So glad I found your video. Opening...I have had every single one of those problems at some point this week. Thank you for keeping it so simple and succinct. My hero of today.
"tunnel centring" is a new term for me and something I could do with practicing - one thing you've not mentioned that I find happens with first-timers using the "pistol" hand shape for opening is that the top edge gets too far out and overhangs and becomes raggedy. I've been using one-thumb-on-top-of-the-other for newbies lately, particularly with children, and this seems to be working better.
Darn, Tim. I haven't seen you online in a long while. I used your videos when I was learning to throw. Now I know why I do it with the wheel spinning so fast. It's because of you! I am constantly being told to slow down now : )
Your skill...it makes me so jealous. I'm in advanced ceramics/pottery 2, but I had a year off from ceramics between freshman and Junior Year. (Mistake on my part >.
Watched few of these, made a the best pot I've thrown yet. Teacher was laughing and said that if I watch few more videos, I will have made a series of bowls of different shapes and sizes by Monday.
Hahaaa, it's about working your way to be as good as you can, but it is very hard work still. I've made several cracking looking throws too, including a candlestick, which is probably my best, took a degree of focus, to keep the slimmest part symmetrical, I tried to keep making it thinner, but it would have gotten harder, and probably been a disaster, so it's about 6'' tall by about 3/4 of an inch wide, looks pretty darn good though. I'm very pleased with the result.
These videos are great. I hope you dont mind that I put a link to your videos on my class homepage, you are very easy to understand! Thank you for posting these!!!!
Wow, my teacher has us jab out thumb in right away and just make a hole right in the middle. I feel like if i start out by kind of flattening it like you did,i'll get better results.
Great videos! I wish they'd been around when I started. I can tell you learned from your mistakes too! How many times have we tried to re attach a third pulled vase, yet somehow end up with a good looking form?
@AsachikaSan Working on adding links with youtube to make navigating a bit easier to find things. I Have a lot to learn with all the new stuff they brought out.
Hey Tim I've been watching your videos and trying to take in all your techniques. The question I have is when you center and open up, you mention beginners sometimes go too far out. That is me recently and I need to practice. If or when I use more clay how do I know when it's too far? Thanks!
Dear Tim, when I center the clay respondes well, when I open up I always gets the clay off center, I try to recenter it and start opening it up and then I get lots of air bubbles, no matter how many I pop with meddle there is always a new one! I do wedge the clay before throwing, and I spam the ball to get rid off the wrinkles....don't get why I still get air bubbles! Thanks for your videos....
which ribs are you using for what? I've now watched your beginning series and can't tell when you're using the rubber vs the metal rib. Thanks - Irene Great videos, btw.
When I open my form one side is always thicker than the rest and I don't know why. My teacher said it's because I open the form off center, but despite my best efforts it keeps happening. Any advice? I've never heard of that tunnel centering thing before, would that be the way to fix it?
That’s normally from you knuckle not being up against the wall. It’s hard to put into words but if you use the pointy part it will cut the clay off rather than displace it.
I don't understand how to recenter the clay when it's open. I always have this problem, my clay always goes off center. I use Laguna clay B-mix. how to do you position your hands?
Jennifer Bueno if you have opened it and it is a little bit off you can "tunnel center". take your hands and make tunnel with them so the clay is being touched all the way from inside to outside. then squeeze so you let the clay move up away from the wheelhead like you would coning up. Then like coning down you push back down repeat till centered or you really screw it up and start over.
Rigid and controlled placement of the of the fingers and hands, at all times, from the very centre, then work your way from the centre to the side as shown yh, otherwise it's buggered. Lol, sh*t, yh ''Let's say it wasn't centred'', it's bad enough when it goes off centre lol, but to centre it again, just do what you did, grab the sides, with tad bit of force, you don't need to cone it up and down, that's pointless, just grab it like you did and the original shape reforms, otherwise you're back to step two, as step one is centering, and step two before shaping is coning, if that's even needed depending on what you're doing. Hell, I've created some results, but I even have mental blockages about where to place my hands, when I know what I want to do. I believe I've got the hang off high coning though (candlestick shaping) if you will, it doesn't haf take some control and concentration though.
So glad I found your video. Opening...I have had every single one of those problems at some point this week. Thank you for keeping it so simple and succinct. My hero of today.
"tunnel centring" is a new term for me and something I could do with practicing - one thing you've not mentioned that I find happens with first-timers using the "pistol" hand shape for opening is that the top edge gets too far out and overhangs and becomes raggedy. I've been using one-thumb-on-top-of-the-other for newbies lately, particularly with children, and this seems to be working better.
3:48 had me snort out loud, it was so unexpected 😂😂😂
Darn, Tim. I haven't seen you online in a long while. I used your videos when I was learning to throw. Now I know why I do it with the wheel spinning so fast. It's because of you! I am constantly being told to slow down now : )
I just recently started throwing and your tutorials are INCREDIBLE! Thank you so much for these!
Your skill...it makes me so jealous. I'm in advanced ceramics/pottery 2, but I had a year off from ceramics between freshman and Junior Year. (Mistake on my part >.
I love watching your videos!!!! I get so excited when I see you posted a new one!! Keep them coming! You have the best potter's wheel vids on youtube.
Thank you for this series! Much appreciated! I can't wait to get to class and do my best at not failing!
Watched few of these, made a the best pot I've thrown yet. Teacher was laughing and said that if I watch few more videos, I will have made a series of bowls of different shapes and sizes by Monday.
Hahaaa, it's about working your way to be as good as you can, but it is very hard work still. I've made several cracking looking throws too, including a candlestick, which is probably my best, took a degree of focus, to keep the slimmest part symmetrical, I tried to keep making it thinner, but it would have gotten harder, and probably been a disaster, so it's about 6'' tall by about 3/4 of an inch wide, looks pretty darn good though. I'm very pleased with the result.
Awesome,outstanding,lovely..
You are a great teacher. Keep the teaching videos coming. Where do I sign up for your class?
Thanks so much for your videos. You really explain things so I can understand them.
"you rip it up and you rip it down!" lol, your videos are great and you keep me entertained!
I totally laughed out loud when Arnold showed up.
These videos are great. I hope you dont mind that I put a link to your videos on my class homepage, you are very easy to understand! Thank you for posting these!!!!
wow. great answers to questions I didn't know I could ask about what was going wrong with my stuff lol
Wow, my teacher has us jab out thumb in right away and just make a hole right in the middle. I feel like if i start out by kind of flattening it like you did,i'll get better results.
Great videos! I wish they'd been around when I started. I can tell you learned from your mistakes too! How many times have we tried to re attach a third pulled vase, yet somehow end up with a good looking form?
lol@anchor or doorstop...I have lots of those and the effort was not deliberate. This video is helpful. Thanks!
thanks..your vids help!! thank you for sharing this.greetings from slovakia
these videos are really helpful. My teacher doesn't explain things too well.
Another vid to share with my pottery class mates. Thanks again.
i'm rotfl at 3:48. that made my night!
+Derek SooHoo Get him to da choppa!
thank you for explaining why 'the nipple' keeps happening to me!!!!! just started on the pottery wheel. :)
That double wall will help. Thank you
@AsachikaSan Working on adding links with youtube to make navigating a bit easier to find things. I Have a lot to learn with all the new stuff they brought out.
my problem is that one side of my pot would be too thick, then the other side would be really thin. what could I do?
Hey Tim
I've been watching your videos and trying to take in all your techniques. The question I have is when you center and open up, you mention beginners sometimes go too far out. That is me recently and I need to practice. If or when I use more clay how do I know when it's too far? Thanks!
Stay within the foot print of the base don’t let whet gets pushed out go over that initial size.
@@timseepots Thank so much for your response. I greatly appreciate it!
Sooooo helpful!!!!
Dear Tim, when I center the clay respondes well, when I open up I always gets the clay off center, I try to recenter it and start opening it up and then I get lots of air bubbles, no matter how many I pop with meddle there is always a new one! I do wedge the clay before throwing, and I spam the ball to get rid off the wrinkles....don't get why I still get air bubbles! Thanks for your videos....
Thank you!!! You're amazing!! :D
which ribs are you using for what? I've now watched your beginning series and can't tell when you're using the rubber vs the metal rib. Thanks - Irene Great videos, btw.
When I open my form one side is always thicker than the rest and I don't know why. My teacher said it's because I open the form off center, but despite my best efforts it keeps happening. Any advice? I've never heard of that tunnel centering thing before, would that be the way to fix it?
I am having the same issue.
When I try to pull the wall clay gathers on my fingers and the wall flares out ot flops or one wall is thinner. Why?
That’s normally from you knuckle not being up against the wall. It’s hard to put into words but if you use the pointy part it will cut the clay off rather than displace it.
I made pottery today it was a coffe mug!!!!!!!!!!
3:48 is that you Arnold?
Thank you!
I don't understand how to recenter the clay when it's open. I always have this problem, my clay always goes off center. I use Laguna clay B-mix. how to do you position your hands?
also when I center my clay, there is always a dip. Is that a huge issue I should correct?
Jennifer Bueno if you have opened it and it is a little bit off you can "tunnel center". take your hands and make tunnel with them so the clay is being touched all the way from inside to outside. then squeeze so you let the clay move up away from the wheelhead like you would coning up. Then like coning down you push back down repeat till centered or you really screw it up and start over.
thanks for your help, you should have a video, I see many students in my class struggling with this problem.
I will definitely rip it up and rip it down. thanks tim =]
Thank you !!!!
Thanks
Thanks aloooot it really helped
The Planet Fitness commercials :D I lift things up and put them down~
at the beginning i thought you where wearing gloves xD
@timseepots Understandable
Rigid and controlled placement of the of the fingers and hands, at all times, from the very centre, then work your way from the centre to the side as shown yh, otherwise it's buggered. Lol, sh*t, yh ''Let's say it wasn't centred'', it's bad enough when it goes off centre lol, but to centre it again, just do what you did, grab the sides, with tad bit of force, you don't need to cone it up and down, that's pointless, just grab it like you did and the original shape reforms, otherwise you're back to step two, as step one is centering, and step two before shaping is coning, if that's even needed depending on what you're doing. Hell, I've created some results, but I even have mental blockages about where to place my hands, when I know what I want to do. I believe I've got the hang off high coning though (candlestick shaping) if you will, it doesn't haf take some control and concentration though.
I'm confused on if you are giving me advice?
Ha you have a very short slide at the end of the video saying, "Title Text Here" and "Subtitle Text Here".
Lookit that zoom
That is a reference to one of the worst throwing videos on youtube.... I will send you the link.
Not gonna lie... the German accent startled me. 0_0
isso demora
if you hate so much about throwing on the wheel, why do you even do it
David hattenburg why would you think I hate throwing at all?
it just seems to me that you do, my bad, sorry
chunky handsssssssss
my fucking teacher is making me watch twenty of your videos and all i want to do is die because every video has two six second ads that i can’t skip