WorksheetsCeramics Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is slip?
Glaze
Clay with water
Underglaze
Incising
Underglaze is...
more like clay than glaze
glaze but matte
glossy glaze
a clear coat that you brush on
Bisque firing is...
what you do after you have glazed your work
a kiln
clay at bone dry
a process that helps dry out the clay completely
Natural gas kiln is special because
it is bigger
it is what we have at our school
oxygen is always flowing
of the reduction firing
What are these tools called?
Loop or ribbon
Needle or pin
Carving
Modeling
Why do you have to wipe the glaze off the bottom?
Because it will flake off
It does not matter
Because it can get stuck on the shelf during firing
To make it cleaner
How do you adhere two pieces of clay?
Scratch and slip
Slip and score
Slip trailing
Pinch together
What is this tool called?
Scrapper
Pin
Smoother
Metal Rib
What is incising and inlaying?
When you slip and score, then add a piece of clay
When you scrap parts of the clay and then smooth it out
When you carve into the clay, add slip, then sponge away
When you draw into the slip
What is the subtractive method
When you carve parts of your artwork away
When you add parts to your artwork
When you pinch the shape of your artwork
When you wipe the slip away from your work
What is this tool?
Xacto Knife
Clay Knife
Pin Tool
Fettling Knife
What is the method called when you press designs into your clay?
Impression
Stamping
Inlay
Subtractive
What is sgraffito?
A method in which you build the surface up with slip then add textures to it.
A method in which you make a paper stencil and put slip on top to make a print.
A method in which you scrap parts away, add slip within the space, then sponge away the rest.
A method in which you paint on slip on your work, let it dry, then draw into it with a tool.
How many coats of underglaze should you apply to your work?
Two, but always read the bottle just in case.
Three, but always read the bottle just in case.
Just one, but always read the bottle just in case.
As many as you want, but always read the bottle just in case.
Why would you want to put a transparent glaze on top of your underglaze?
To make it food safe/ water proof
To make it strong
To make it glossy
All of the above
