Slip Trailing Tips and Techniques

[@violetsands]

great video - just one small point if you make your slip just slightly wetter than it currently is you won't get those sharp ends happening. Also i find work a lower angle helps maintain the flow better and gives more of natural feel to the slip trailing. I practiced for ages on oranges and waxed paper before i progressed onto pots.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Thanks, Tash! :)

[@marylouartist]

I'm a clay building newbie. Loved watching this and can't wait to give this a go. Great video. Thank you!

[@muffycoco7340]

This slip-trail video offers superlative advice in a pleasing manner. Thank you!

[@susansampson5839]

Please show the finished glazed projects done in this video. Many presenters fail to do that and it feels like an incomplete discussion.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

susan a. Sebastian Hi Susan- I will attempt to add a video sometime showing these techniques... but, usually when I shoot a video, it is in order to get it ready to present to my students, usually within 24 or 48 hours... and I don't have sufficient time to finish a form I am demonstrating. :-) And, I had an unfortunate circumstance in this particular case, in that although I had planned to finish these and show the finished product, one of my children accidentally knocked over my shelf of finished fired slip trailed pots in my studio... breaking them! :-(

[@janememesmith]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Would also be lovely to see fired results. I loved your techniques.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Bindu gm - I would have posted those results- unfortunately, one of my kids walked into my studio and on accident, knocked over the shelf on which I had the bisque fires pots... and they all were broken! 😟

[@renaebettenhausen3611]

One use for a shallow bowl with a few hundred little bumps would be an onion, or garlic grater, may be even use such a vessel for zesting citrus.

[@grafkimber]

Do you show the finished product with your glaze on them? I would love to see how the glaze brakes.

[@milliebaek5350]

Thanks for sharing your awesome technique! Can you add different color into the slip? If so, would you please demonstrate how you do it in next up loading video?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

HI Millie! Good idea! Yes, you can color a slip with stains for a great contrast!

[@bbjo787]

Would love to have seen the end product

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Lol-me too. One of my kids accidentally knocked over my shelf with all those pieces on it... I didn’t get a chance to glaze them! :(

[@peacelilly8048]

Thank you for that turorial!

[@Ninasucculents]

Thank you, i love all your VDO. ❤❤

[@PotterDorksUnite]

I find it easier to use piping bags and fine tips (cake decorating) for slip training

[@jimewins1705]

Great ideas, thanks

[@bbrachman]

That banding wheel/multi angle platform is very interesting. Was that made for you? Can you get one commercially? It would be a real help with sgraffito.

[@smokythecat1296]

You can buy a cake stand at a craft store that does the same job. It spins in either direction and you can place it up on a book or other object so its higher to you.

[@mirbirb]

Lovely! I’m new to slip trailing and have issues with cracking. Any advice on avoiding that? Thanks!

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Make sure the clay is not too dry when applying. If the clay has already started shrinking much, and then you put wet slip on, when the slip shrinks it will shrink more than the Clay possibly can, resulting in cracking!

[@meenusubrahmanian5692]

The slip trailing should be done on leather hard clay body?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Yes- as that way the slip will be able to shrink at the same time with the shrinking clay. Putting slip on bone dry clay will often/sometimes result in the slip popping off when it dries, as the pot itself would already be done shrinking.

[@denavess732]

Did you have video displaying pieces glazes.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Not for this particular video, as the shelf that the fired pots were on got knocked over by one of my kids before I had a chance to glaze fire them. But, do check out this video which contains some glaze results which include slip trailing. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWKuiYudbrCJosk

[@mymuddyhands]

thanks for your video - it’s very helpful!

[@mollbatt30]

Thank you so much for your answer!

[@jamesboduwa8929]

Nice

[@Astabeth]

I love your tilting turntable! Where did you get it?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

I happened to order from Axner: www.axner.com/kemper-ttt-1-tilt-and-turn-table.aspx But, I know they are available other places too!

[@jessl1631]

I have a questions please. Do you apply it to a leather-hard piece?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Yes! Leather hard or a slightly wet leather hard- once it gets to a dry leatherhard the shrinking gets trickier!!

[@stevenrterry]

Hi Karan. I'm new to slip trailing and have a question. I've seen where people add glaze to their slip and then do the slip trailing. How do you do that? What proportions, etc?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Hi Steven! I actually never add glaze to mine... I usually just pigment a slip with stains or oxides. (Usually just mason stains though) I don't have a proportion as a rule, I just tint the slip until I have the intensity I desire. I'd fire a sample, to make sure the fired slip looks the way I want it before doing a big piece! I hope that helps! Perhaps some people add a glaze to the slip- I just don't have any personal experience with that! :-)

[@fishfood1404]

When slip trailing, how dry does your clay have to be? Also, how does trimming work with slip trailing?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

+sabatron ™ I would always have the piece trimmed before slip trailing to prevent damage. Also, the clay would typically be a slightly dry-ish leatherhard. If it gets too dry, the slip may just release and crack off. Let me know if you have any more questions!

[@maiamiller25]

Hi Karan, where did you get the base that you're using to spin and tilt the pieces? It looks so handy but I can't find anything like it!

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

+Maia Miller It is a very handy tool! It is the Kemper Tilt and Turn tool, and here is a link to one, I bought mine from Axner: www.axner.com/kemper-ttt-1-tilt-and-turn-table.aspx I also buy lots of my tools from a local supplier, Cornell Studio Supply. You may find some fun things on their site: (I don't see one listed, but they might carry it and just not be up on their website) cornellstudiosupply.com

[@maiamiller25]

+KaransPotsAndGlass Super, thanks!

[@mollbatt30]

I love your work- may I ask where you buy those bulb syringes?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Mary O'Sullivan Hi Mary!!! The bulb syringes I usually purchase from Highwater Clays... here is a link: www.highwaterclays.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&product_ID=4095&ParentCat=249 But, recently, I discovered another type of bulb syringe I like even better, but it is more expensive... but made more durable than the red ones. It comes with several tips of various diameter! Here is a link for that one... (From my favorite local supplier!) cornellstudiosupply.com/shop/xiem-3oz-precision-applicator/ They both work wonderfully for glaze application too- you could see that in my glazing the plates or glazing the platters videos! :-) Let me know if you have any more questions! :-)

[@theeniem]

+KaransPotsAndGlass Please let us know what size/color tip you are using with the Xiem bulb? I'd like to know which tips to order (already have the bulb and some too-small tips). Many thanks for all your clear and helpful videos!

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

When I use the Xiem bulb, if slip trailing, I use the biggest one- the 14 gauge (green). Also, when I make my slip for slip trailing, I run the slip through a sieve to prepare it to remove the particles of grog that are in my clay body, or the tip would clog. I hope this helps! The red bulb syringes have a tip that I think is comparable to the 14 gauge, but that one is quite simply a needle for inflating balls that I grind the tip down on to remove the side hole. I hope that gives some clarification! Let me know if I can help any more! :-)

[@Eaglebusa]

Couldn't hear you for the hissing in the background. Did you have an air compressor leak?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Hi Pat- no sorry... that was the first time I used a new camera for filming, and found the microphone just had too much white noise! Now I have an auxiliary microphone to avoid that! I've gone through about four different cameras... and feel like I finally have one I like! ;-)

[@wcouch8]

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[@INDIANFRANKLIN67]

Please tell me in Hindi what is Glaze how to make Glaze full process in Hindi

[@ninocesarguedescondessa3632]

Whats The proportion between argila and water?

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

I just mix it until it looks like a soft milk shake!

[@dogacam4914]

hi Karan, You only use WATER for slip ? İt is looking sticky.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

+Doğa Çam Hi Doga- no- that slip is clay that I put in a blender with water. I mix it in my blender until it is about the consistency of a milkshake. Another way is to use the thick slip which has sat for a while in my throwing water bucket! :) I do use only water for slip when attaching items sometimes though! But in the case of slip trailing... I just use blended up clay and water! :)

[@dogacam4914]

KaransPotsAndGlass Thanks your all information :) heve a good day

[@elviracianfoni8455]

Anch'io sono una ceramista, trovo molto interessante queste genere di tecniche. Elvira

[@ali.h.h8937]

Please .. I am a master student .. I need the way you made (slip trailing)

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Off camera, I prepared my slip by blending some of the clay body I normally use in a blender, then sieved the pudding-like slip to remove the grog from my clay. (I didn't want it to clog the tip of my bulb syringe)

[@99leen44]

@@KaransPotsAndGlass can i know.. if the slip also from industry slip?? not from studio? i mean if using slip for using casting.. how u make it be a thick??

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

@@99leen44 - this is not for slip casting. Since I don't really slip cast I have no videos on creating CASTING slip. Try this article for more technical information on how to create casting slip! ceramicartsnetwork.org/daily/ceramic-supplies/pottery-clay/how-to-make-casting-slip-clay-body/

[@margoprice7883]

Nice finishes but would have preferred to see your slip trailing at normal speed instead of the speeded up video

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

I’ll try normal speed on my next one! :)

[@margoprice7883]

Thanks - think us newbies would appreciate that!

[@stevewilliams587]

Why have you left the water tap running in the background ? The noise is very distracting

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Unfortunately, that was the particular camera with microphone I used. (No water is running!) I no longer use it, and it was also a time when I was not able to edit out the white noise. Sorry for the distraction- my more recent videos are better!

[@leandravalerio9537]

Please add captions/subtitles to your videos

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

That is a setting each person controls in their own playback on many of my videos. In the settings, (the gear icon) when you are playing a video, you can select subtitles- autogenerate in English to be on or off. It doesn't work on all videos, but that is pretty good for many. I am a full time high school teacher who doesn't have time to type up captions... but viewers can always contribute to caption videos if they want! I did just type up captions on that video, but that is about the only one I will have a chance to do! I hope that helps!

[@canadaverydry]

The sound is very bad

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

So Soap yes- I realized that afterward. I ended up having to buy an auxiliary microphone to go on that camera after filming it!

[@canadaverydry]

; )

[@kevinstaples5752]

What...! Are you frying chicken or what...? I got a freaking headache from that awful noise.

[@tricialee5]

Yikes!!!! You picked-ip that first "greenware" mug by its handle!?! Would liked to have seen how the slip flows out of the bulb syringe - and the angle of application - but the video was at too high a speed. Thank you.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Sorry, I speed up those videos, or they would take forever! And, lol- yes, I normally wouldn't hold an unfired mug by a handle, but due to the wet slip on the outside, I couldn't hold it the way I normally do! (I wouldn't do it if it were bone dry... but that leatherhard state, I know that particular clay body is pretty stable! :)

[@kbee1735]

Good videos but please turn off that water!!

[@captenmurica8843]

The static is louder than your own voice

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

I apologize! I definitely had trouble with that one- and don’t use that camera and computer program any more!! I have a better video on slip trailing I made more recently.

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Try this one- it is a bit better! Slip Trailing - From Making Sieved Slip to Application - A Demonstration kzbin.info/www/bejne/morYe6Jneq-Un80

[@Ladonnacontenta]

There’s a horrible hissing sound like water spry it’s gas hissing

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Yep- that was a VERY OLD camera I don’t use anymore!!!

[@kbee1735]

Had to mute!!

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

This was an extremely old video- shot on a super old camera- and the noise was just the poor quality of the camera at the time! Please check out my more recent videos for way better sound and video quality!

[@farhananyc1963]

horrible sound

[@KaransPotsAndGlass]

Yep. That was the old camera I used- I was trying to crank that video out for my students for the next day. I’m aware the sound is bad. I no longer use that camera... sorry.

[@elviracianfoni8455]

Anch'io sono una ceramista, trovo molto interessante queste genere di tecniche. Elvira