Pottery Helper vs Muddy Hands

Pottery Helper is aimed at being a useful tool and reference for the ceramics community. Features at launch:- - Steps Helper - See and Click through thousands of possible pottery making and decoration steps. Planned Features - Cone and Firing Helper - Quick reference temperature scale showing firing temperatures along with clay maturation ranges and orton cone temperatures. - Weights of Clay Helper - Quick reference for the amount of clay you use to make common thrown items, this will allow potters to track and update their common forms and the amount of clay they use for each - Shrinkage Helper - Calculator for clay shrinkage from wet - bone dry - bisque - fired.

Muddy Hands is a simple, visual way to track your pottery from clay to kiln. Capture photos, glazes, and notes in seconds so you can spend less time logging and more time making. No more spreadsheets or complicated forms, just a clear record of your work as it moves through the studio. Track what you'll want to remember later • Stage: thrown, trimmed, bisqued, glazed, finished • Clay: body & weight • Glazes: coats, placement, application • Firings: cone, atmosphere • Cost • Notes Smart calculations • predict final size with automatic shrinkage estimates • estimate firing cost based on clay volume or weight A place for your successes and your flops too Great pottery comes from experimentation. Muddy Hands helps you build a visual archive of everything you make, including the pieces that cracked, warped, or misfired. Learn from each result and watch your craft evolve over time. Share your work Export beautiful images of your pieces and share them with friends through Instagram Stories or Messages. Perfect for: • Studio potters • Hobby ceramicists • Students in pottery classes • Anyone experimenting with clay Made with muddy hands in NYC. I’m always looking for ways to make the app better, please reach out if you have any feedback!