This part deals with making the side trim of the
oak tree tile mural. Here it is in final form, drying:
The first stage, in rough form, after pressing the clay into the jig or guide for the forming tool:
After the first pass:
After the second pass:
And the third. At this point, the bulk of the extra clay is off, and it's a matter of going over it several times, while spraying it with water to make sure the clay is uniforming distributed and no small cavities exist:
For the last pass, I clean the tool to make sure I get a good final clean cut into the clay. Surprisingly, there is still clay coming off despite making several passes. I try not too over work the clay too.
After the first pass:
After the second pass:
And the third. At this point, the bulk of the extra clay is off, and it's a matter of going over it several times, while spraying it with water to make sure the clay is uniforming distributed and no small cavities exist:
For the last pass, I clean the tool to make sure I get a good final clean cut into the clay. Surprisingly, there is still clay coming off despite making several passes. I try not too over work the clay too.
4 comments:
It's great that you take such care to smooth out the clay and get it right.
I don't like small cavities either
That's amazing! It looks just like wood trim but more solid. I can't wait to see photos of the finished project.
Hello there,
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May I use part of the information from your post right above if I give a backlink back to your site?
Thanks,
Oliver
Hi - I am really delighted to discover this. cool job!
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