How to Center Clay — A Beginner's Guide

Thank you for the details ❤ this was so helpful

🌟 so fantastic! Thank you for your clear and comprehensible description 🌚👌🌸

i got my wheel yesterday.. cheap 25cm one.. you know the ones ;) .. complete novice.. got in a right temper yesterday.. so i left it.. tried again this morning.. another disaster.. i've just watched your vidoe.. so many things i didnt do.. starters, the wheel is too low so i cant brace my arms properly.. etc etc.. the good thing is i can practice almost indefinitely on the same piece of clay?.. thanks for the video😊

btw i'm using air dry clay at the moment

Coning is so difficult for me and I always feel so relieved once I’m done with it😭😭

im a art student and this was a very informative video! Thank you!

Every day I well do pottery and at the end of the week I well sell my own pottery stuff

You have explained this process beautifully, thank you!!

What type of wheel you use here in the video ? Thank you

I was denied a job at a pottery studio because I’m left handed. I ended up working in ceramics for local head shops.

I’m taking a ceramics class in my college semester, and I tried doing the wheel, I always never felt confident in the wheel but I wanna learn to use it. I did terrible the other day and watching this, I understood where I made my mistakes. And understood why my clay was really bad. Thank you so much for this! I learn so much from your videos

This is such an awesome tutorial!😊

Watching this as I begin a class. Thank you!

We fell in love with the work of a potter while in vacation last year, to the point we have invested in all the equipment and made room for all of that in our garage to start this adventure. All the knowledge you put out is a true treasure, i thank you deeply for sharing this! hats off :)

any recommendations on where to buy pottery wheels??

I love your videos and recommend them to my students often. they are so precise and clear. after 40 years of throwing I can still learn things from you! I also love the fact you pass on the knowledge for free. Congratulations!!

This is a wonderful tutorial. I know nothing about pottery other than the finished product - but now feel confident to take a class. Something I have always wanted to do. Beautifully filmed and narrated Thank you Florian.

Absolutely amazing video ....

I have no idea why that first process would get air bubbles out of that clay. On the opposite, it looks like it would get more air into it.

Definitely will try this technique tomorrow! 😍 Thank you once again for all these helpful information!

Excellent video.

Thanks!

These tutorials are 🔥

oj dobra kurwa !!! to niejest takie skomplikowane jak rzezbienie w drewnie

Thank you this is what I really need

This may be random question but Do all clay throwing machines use a foot petal? I really want to try clay throwing but I am in a wheelchair and can’t use my legs . I was going to try to get creative and use try using my elbows for the pedal pressure because I didn’t want to let the foot pedal stop me from trying. But if there are other machines that are automatic, or don’t require a foot pedal that be great to know about.

i just made my first bowl... cup... thing. this was magnificent, the experience plus your video is educational. i do recommend people buy clay intended for pointless play, sometimes the goal stands in the way of learning.

that was beautiful, thank you!

Thanks!

Really useful video. Thank you.

Thank you for the thorough tutorial video and for going over all in detail. I have found very good tips in your video that will help me to center it properly as I have been making these mistakes and get frustrated all the time.

Great job, I think the best video I've seen on entering, straight forward, I really enjoyed your style of teaching.

Thanks!

Thanks you

Love your videos, they're incredibly helpful - thank you!

amazing lessons, thank you so much! 🫶🏻

This is the beat video i have seen. It is very thorough and has a lot of good tips.

This video was so helpful. Thank you.

I am a potter of over 30 yrs and your demonstrations are very good. This is what I teach in one of my lives, I am also a trained event professional.

This is one of the best centering videos I have watched! I’m a amateur potter and have been struggling with centering my clay but this tutorial really helped me understand the fundamentals of this craft. Thanks!!!

Great video! Thank you. It takes me a long time to center and it is really frustrating. I know it's a matter of practicing and finding the best positioning for my body so I'm just gonna keep going until it's 40 seconds lol. What a dream!

I have been watching videos and trying to center for a week and this video touched on and explained every issue I've had and every question I've asked. Thank you SO much.

Thanks!

Thanks, I’ve been having a little trouble with this crucial step. Helpful!

Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Very useful tips!

hi

You are such a blessing to the pottery world. Thank you for everything you do. From your beautiful pieces/creations to the extremely helpful (and gently spoken) information that you share. A true gift.

thank you for your video, I am a beginner potter who haven't been able to properly center a piece of clay yet, the frustration is accumulating, after watched your video, I can't wait to try it out next time when I am on wheel. also really appreciate your last part of the video, it calmed me. To start a new craft, our eyes are always "higher" than our hands, we forget that it takes lots and lots of practice to get better. thank you for reminding me that.

I have a question. After you mess up or reck one piece of clay, can you take that same piece immediately after and just roll it back up and use it again? Or is there a reason you have to use new clay? I just wanted to try this out, but I didn’t buy very much clay