Printmaking & Clay

Printmaking allows you to make only ONE print of an image.

• True

• False

Cutting the linoleum and creating a raised image to be printed makes this type of print a(n):

• form

• relief print

• embossed print

• installation

The tool you cut the block is called a

• carver

• cutter

• knife

• gouge

What are one of the three reasons for wedging clay?

• incorporate air

• remove air

• warm the clay up

• to flatten the clay

Process of spinning clay at a high speed while forming and shaping it to create a vessel: _______

• Wheel Thrown
• Slab

• Pinch

• Coil

Process of rolling clay FLAT and using it to construct by piecing together: ________

• Wheel Thrown

• Pinch

• Slab

• Coil

Process of rolling pieces of clay into long strands and stacking them on top of one another: ________

• Wheel Thrown

• Pinch

• Slab

• Coil

Process of using your fingers to pull clay into a form: ________

• Wheel Thrown

• Pinch

• Slab

• Coil

Stage when clay is its most WORKABLE; soft, moldable, easy to work with: ________

• Slip

• Plastic

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Bisqueware

Stage when clay begins to dry but is still workable; can still attach pieces and carve: ________

• Slip

• Plastic

• Leather Hard

• Bone Dry

• Bisqueware