If you’re new to learning how to sculpt, check out the other clay art courses before attempting this ceramics class. These projects share ceramic sculpture ideas that help you learn to sculpt clay and are more friendly to beginners. However, if you have experience with clay, this class will show you every dirty detail from start to finish on how to sculpt clay! STUDY GUIDES: Click to open these guides in a new tab:
- How To Sculpt Clay has a LOT of information and links to help you get started with clay, and a timeline for the sculpture process
- How To Paint Clay and other Finishes has ideas and techniques for finishing your ceramic sculpture
See the finished clay sculpture – “Wandering Soul“
Learning how to sculpt from start to finish:
In this art class, I walk you through the entire process from building the armature, to firing the ceramic sculpture. I give great detail in how to avoid kiln damage, and ways of repairing kiln damage and broken parts if (when) the unavoidable happens, and then finish the class with adding a base to your sculpture. You get the whole process here, in great detail!

Clay Tutorial: Products Used In Making This Clay Sculpture:
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- The clay used was similar to this low fire white clay (my current clay). You can also use air dry clay for practice works (they won’t hold up like fired clay, but they’re a good way to get started sculpting – keep in mind that different types of clays have different tactile properties and feel).
- I have several sets of clay tools, but a great set for beginners is this Kemper Pottery Tool Set.
- The Amaco #5 Decorating Wheel is an essential part of my armature setup, but any banding wheel can be helpful.
- For fired clays, cones, shelves, kilns, and more.