Article · Porcelain by Antoinette
Pinch Pots: Is It Beginners Pots or a Good Place to Begin?
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
About this lesson
Porcelain artist Antoinette Badenhorst argues pinching is a demanding skill rather than a beginner shortcut, describing the rhythm of firm-then-gentle pressure needed to bring a wall to even thickness and how pinching a test piece reveals how a new clay body will behave.
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