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WorksheetsSurface Decoration in Ceramics
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
What are the two main categories of surface decoration?
Elephants and alligators
Deciduous and conifers
Texture and color
Long and short
What have clay surfaces historically proved a means to communicate?
for artists to tell a story.
display symbols of religious significance
beautify a form
All of the Above
What is impressing?
Pinching the clay
Pressing into clay
Throwing the clay
Slabbing the clay
You can add texture at any time before the ceramic piece is bone dry. When is the best time to pierce, inlay, or burnish a piece of clay?
Soft clay
Leather-hard clay
At any time
Only on Tuesdays
What kind of tool could you use for impressing?
Fingernail
Button
Stamp
All of the above.
What is incising?
What you put on a cake.
An exclamation mark.
Cutting into the surface of the clay.
A dance that people do.
What is appliqué (app-lee-KAY)?
Applying one piece of clay onto another.
Something involving apples
What is piercing in ceramics?
It is like fencing.
A dog grooming technique.
Banana cream pie.
A decorative technique used to create dramatic effects by playing with light and the contrast between inside and outside surfaces.
What gives clay, glaze and underglaze their colors?
Minerals and metal.
Marbles.
Milk.
Magpies.
During what centuries was Chinese Blue and White ware in great demand?
2020
15th and 16th centuries
Define Bisque ware:
Clay that has not yet been fired.
Clay that has been fired one time.
Clay that has been glazed and fired a second time.
Broken clay.
Define Greenware:
Clay that has not yet been fired.
Clay that has been fired one time.
Clay that has been glazed and fired a second time.
Albuquerque.
What techniques can be used to apply underglaze or glaze to your work? Check all that apply.
sponging
splattering
brushing
masking
paper resist
Define Sgraffito:
A part of the Miata engine.
The name of the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz.
Scratching designs in colored slip or underglaze to reveal the color of the clay body underneath.
Like spaghetti.
What does glaze do to the ceramic piece?
It waterproofs the clay
Gives it a hard, smooth coating
Adds color or textural effects
All of the above.
Name the three basic ingredients for glaze and it's purpose. Check all that apply.
Silica: glass former; creates glass as it cools
Flux: temperature reducer; helps the glaze to melt.
Alumina: stabilizer; keeps glaze from running off the pot.
Bananas: Potassium; I always include bananas in our quiz options.
Glaze seals the pores, makes the pot safe for eating, and facilitates cleaning.
True
False
What should you do to remove the dust particles from a bisque ware piece before glazing?
Wipe with a damp sponge or rinse under water.
Call in the Marines.
Use a Roomba.
Turn on the heater.
How many layers of glaze should you apply?
1
2-3
17
None
What are some methods of applying glaze? Check all that apply.
dipping
pouring
brushing
spraying
