Summary: Learn how to paint clay to make a clay sculpture of human hands in this free video ceramic art lesson.
Jorge Benlloch is originally from Barcelona, Spain, where he received a M.A. & B.A in art at Steban Ripeaux Academy. He has taught art at the University Popular Elche and the...read more
"Well, the hands are dry and I would like to dry for five days. Now we're going to paint with this clear coat and then a color. We put some of these papers now to protect the surface and we're going to start painting with the color. (spraying paint on hands) Now we'll have to spray at this distance (sprays a few feet away) with short ones. What does the paint do? The paint is going to harder the surface and avoids the clay crumbles or breaks. It really, it helps very much to have a very good hard surface and that's it for now. Later we are going to use this clear coat (holds up clear coat spray) in order to reinforce that coating. It's important that the clay that we in fire, we have to coat with this kind of enamel in order to make the clay really strong."