Plaster mold for slip casting in porcelain
What if you could reproduce your favorite ceramic piece as many times as you want… and have each copy already decorated directly from the mold?
In this workshop you will learn a surprisingly versatile technique: creating a plaster mold without keys and using it with colored porcelain slip casting, allowing decoration to become part of the process from the very beginning.
Guided step by step by ceramic artist Helena Civit, you will learn how to transform the mold into a creative tool that allows you to reproduce forms with precision while experimenting with color and surface.
This technique is especially valuable for ceramicists who want to explore new possibilities in slip-cast porcelain and develop unique surface results.
No previous experience is required.
Why you should take this workshop
Reproducing ceramic pieces often means repeating the same forming process again and again.
Learning how to work with plaster molds and porcelain slip casting completely changes this process.
With this technique you will be able to:
🔶Reproduce forms accurately multiple times
🔶 Incorporate decoration directly through the mold using colored porcelain
🔶 Develop coherent series of pieces
🔶 Save time in the production process
🔶 Use the mold as part of the creative process, not just as a technical tool
It is a powerful technique for both surface experimentation and ceramic production.
Who this workshop is for
✅ Ceramicists who want to introduce porcelain slip casting into their practice
✅ People interested in making plaster molds to reproduce ceramic forms
✅ Ceramic artists who want to explore new decorative possibilities
✅ Those interested in creating coherent series of ceramic pieces
✅ Makers who want to optimize their production process
No previous experience with molds or slip casting is required.
What you will learn
✅ Analyze which forms allow plaster molds without keys
✅ Design and plan the mold-making process
✅ Calculate the amount of plaster required
✅ Build the casting box for pouring plaster
✅ Create your own plaster mold step by step
✅ Prepare porcelain slip
✅ Cast porcelain into your own mold<
✅ Use colored porcelain to decorate directly through the mold
✅ Explore different decoration techniques using the mold itself
Price: €195 / all included.
Dates: 2 Saturdays — 1st from 10h to 16h and 2nd from 10h to 14h.
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THIS COURSE INCLUDES:
- porcelain, tools, plaster, casting slip.
This course will take place with a minimum of 6 and maximum of 8 students. If you have signed up and paid and the course doesn’t take place, we’ll refund you the total amount paid. ElTornBarcelona cannot be responsible for procurement or losses incurred on travel arrangements. **Please take this into consideration when booking your flights and accommodation.
