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Achieve consistent results that aren't influenced by your mood or retrograde Mercury
Master basic pottery from scratch in 2 months from anywhere in the world!
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Easy-to-follow short video lessons proven by thousands of students
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You can consistently center clay in a minute or less.
You pull a cylinder in 3 lifts.
You Definitely
DON’T Need This Course If:
DON’T Need This Course If:
You achieve an even wall thickness without wobbling at the top.
You can create pieces of a specific shape and size, not just “however it turns out.
And you do all of this without fatigue, joint pain, or muscle strain!
If this sounds like you — close this page and don’t waste your time!
If you have doubts about even one of these points — welcome aboard!
If this sounds like you — close this page and don’t waste your time!
If you have doubts about even one of these points — welcome aboard!
What is
In drawing, there are three basic shapes: triangle, circle, and square.
Based on these shapes, you can make cups, mugs, jars, flower pots, and much more.
In the future, you can learn to combine these shapes and make vases, pitchers, bottles, and other complex forms.
In the future, you can learn to combine these shapes and make vases, pitchers, bottles, and other complex forms.
Basic Pottery?
In pottery, these shapes are the cone, sphere, and cylinder.
Preparation: First, I'll tell you everything you need to know about preparing clay, tools, and setting up at the wheel. You'll set up your workspace and choose the right stool and wheel height.
This Course Will Cover
the Basic Shapes
01
Centering: Next, we'll move on to hand positioning. This is the most crucial step. Like a foundation. You'll learn to center the clay consistently and quickly.
02
Opening and pulling wall:
Then I’ll teach you how to open the clay and pull perfect wall. Good cylinder is very important it’s the base of any pottery piece.
Then I’ll teach you how to open the clay and pull perfect wall. Good cylinder is very important it’s the base of any pottery piece.
03
Basic Shapes: Using the cylinder as a base, we'll learn to pull the other basic shapes: the cone and the sphere. The basics are mastered; now, let's finish the work!
04
Combination of basic forms:
Next, we will learn to combine basic shapes and create beautiful vessels based on them.
Next, we will learn to combine basic shapes and create beautiful vessels based on them.
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Neck narrowing:
It’s very easy once you master the technique. With a solid foundation, you'll quickly learn to create elegant bottles and vases with narrow necks.
It’s very easy once you master the technique. With a solid foundation, you'll quickly learn to create elegant bottles and vases with narrow necks.
07
Flat Plates: This is the only shape not based on the cylinder. But it's just as popular and easy to make, so we've included it in the course.
By the end of the course, you'll have mastered basic techniques and be able to easily create your own pottery.
Watch the lesson and repeat the actions from the video
Repeat steps 1-4 until you achieve consistent results, then move on to the next lesson
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5 Steps to Success
Record your practice on camera
Send the video for feedback
Receive feedback and implement recommendations
Those who have been learning pottery for a long time
They experience struggles and, possibly, still can't consistently center the clay and make a smooth cylinder.
In the first case, the teacher usually says that it's normal not to get it right the first time. You need more practice, and eventually, you'll feel the clay, and it will work out.
They experience struggles and, possibly, still can't consistently center the clay and make a smooth cylinder.
In the first case, the teacher usually says that it's normal not to get it right the first time. You need more practice, and eventually, you'll feel the clay, and it will work out.
Those who immediately found a good teacher
In the second case, the teacher gives you a clear algorithm of actions, and you center the clay yourself in the first session.
And you practice not to feel it, but to reinforce what you've already felt.
In the second case, the teacher gives you a clear algorithm of actions, and you center the clay yourself in the first session.
And you practice not to feel it, but to reinforce what you've already felt.
THERE ARE
TYPES OF PEOPLE
In most cases, to find a good teacher, you need to go to another city/country and pay a decent amount of money. Not just for the lessons, but also for flights and accommodation.
So, a five-day intensive course with me costs 1000 $ for participants from abroad.
Learning online in this case makes sense, as the result will be the same.
AND THE PRICE IS 5 TIMES MORE BENEFICIAL
So, a five-day intensive course with me costs 1000 $ for participants from abroad.
Learning online in this case makes sense, as the result will be the same.
AND THE PRICE IS 5 TIMES MORE BENEFICIAL
IF YOU DOUBT MY ABILITY TO TEACH POTTERY ONLINE
READ THE REVIEWS
Course Outline
- Introductory video: How the course works
- How to sit at the wheel
- Tools
- Preparing the clay
- Sense of rotation
- Wedging
- Mistakes made during wedging
- How to understand that clay is wedged well?
- Homework
- How to sit at the wheel
- Tools
- Preparing the clay
- Sense of rotation
- Wedging
- Mistakes made during wedging
- How to understand that clay is wedged well?
- Homework
- Hand position
- Getting the centering done
- How to practice
- How to understand that clay is on center
- Why edges of palms pain
- Work with 1 kg. Centering
- Mistakes of raising the cone
- Decentering when raising
- A mushroom
- A volcano
- Spirals on the cone’s surface
- The bottom of the cone is off-center
- Cannot make a sharp cone
- Proportions
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: Top comes off
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: Clay sticks to the thumb
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: Mushroom
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: The very bottom is off-center
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: Decentering
- Abrupt releasing
- Motion path when lowering the cone
- Homework
- Getting the centering done
- How to practice
- How to understand that clay is on center
- Why edges of palms pain
- Work with 1 kg. Centering
- Mistakes of raising the cone
- Decentering when raising
- A mushroom
- A volcano
- Spirals on the cone’s surface
- The bottom of the cone is off-center
- Cannot make a sharp cone
- Proportions
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: Top comes off
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: Clay sticks to the thumb
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: Mushroom
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: The very bottom is off-center
- Mistakes of lowering the cone: Decentering
- Abrupt releasing
- Motion path when lowering the cone
- Homework
- Piercing
- Mistakes made when piercing
- Opening
- Mistakes made when opening
- Another mistakes made when opening
- How to check the thickness of bottom
- Compressing the bottom
- How to make a wide bottom
- Work with 1 kg: Opening
- Homework
- Mistakes made when piercing
- Opening
- Mistakes made when opening
- Another mistakes made when opening
- How to check the thickness of bottom
- Compressing the bottom
- How to make a wide bottom
- Work with 1 kg: Opening
- Homework
- Pulling the wall. Part 1
- Pulling the wall. Part 2
- 5 o'clock
- 5 o'clock: Top view
- Edge control
- How thick should the wall be?
- Another way: how to do the first pulling
- Work with 1 kg: Pulling the wall
- Why we cut the cylinder in half
- How to finish and take the cylinder off the wheel. Part 1
- How to finish and take the cylinder off the wheel. Part 2
- How to practice
- How to cut off the top: 2 ways
- Mistakes during the pulling: The top goes off-center
- A skirt on the base of the cylinder
- Mistakes during the pulling: The wall has different thickness
- Mistakes during the pulling of the cylinder: A wave
- Mistakes during the pulling of the cylinder: A thin edge
- Mistakes during the pulling of the cylinder: A bucket
- Homewor
- Pulling the wall. Part 2
- 5 o'clock
- 5 o'clock: Top view
- Edge control
- How thick should the wall be?
- Another way: how to do the first pulling
- Work with 1 kg: Pulling the wall
- Why we cut the cylinder in half
- How to finish and take the cylinder off the wheel. Part 1
- How to finish and take the cylinder off the wheel. Part 2
- How to practice
- How to cut off the top: 2 ways
- Mistakes during the pulling: The top goes off-center
- A skirt on the base of the cylinder
- Mistakes during the pulling: The wall has different thickness
- Mistakes during the pulling of the cylinder: A wave
- Mistakes during the pulling of the cylinder: A thin edge
- Mistakes during the pulling of the cylinder: A bucket
- Homewor
- Inverted frustum
- Inverted frustum: Mistakes
- Hemisphere: The lower part
- Hemisphere: Mistakes
- Frustum
- An easy way to throw a frustum
- Frustum: Mistakes
- Homework
- Inverted frustum: Mistakes
- Hemisphere: The lower part
- Hemisphere: Mistakes
- Frustum
- An easy way to throw a frustum
- Frustum: Mistakes
- Homework
- Hemisphere: The top part
- Sphere
- Sphere: Mistakes
- Sphere: How to finish and take off the wheel
- Flat plates
- Alternative ways to throw plates: Way 1
- Homework
- Sphere
- Sphere: Mistakes
- Sphere: How to finish and take off the wheel
- Flat plates
- Alternative ways to throw plates: Way 1
- Homework
- Sphere + cylinder
- Sphere + cone
- Sphere + cone + cylinder
- Improvisation
- Sphere + cone
- Sphere + cone + cylinder
- Improvisation
- Narrowing the neck
- Narrowing the neck. Part 2
- How thickness of the wall relates to diameter
- Narrowing the neck. Smooth and abrupt connection
- Narrowing the neck. The final lesson
- Narrowing the neck. Part 2
- How thickness of the wall relates to diameter
- Narrowing the neck. Smooth and abrupt connection
- Narrowing the neck. The final lesson
FAQ
If you’ve already attended studio classes and know how to center and throw on the wheel, let’s check:
If you can confidently:
If you can confidently:
- Center clay consistently in a minute or less
- Pull a cylinder in just 3 lifts
- Achieve an even wall thickness
- Create shapes with precise parameters, not just "whatever happens"
- And do all this without fatigue, joint pain, or muscle strain...
Even Eugene himself initially doubted the effectiveness of online learning :) But years of teaching through the internet have proven that teaching with words and gestures is actually more effective than “just tweaking the student’s work during the process.” The course provides clear action algorithms, and by following them, you will inevitably achieve consistent results.
You’ll understand how and why typical pottery mistakes happen (and in pottery, most mistakes are typical), how to fix them, and most importantly — how to prevent them in the first place.
You’ll understand how and why typical pottery mistakes happen (and in pottery, most mistakes are typical), how to fix them, and most importantly — how to prevent them in the first place.
YouTube videos often reflect the personal experience of their creators, which isn’t always tailored to the needs of real students.
What’s more, you might even come across advice that could harm your joints and muscles.
The main focus of our course is clear, step-by-step explanations that have already proven effective for thousands of students. With a mentor, methodically organized learning materials, and personalized feedback, the learning process becomes much faster.
You can save yourself years of trial and error and master pottery in just a couple of months. And the time you save can be spent on other enjoyable and useful things :)
What’s more, you might even come across advice that could harm your joints and muscles.
The main focus of our course is clear, step-by-step explanations that have already proven effective for thousands of students. With a mentor, methodically organized learning materials, and personalized feedback, the learning process becomes much faster.
You can save yourself years of trial and error and master pottery in just a couple of months. And the time you save can be spent on other enjoyable and useful things :)
In the feedback plan, you’ll be able to ask all your questions and send photos or videos of your work on the wheel.
For each submission, you’ll receive a detailed response with recommendations on how to improve your technique.
For each submission, you’ll receive a detailed response with recommendations on how to improve your technique.
If you don’t have your own wheel, you’ll indeed need to use a coworking space (or invest in a wheel of your own). For learning, two 2-hour sessions per week will be enough. Of course, practicing more often is ideal, but even a consistent two sessions per week over two months will yield great results.
If you need help finding a coworking space in your city, just let me know :)
If you need help finding a coworking space in your city, just let me know :)
Is it really in a studio’s interest to teach you quickly and make you independent from their classes? What’s the nature of most workshops?
Most often, studio workshops are designed to be entertaining. The instructors don’t necessarily have to be professionals to run these kinds of sessions. While that’s great for a fun experience, it’s not ideal for someone who wants to quickly master proper techniques.
The goal of our course is to help you develop solid skills in the shortest time possible, with a focus on correct technique from the very beginning.
Most often, studio workshops are designed to be entertaining. The instructors don’t necessarily have to be professionals to run these kinds of sessions. While that’s great for a fun experience, it’s not ideal for someone who wants to quickly master proper techniques.
The goal of our course is to help you develop solid skills in the shortest time possible, with a focus on correct technique from the very beginning.
After this course, you won't have to deal with the "sometimes it works" situation :) By following the video instructions, you will develop confident pottery skills that will transfer to muscle memory and stay with you for life. If you practice diligently during and for some time after the course, you'll be able to throw consistently, even if you only come to the wheel once every six months.
The course access period is 6 months.
After the course, you'll be able to easily and enjoyably prepare clay for pottery, center it, pull cylinders, make cups, bowls, dishes, plates, vases and bottles, dry items, and prepare them for firing.
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The minimum required time for progress is 2 months, with two 2-hour sessions per week. If you can dedicate more time, even better!
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