Pinching: Shaping the clay with your fingers to form simple items like bowls. Coiling: Rolling clay into long strands and layering them to build shapes. Slab Building: Rolling out flat pieces of clay and assembling them into structures. Wheel Throwing: Using a potter's wheel to shape clay into symmetrical forms like pots and plates. Sculpting: Creating detailed and expressive figures or abstract forms, often used in fine art. Slip Casting: Pouring liquid clay (slip) into molds to create complex or mass-produced designs.