From curve to form.
PotterForm helps ceramic artists explore vessel profiles, refine proportions and consider practical making decisions before working in clay.
A clearer view of the form.
The Shape Generator brings the profile, dimensions and practical guidance into one focused workspace. Changes remain visible as you refine the form, making it easier to understand how each decision affects the whole.
PotterForm Shape Generator showing a pottery profile with dimension controls and practical making guidance. Shown here at desktop scale; the same interface adapts to tablet and phone.
A simplified view of how height and width shape the profile.
See the relationships behind the shape.
A vessel often changes through small decisions about height, width, opening, shoulder, belly and base. PotterForm keeps these relationships visible while you work, helping you explore possibilities without losing sight of the whole form.
The result is not a promise that a form will be easy to throw. It is a clearer basis for judgment, iteration and studio planning.
Tools for thinking through the form.
Shape Generator brings geometry, proportion and practical estimates into one connected process.
Shape and proportion
Develop the vessel profile while seeing how changes to height, width, opening, shoulder, belly and base affect the whole form.
Dimensions and shrinkage
Apply a shrinkage rate to understand how intended finished dimensions relate to the dimensions used during making.
Clay estimation
Estimate the amount of clay required from the dimensions and wall assumptions of the current form.
Throwability insights
Review practical guidance based on proportion, scale and selected features. The result supports judgment rather than replacing experience.
Variants and comparison
Save variations, examine them side by side and return to promising directions without losing earlier decisions.
PDF design sheets
Create a clear design sheet with the form, key dimensions, practical guidance and space for studio notes.
From an initial curve to a considered form.
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Shape your idea
Adjust the profile and dimensions until the main proportions begin to work together.
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Examine the form
Review shrinkage, clay estimates and throwability guidance alongside the geometry.
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Compare and document
Save variations, compare alternatives and create a clear reference for the studio.
For ceramic practice, design and learning.
Studio potters and ceramic artists
Explore ideas before making and keep useful variations close at hand.
Ceramic designers
Study proportion, compare profiles and communicate design intent more clearly.
Educators and students
Use visible geometry and practical guidance to support discussion, exercises and reflection.
A focused design environment for ceramic form.
PotterForm is being developed as a focused design environment for vessel profiles, proportion and practical making knowledge. The Shape Generator is its first working tool, bringing exploration, evaluation, comparison and documentation into one clear process.
The wider platform will grow from tested needs and real studio use, without adding complexity for its own sake.
Frequently asked questions.
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What is the Shape Generator?
The Shape Generator is a focused workspace for exploring vessel profiles, proportions and practical making considerations before working in clay. It is the first working tool in the wider PotterForm platform.
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Does PotterForm guarantee a form will be easy to throw?
No. The throwability guidance is a clearer basis for judgment, not a promise. It is meant to support decisions and studio planning, not replace hands-on experience.
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How does shrinkage factor into the dimensions I see?
You can apply a shrinkage rate to understand how intended finished dimensions relate to the dimensions used while making, so the numbers stay meaningful through drying and firing.
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Can I export a PDF of my design?
Yes. PDF design sheets bring the form, key dimensions and practical guidance together on a page, with space for studio notes.
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Is PotterForm free to use right now?
PotterForm is under active development. Availability and pricing will be shared as the Shape Generator and the wider platform mature.
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How do I get updates about new features?
Subscribe with your email below, or open the Shape Generator directly — new capabilities are added as they are tested with real studio use.
Explore the form before you commit to clay.
Use the Shape Generator to refine proportions, examine practical considerations and compare variations.
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