I don't talk much about handbuilding in my blog, but in looking at plate-making videos I came across this one. It's fun, and a quick watch for those among us with a short attention span.
A simple plaster hump mold is used in Ric Pierce's video. Many were my campers (at Camp Simcha pottery-room 1994-2001; or, occasionally, students in my studio at home) who used simple plaster hump molds like this one, to build a basic bowl or plate shape. But none of my campers or students ever went so far as to make a platter like this one.
Guess I'd better build some foot placement templates like the one Ric uses here, and get back to it! It's dead simple but way clever at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ow-l3SyKds4
Love those handmade brushes he is using to glaze with, too. They make wonderful marks!