdawt]

These are so adorable! It's great you're open to trying new things with your art. Have you ever tired crushing glass marbles and mixing it with glazes? Throughout the 1970s, my family had ceramic shops and we made our own underglazes and glazes, and even slip, which was sold and delivered mostly to schools and the military bases in our area at the time. One of my favorite techniques my father did was using the crushed marbles and mixing it into clear and colored glazes. I love how the different colors of melted glass dripped down the pieces. We did have to be careful when firing, though. It went on stilts so if it dripped it wouldn't stick to the shelves. Sometimes we would need to dremel off the bottoms so things would sit flat. It worked really well on the outside of planters, cups, and other things without a lot of detail because the melted glass was the star of that show. We even painted pottery this way for a place called Little Baja. They imported red clay pots from Mexico and we would glaze them up in this way and they sold like hotcakes. My all-time favorite color was Monterey Jade, and I still have a few pieces left that I'll always cherish. We worked out patooties off, but we sure made a lot of great memories.

[@artsketchbookingandstuff]

So glad you painted the eye detail. Smart choice

[@ashleymichaels8916]

Omg owls are my favorite ❤ I will loose my mind if I can snag one, one day!!!! Love it ❤❤❤❤❤

[@rc31802]

They are so cute! I love the final results

[@dmmomma]

I look forward to these posts every week! Love Love Love

[@puppylove2363]

They are so cute! I love that you experiment!

[@phronck7599]

I did a little owl as a child that was very similar if not the same mould! I lost him in a move about a decade ago. I wish I still had it as it was one of my favorites. I remember he was brown with a stoneware glaze. It wasn't just a solid brown though, more a flowing mixture of brown tones. It was a wonderful effect, looked like some beautiful polished brown stone you would find in a stream. I think I was five or six at the time. I did many pieces as a child at a friend's house but that owl was a favorite for about four decades. 💛

[@punkartwantstew]

They are so CUTE!!! I would love to see the same patterns on these as you put on the Hypnofrogs! Maybe emanating from the flowers for full 70s vibes? but in lighter colors to make the flowers still pop.

[@my_granny]

Cute! This technique seems like it'd be good for a faux marble look.

[@princesskaguya2000]

Maybe you could try a hydro-dip process? This mould is adorable!

[@aliwilson4130]

I love that you experiment! It’s always so interesting

[@sabrinajensen4013]

Another option you could try to get a tie dye or marbled look would be to put the underglazes on cling film, scrunch it up, open it again and wrap it around your piece. It's super easy and much easier to clean up! Hope that helps!

[@fondasharkey-wyatt9944]

It's so much fun just watching you play.

[@malusdraco3793]

I keep thinking about the concept of using that antiquing technique as an “under painting” sort of thing- like, having the antiquing match the final color you want for each part of the piece. Even maybe having a different hue or complimentary color would be neat to see!

[@jurassica2504]

Would love to see you do a scraffito piece - it seems like a very different technique than your usual :)

[@ShelbySherritt]

I want to try one as well!

[@anabarber4337]

I still love them I kinda like the more subtle background for the flower eyes, still a success even if it wasn’t what you were going for

[@rosemeduri1131]

They turned out so cute!

[@patriciawand4768]

💕Thank you I have wanted to see this effect on your adorable work💕

[@meg2831]

They are still wicked cute!

[@darlouthia5153]

They are still cute ❤ I would love to see bubbles on a not flat piece. 🧼

[@redrayven2262]

Aww the little owl reminds me of Elderberry Owl from Strawberry Shortcake!

[@glendacomben3508]

Love these like to see the mushrooms painted

[@bethstolte7847]

The bubble technique could look cool on those owls.

[@xingcat]

OMG, I was a kid in the 70s, and the owls look exactly like a set of salt & pepper shakers my mother had when I was growing up. (Also lots of mushroom accents in that kitchen.)

[@JoB-xb5cj]

Would using a jar for dipping help with effects. I don’t know. I really just want to say how much I enjoy your love of creating and what a genuine and lovely person you come across as. Yay for the Mystery of Moulds.

[@angelamoordigian-to8gy]

Absolutely beautiful every time!❤

[@ShelbySherritt]

Thank you so much!

[@robnyyy]

I used to work in a ceramics studio for 5 years and we did this all the time! The key is to have a very flat and thinner layer of shaving cream (we used to use a ruler or a spatula to make it flat) on a large piece of paper/cling wrap/foil, that way you can pick it up and manipulate it! And then use more underglaze than you think, you need quite a bit of it poured around on the shaving cream (like chocolate syrup drizzle vibes). Then when swirling the underglaze in, you focus on a bit of a gentler "move the paint around, not mix it" motion with something smaller like the back end of a paintbrush or a toothpick. Like marbling melted chocolate if you've ever seen that! And when you're done applying the shaving cream/paint all over the piece, let it sit for 5-10 minutes so the underglaze can really start to stick to the bisque. Then rinse it off with a very slow and gentle stream of cold water. Lastly, we would always double fire the bisque-- once to burn off all the shaving cream (to not mess with any glazes sitting on top or to get any shaving cream chemicals into any clear dip glazes), and another to set in all of the other final glazes being added. Hope this might help if you try again!!

[@samanthadean1083]

I love these owls!!! They are so cute!!! ❤️❤️❤️ I have a suggestion? My grandma painted a flower pot once with acrylic paint, and she basically made a red, light red and white gingham pattern. Could that idea be made with glazes instead of paint?

[@laurielovesthepups]

Just a suggestion....... layer shaving foam and layers of under glaze (unstirred) in a tall cylinder. Dip the pieces through the cylinder and let them sit overnight before rinsing. Your art makes my day!

[@kriskossack7231]

Maybe a splatter technique would be more like what you want in color saturation. Great vid!

[@jasmariearce9236]

Love your work! Can’t wait to purchase something off your store, but I would love to see some fall and spooky designs for the upcoming season.

[@tiggerlady2352]

Beautiful and my favorite is owls 🦉

[@erinroberts4378]

They are so cute!! ❤️❤️

[@izzybananas9919]

Have you ever thought about doing straw splatter??? It's where you take a straw dip it in a color then blow it out on the pottery

[@hello_lydie]

Water marbling would probably give you the "tie-dyed" effect your looking for if your glaze doesnt disapate in the water. I'd use a wider, less deep bowl to do it in. It's nail art/ other objects decorating/ painting technique. Lots of KZbin videos for how to do it. I don't know if people have tried it w/ bisque or not.

[@maggie5736]

This is a fun idea. I would try less mixing, a whole lot of paint and pick up a replace the owl in the shaving lotion. This would be a good method to experiment with. Always enjoy your videos.

[@maximumbees]

i would love to see those flowers as like sunglasses

[@teresayeates3437]

I love the idea of doing gerber daisies in different colours as well as different colours of sunflowers for the eyes. One could also do black eyed susans. Goodness, a number of flowers would suit these. One need not paint actual irises and cornea for it to actually look like eyes, they look so right for eyes as is. One could also use bright orange and yellows from the 60's and 70's, a quick look at that era and you would find inspiration a la The Partridge Family Bird logo, etc. Also colours such as lime, moss, harvest gold, etc.. Go bold. Then to a peek at blue and white crisp Danish patterns are inspirational. Endless ideas. Have fun!

[@tobywollin8978]

I had good experience with taking a shallow dish (like a pie pan) and putting white underglaze on it, then putting splotches of underglaze color into it and swirling it around. Then I took a wrung out little piece of sponge and dipped that into the swirled underglaze, then spotched that onto white underglaze coated bique and letting that dry. Then, afterward, I put an underglaze transfer on top. That worked really well.

[@ashlynna7229]

Idea maybe create wax covered scrunchies and put them around the piece in the hope that they create the rubber band lines you see on tie dye(scrunchies because of the fabric so there are hopefully those little fold lines you see on actual tie dye) and then cover them in glaze.

[@catrinabush1530]

I've done the shaving cream technique on eggs and paper a few times now. And for me, it works best the less I stir the color into the shaving cream, like you can make the lines and stuff but you want the color to stay up at the top. And you can usually only get 1-3 dips before needing fresh paint. Hopefully you can try this technique again because you can get some really cool patterns. Good luck

[@tiaralasha1]

Those are so cute!!!❤

[@leebell1983lh]

This technique works best with food coloring. I did it with Easter egg. My kids loved it. Oh please try the food coloring on one.

[@clairedear8320]

Would staining the slip different colours and then marbling the slip together before pouring work? Then some pops of colour and maybe antique for the details. I think the shaving foam was mixed too much I feel like you may get some inspiration from Royalty Soaps on youtube, the tops of Kate's soaps have beautiful swirls those owls would love to roll around in 😅

[@ShelbySherritt]

Great idea! I think slip would be the way to go for that tie dye effect. I just really didn’t like the shaving cream! It was super smelly and super airy! Yess like Katie’s videos! The swirls were tricky because the underglaze kind of clumped in and I didn’t want to just dip the owls into straight underglaze because then it would have peeled away (especially that pesky purple). It’s probably hard to see in this video why I tried to spread it out. Even the places where it was solid faded out in the kiln due to not being thick even coats. It’s so tricky. I have seen other people post results and there’s definitely faded out probably worse than mine. I think the only way it would work the way I did it is if you were firing really low temps which I’m not! Someone suggested a flat spread rather than a container and I think that would work better to spread out the clumpy underglaze through the airy medium. I guess others will just have to try it and see what their results are like!

[@christina3115]

These are so cute!! 💕🌼 Also, I’ve never made any pottery, so I don’t have any proven techniques to share, but I wonder if there’s some way you could essentially “water marble” with the shaving cream to create a tie dye effect? Like layering glazes in the shaving cream and dragging the colours together the way you can with actual water marbling to create the classic tie dye circles? No clue if that would work, but thought I’d suggest it!

[@courtneycamera1]

They are so pretty! I’m not a pottery person, but I wonder if there was some sort of glaze that you could put on initially, splatter colored glaze on top and then use air or gravity to mix and swirl the different colored glazes. It would be a similar idea to acrylic pour art.

[@lenewquist]

This is so funny! Just got a similar owl cookie jar from my mother in law!

[@CuriosityRocks]

This would look cute in 70’s style browns with orange on the flower eyes

[@DonnaHarney-j8c]

These are so cute! I think you might get more of the color on the piece by not mixing it up in the shaving cream so much. Just drop it on, then gently swirl it so the color pattern stays on top of the shaving cream. New techniques are fun to experiment with! Your finished pieces are always so nice!

[@CoLLectiNgCAtS-q2q]

Loved them! Great vid!❤

[@Agentmg17]

They look adorable

[@nancysfarmacy]

They are still super cute!😊

[@louisedeutzebeling6748]

Very adorable pieces, have you considered mixing powdered glaze into oil, drop that oil with a dropper into a deep dish of water then marbling the pieces that way, I would try warmed up coconut oil, or maybe rice bran oil, or any light coloured oil. Happy experimenting!!

[@CricketsBay]

This was an interesting experiment. I hear you about not being able to move the foam when washing it off. With paper, this technique needs like 10 times more color to work. To wash off the shaving cream, you could try drying it 1st with a heatgun, then wipe off the not-so-foamy gunk that's left. If you hit the shaving cream with a heat gun on low heat, it should dissolve and dissappear. It works with an adjustable craft heat gun. A shop/industrial heat gun might get to hot and burn it.

[@MissMichele4286]

They're adorable

[@SylviaS-z7x]

I love watching your Video's!!! ❤ please more!

[@ChiefSlaya]

I wonder if this could work with the gold? Since that seems to turn out super clear and vibrant every time.

[@mjb7015]

I've watched enough of your videos this week that you're now showing up on the top of the youtube home page, so I may as well subscribe. I love your enthusiasm and energy, and your paint brush skills with the glazing (especially on the care bears mug you did with the black outline around everything) are absolutely incredible.

[@ShelbySherritt]

THANK YOU! I really appreciate you subscribing! Thank you for watching it means so much to me!

[@mjb7015]

@@ShelbySherritt OMG, a youtuber who actually responds to comments