Glenn Woods of Pottery Boys Clay Studios gave this demonstration of how to make an alligator shin textured pot recent in their studio.

Throw a rough form.

Shape the foot and lip. Leave the body thicker in the center.

Smooth the outside of the pot.

Apply sodium silicate with a fan brush and dry with a blow drier.

Apply colored slip to the smooth surface.

Apply an even coat. Continue to try and heal breaks.

In this case he used a black material.

Dry the surface with a blow drier.

Apply a second coat and dry.

Lubricate the inside with water and push out with a rib.

Rib it out to the desired shape and admire it!

Do a final shaping of the top lip.