Repoussé or repoussage (French pronunciation: [ʁəpuse] ( listen); [ʁəpusaʒ] ( listen) respectively) is a metalworking technique in which a malleable metal is ornamented or shaped by hammering from the reverse side to create a design in low relief. It is a form of toreutics. There are few techniques that offer such diversity of expression while still being relatively economical. Chasing is the opposite of repoussé, and the two are used in conjunction to create a finished […]
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Clay Handbuilding Techniques
Clay Coil Technique
Lesson Goal: Design & create a clay vessel using the coil technique that matches your original design. Target 1: create 10 different silhouette drawings of possible vessels and create a full size silhouette of your final design, it should as tall as your vessel will be tall, as wide as it will be wide. you […]