Ceramic Clay Work Surface

The most common are plaster plaster covered in canvas and plywood covered in canvas.

Ceramic clay work surface.

A ceramic is any of the various hard brittle heat resistant and corrosion resistant materials made by shaping and then firing a nonmetallic mineral such as clay at a high temperature. The brightly colored flat craft foam that has become so popular for children s toys puzzles and crafts makes a wonderful work surface for handbuilding. It can also be impossible to separate a newly formed clay object from the surface it was formed on. Other possibilities are concrete granite masonite concrete board and hardibacker board.

Or you can use the smooth surface to give a glossy surface to your clay after baking. You can make window clings by drizzling liquid polymer clay onto a ceramic tile and baking it directly on the tile. Sculptors often stick their wad of clay to the work surface so that it stays in one place. Common examples are earthenware porcelain and brick.

The crystallinity of ceramic materials ranges from highly oriented to semi crystalline vitrified and often completely amorphous e g glasses. Every potter needs a surface to wedge clay on and there are many different types. For this reason it is best to work on a piece of sturdy canvas such as a mid to heavyweight cotton duck. Clay will stick to or leave vast smears on most surfaces.

A ceramic tile not an acrylic tile is a common choice for this purpose.