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  • Introduction

    • After a lump of clay has been centered and the base formed, the next step in the process is pulling up the walls of the pot and doing that is the topic of this tutorial in which I'll discuss how to pull up the walls alongside showing you any tips and tricks I have together with showing you what to avoid to hopefully get your throwing to a point where you can quickly, evenly, and confidently pull the walls up on the pots you're making. It’s worth noting that this tutorial won't go over centering or opening up and forming the base of your lump of clay as I've already covered those topics in great detail in the two previous tutorials. Both centering and opening up the clay correctly are undeniably important parts of this process and if you attempt to pull the walls up on a pot that's centered poorly or opened up incorrectly you'll only make this next step of pulling the walls up all the more difficult. So let's begin.

◄Step 11: Avoiding Thin Walls
►Step 13: Finishing the Pot

  • Step 12: Consistency in Motion

    • 12.1
      If you pull the walls up too quickly, you'll end up creating very dramatic throwing rings, which, if this was your end product and the look you wanted, then fine, but as the cylinder still needs to be thrown a lot more, exaggerated rings like this can impede your making.

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    • 12.2
      There are now very thin and very thick sections that you have to contend with as you pull the walls up, and you'll have a much more difficult time evenly distributing the clay.

    • 12.3
      Let's go back to the beginning. I pinch the clay firmly at the bottom between my knuckle on the outside and the pads of my fingers on the inside.

    • 12.4
      They squeeze and move up the walls together, and then as I'm fetching more water, I keep one hand on the pot to help keep it sturdy.

    • 12.5
      I then plunge my fingers back down, and with my knuckle on the outside, I gouge in and undercut, and just above that, on the inside, I'm pushing out with the pads of my fingers to create a bump.


    • 12.6
      I then lift this bulge up the walls of the pot.

    • 12.7
      You'll notice that my hands don't change their position whatsoever; rather, they're just pivoting from my elbows.

    • 12.8
      I then gently release my fingers from the top and compress the rim again just to ensure that it's running smooth and is perfectly centered.

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◄Step 11: Avoiding Thin Walls
►Step 13: Finishing the Pot