History of Clay Sculpturing

Series Summary

Working with clay is one of the most satisfying and relaxing hobbies. Ceramics can be produced on a large scale by large companies or on a small scale by independent artists. Ceramics artists make many different types of art with clay including sculptures. Clay sculpturing is a fantastic part of ceramic art. If you would like to learn how to design and create clay sculptures, for free and online, you can learn from one of our experts.

In this free ceramics video series, learn how to make terracotta clay sculptures from ceramics art expert Chitrotpola Mukherjee. Chitrotpola will teach you all about making clay sculptures including how to make multiple clay molds using dies, how to bake clay before glazing, how to make clay statues, how to touch up a clay sculpture, what tools you need for sculpturing clay, how to mold and make terracotta sculptures, how to glaze sculptures, how to make various types of clay designs, how to make garden sculptures, and how to use kilns to fire clay.

Video Transcript

"Hello, I am Chitrotpala Mukherjee from Art Space India and I am talking on behalf of Expert Village. I have been asked to talk about clay sculpture. Now clay is the most ancient material for making sculptures. Millions of years ago people played with clay and while making utensils for utility purpose they also made ornaments, figurines, decorative objects. These figurines were often used for worship and they became like icons. These figures, or these icons are actually clay sculptures. In our country, excavations have led figurines in Maganjudaro and Harapa and surprisingly in our country, even today, we are using clay for making idols for our pujas or celebrations where we pay homage to gods and goddesses who represent different things. They are complete. They are three-dimensional. We can consider them as sculptures in clay. Thank you."