Whilst I know that he pats the clay to make it stick together better and have conformity of shape, it still delights the little part of my brain which thinks "Good teapot."
i could watch these (and other similar artisanship) for hours on end. and it kinda make me sad because i don't have the slightest artistic sense. I could reproduce the movement, remake a piece (i did with woodworking) , but it's just copycat shit, not original stuff. I envy these dudes
Many years ago using milliput I customised my paintball mask to look like a scary face, though it looked quite cool. Then this guy comes along and makes me look like I was a blind chimp throwing mud at a wall and being proud of the mess. Such delicate skill and control, mastery at work!
Don't be a showoff and pour the tea from a meter away. See? No splashy. There may be a reason beyond the aesthetic, but I've used Yixing teapots, none very expensive, their flow probably rated as 'poor', and the tea is good.
God I hate these videos. I mastered in ceramics here in Asia and I teach hobby students in my studio. People watch these and come in thinking they can do this in a one day class. My dude, I can't do this and I've been working in clay for over 10 years.
Random question for ya: is it me or does that clay look weirdly dry? Im so used to seeing clay being super wet to form parts for molding. Is it a particular type of clay, help me I may be dumb lol.
I followed one of these videos using clay I processed from my yard and got a really beautiful and functional pot in only a few hours. It was only the third clay object I've ever made.
So, I'm a bit confused when you say you can't do this. Saying you can't do it as well as him is totally understandable. But saying you can't do it period makes me a bit incredulous. I have no training at all and I've done it.
I have a physics degree and a comp sci degree. I weld and woodwork and sculp for a hobby for about 20 years now. That you say you cannot make that teapot after 10 years of practising ceramics is unbelievable to me. I would expect it could be done within a month of daily practice with a good teacher. I just cannot wrap my head around your statement. Not in a day seems logical. But you cannot make it? I just do not believe you.
If I were to dedicate myself to doing this kind of thing full time, sure. I'm kind of a jack-of-all-kinds potter, but I mostly use the wheel, and when I do slab work, I don't do this particular kind of construction. I do burnishing, but again, the amount of time it takes to do burnishing to this level on clay is unreal. I've done it, but I'd rather make ceramics that are functional than made to be pretty on a shelf.
nobodyspecial995
I can buy one just like this on temu for $3.68, so you should lower your price!
MULDER69420
Care and craftsmanship
grayone64
That was fascinating to watch
loungeking1
Nice stick work
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlNzRvOGVxcXhpMnRnaWZ6b3F4cmwwMjRseTlvMTN1aHNuNXlvdGp6NSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/3Hw9ggazsWYtC8YzJW/giphy.mp4
HisHairiness
Whilst I know that he pats the clay to make it stick together better and have conformity of shape, it still delights the little part of my brain which thinks "Good teapot."
FortifiedWhine
As useful as a chocolate teapot.
RElGNMAN
Good work, but we need 499 more.
TheMayorOfTittyCity
I like when he spanks it ever so gently.
Reidsb
This is so the clay learns not to be naughty.
Keenwa
All that and no pour?
TheFastpaws
I'd like to have seen it fired, glazed and used instead of just still wet clay.
afroniner
Forbidden chocolate
PacManDreaming
Only to be dropped by some butterfingers hours after they purchase it.
NightOwlRally
Psh, I could totally do that.
Narrator: He could not, in fact, do that.
beatmacster
A joy to watch.
ProfessorBanesworth
Looks great. How does it pour?
yosoysoyboy
It's quite short and stout.
Ajinxedchef
I once made an ashtray that was vaguely in the shape of an ashtray.
spacecoaster
That weird mud commercial keeps popping up.
squillis
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1OHY1cHk0ano1ZWpjNWQybndwb3NwOWd3Ymt0MmRmejM0czBxYW40aCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/cUlQO89PBE1BpVdfB5/200w.webp
NodYourHeadToThis
Every time I see this posted, I watch it all the way through. So interesting to watch someone so skilled.
NearHereThere
Chocolate teapot?
RonnieSoak
I thought this was the chocolate guy for far too long....
Skawomplious
Yeah, spank that naughty chocolate.
Shoutrr
i could watch these (and other similar artisanship) for hours on end. and it kinda make me sad because i don't have the slightest artistic sense. I could reproduce the movement, remake a piece (i did with woodworking) , but it's just copycat shit, not original stuff. I envy these dudes
GreasyFingersSmearingShabbyClothes
I like it when the artisan smacks the work with the little wooden paddles.
1reallyhappydude
Let's not forget the special tool he used to make the dimple for the spout.
McUUID
Aw yeah, I bet you do. A true artisan.
eadanke
I bet that slutty little work likes it too.
enterusernamehere25
https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1d254MWdkODV5ZjJxbTh0bGY3cGVpZnhldm9hYXZrNzNuZ2k4YjZlcSZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/3manGnXLbzrJTf0mkl/200w.webp
RunsWithScizrs
The little soft spanks
lonelyrangerofthedreams
https://media4.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlem5rZjc5M3VzbXo3djVjYjkxcjhqbGZyNGg2bDd3OGpsanBpZzkxbCZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/B0YZtGyakHaMg/200w.mp4
Banhammer72
Many years ago using milliput I customised my paintball mask to look like a scary face, though it looked quite cool. Then this guy comes along and makes me look like I was a blind chimp throwing mud at a wall and being proud of the mess. Such delicate skill and control, mastery at work!
JimmyWalkerTexasRanger
https://media1.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1djAyNnZseWN2cWV1ejdmYnRubGJweDdyYzMwcDRjbnhqbmwwMzVtYyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/PJqNOEkfuu0rxi0Jki/200w.gif
stonetemplefox05
I think the rule is if you can make a work of art like this, you've definitely made some shit ass ones too.
Evenmoreuselessname
The first step to being kinda sorta good at something is sucking at something.
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
🔊
mwe3
At first I thought it was just a pun because of the first one, but actually that's pretty neat
mikeatike
eem5
pity the piano music covers the sound of the pour :(
beachbum273
The whole point is that there should be no sound >:(
MASkeptic
Extremely pour. Pour. Pourdinary.
heyletsbefriends
you may fascinate a tea drinker with laminar flow
LiterallyAWizard
Motherfuckery they tea pots, they all poor
Affray
Apparently I've never had a higher quality teapot than poor.
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ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
don't look at me - I boil baggies in a mug
Smidge204
One would think you'd want a tea pot that was extremely pour. That's kind of their whole thing.
MrPappagiorgioFromYuma
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTY1YjkxZmJlNGd4ZTM5NjEwcHhja2xmdTM2a240aTFpbmVjNzdzMTJlZDFhc282ciZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/WiVvi66FqT2bpym6R8/200w.mp4
DOcelot1
Laminar flow is the ideal
AHartMurmur
Is it for the aesthetics or is there any other reason?
amp99
Less splashing = cleaner.
fumptrucker
Don't be a showoff and pour the tea from a meter away. See? No splashy. There may be a reason beyond the aesthetic, but I've used Yixing teapots, none very expensive, their flow probably rated as 'poor', and the tea is good.
amp99
Also lavanar flow.
DOcelot1
https://media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPWE1NzM3M2U1c2lrZDY4dTg4OGxmaXZmdHY1OW9vMWd0MzRwMWRsZjV0aGV4MTVnNyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/pCO5tKdP22RC8/200w.webp
ByThePowerOfSCIENCE
holy Stokes, Batman!
circlebreaker
So hot that it makes the water explode +1
mwe3
ROKintheROK
God I hate these videos. I mastered in ceramics here in Asia and I teach hobby students in my studio. People watch these and come in thinking they can do this in a one day class. My dude, I can't do this and I've been working in clay for over 10 years.
rbudrick
You hate watching a master work cuz your students are dumb? That is very weird, my dude.
DdCno1
Perhaps start your classes by showing a video like this one and then calmly telling people that it takes 40 years of practice to get this good at it.
Toasterlovin
Random question for ya: is it me or does that clay look weirdly dry? Im so used to seeing clay being super wet to form parts for molding. Is it a particular type of clay, help me I may be dumb lol.
Calicious
I followed one of these videos using clay I processed from my yard and got a really beautiful and functional pot in only a few hours. It was only the third clay object I've ever made.
So, I'm a bit confused when you say you can't do this. Saying you can't do it as well as him is totally understandable. But saying you can't do it period makes me a bit incredulous. I have no training at all and I've done it.
JohnSmithterms
I have a physics degree and a comp sci degree. I weld and woodwork and sculp for a hobby for about 20 years now. That you say you cannot make that teapot after 10 years of practising ceramics is unbelievable to me. I would expect it could be done within a month of daily practice with a good teacher. I just cannot wrap my head around your statement. Not in a day seems logical. But you cannot make it? I just do not believe you.
mikeatike
Yo, they probably have a job. Not everyone can take a solid month off to do art stuff.
JohnSmithterms
This is not a question of "go make me a teapot". Its a question of "are you capable of making a teapot" .
ROKintheROK
If I were to dedicate myself to doing this kind of thing full time, sure. I'm kind of a jack-of-all-kinds potter, but I mostly use the wheel, and when I do slab work, I don't do this particular kind of construction. I do burnishing, but again, the amount of time it takes to do burnishing to this level on clay is unreal. I've done it, but I'd rather make ceramics that are functional than made to be pretty on a shelf.
JohnSmithterms
Would you say you could make a teapot, but not to the same level of perfection as that one. But fairly close?