I'm finally able to create a nice cylinder and I'm working on bowels. I want to create a aesthically pleasing form, but I'm still learning what is considered a good form. I am beoming more sentisitve to the nuances of bowl shapes by studying photographs of nice bowls, but the shapes I throw on the wheel are just average student shapes. Each shape I throw is a little better, but intelligent practice and reflection is the best way to learn.

To get better shapes, I'm going to try two approaches:

1. I made a few copies of photographs of ceramics that I found to have beatuful shapes. I'll use the photographs as examples when throwing on the wheel.
2. I might even go a further step and make a cardboard template of the vessels contour. I can place the template right on my bowel and make them match up.

I only want to use the photographs and template as a scaffaolding to realizing my own forms. I do not want to just be a hack, using other peoples ideas as my own.