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What types of plaster molds have you used to handbuild pottery?

How others have answered:

Slump Molds

13%

Hump Molds

30%

Both slump and hump molds

37%

I've never used a plaster mold for ceramics

20%

Related Information

Plaster molds are an excellent tool for handbuilding pottery. Since the plaster draws the water out of the clay, you can quickly make pieces: as soon as the clay can support its shape, remove it from the mold, and start the next. With hump molds, where you drape the clay over the mold, it's simple to add textures, handles, and more while your piece is still on the the mold.

Check out the plaster molds PhotoPottery makes and sells along with examples of coiled and slab pottery pieces made with them.

Online Demonstration at PhotoPottery: How to Use a Hump Mold and Clay Slab to Make Pottery