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My Top 5 Tips for Carving Clay

By Hilda Carr

Type
Article
Level
Intermediate
Length
5 lessons
Price
Free
Published
2021
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About this lesson

Potter Hilda Carr shares five practical carving tips: reading clay consistency before you start, using a finger as a steady guide, supporting the pot while you cut, practicing through failed attempts, and keeping the tool at a shallow angle so you don't carve through the wall.