Using a Plexi Template on the Potters Wheel

Step 3 Centering

Once you have your profile made, you can hop onto your potters wheel. In the next few steps, I will briefly go through the steps to making a cylinder. If you already know how to make a cylinder, go ahead and skip to step 5. This is not a particularly detailed portion of this instructable because I am assuming that you are comfortable enough with making forms on the potters wheel. For more detailed instructions, see:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OJyPjSn5Ow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g-esKbhl-ys&feature=related

If you don't know how to make a cylinder, I'll start with centering. In this step, you want to cone your clay up with your two hands, then press down on the cone with your right, then cone up the clay again. You're going to repeat this pattern of cone up, press down until your clay is centered. Remember to clean off any slurry with a rib or sponge.