How to Pull, Raise, and Thin Clay on the Potter's Wheel

This video shows the 3rd step in throwing after you have centered and then opened your clay. For the centering stage please see my first video: youtu.be/_1AJVtoMcDc - or for the dropping and opening please see the second video: youtu.be/YTX_hAbM04Y

In this video, I show the hand positioning and techniques for pulling your clay wall upward by compressing your fingertips together to thin the wall. Remember, locking your elbows and hands for a beginner are vitally important! (With experience, you can develop other techniques that work for you too!)

This video is for my students in Ceramics I, II, and III (Wheel Throwing) at William Mason High School, in Mason, Ohio as well as anyone in the general public that just wants to learn a bit more about working with clay! If you want more specific information on the rest of the beginning stages of dropping, opening, and pulling it up, check out some of my other videos! I also have specific videos on throwing various forms!

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