WorksheetsCeramics 1 Study Guide
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 21mins
What type of board should you use if you want your clay to dry evenly?
Round bat
Board with plastic
Drywall board
Banding wheel
Which tool is used for compressing and smoothing clay. It also helps bring air bubbles to the surface of the clay
(a)
Draw how a pinch pot should look if you cut it in half vertically.
What is dry brushing?
Lightly sweeping with your brush. Only changing color of raised areas.
When you add 3 coats of glaze at once.
Getting brush wet before using.
When you paint with a feather.
What is the stage of clay after it has been fired one time?
Bisqueware
Glazeware
Bone dry
Plastic
What is a banding wheel used for? Choose all that apply.
Throwing a pot
Viewing at all angles
Preventing from handling clay too much
Drying out clay
What are the 4 steps of joining clay in order?
Score slip, smooth, blend
Score, slip, blend, smooth
Blend, slip, score, smooth
Just stick them together
What tool should you use to carve your name in the bottom of your piece?
(a)
What are 3 things compressing a slab does? Choose all that apply.
Brings up air pockets
Cuts clay at an angle
Smooths and removes texture
Aligns particles
Adds a bumpy texture
Which tool is used to blend seams with a little bit of water?
Scoring tool
Blending brush
Rubber kidney
Slip brush
What was used to make added-on designs to the pinch pots by pressing clay into the decorative plaster forms?
Incising
Bat
Plate mold
Sprig mold
Glaze must ONLY be applied at what stage of clay?
Bisqueware
Bone dry
Leatherhard
Whenever
What is dry footing?
Glazing everywhere, even the bottom
Using a dry brush
Adding a foot to your project
Keeping glaze off the foot of your project.
What is added to the base of a cylinder for added support?
Texture
Reinforcement coil
Sprig mold
Nothing
To cut at a 60 or 45 degree angle, you would use this tool
Fettling knife
Needle tool
Brayer
Bevelling tool
When applying glaze with a brush, how many coats should you apply?
1
2
3
8
What stage of clay is the best for carving?
Bone dry
Plastic
Bisqueware
Leatherhard
What is used like glue for joining clay together?
Slip/Magic water
Glue
Water
Rice
What stage must the clay be in before it is fired for the first time?
Plastic
Bone dry
Slip
Glazeware
What technique involves carving the positive space/design?
Sprig mold
Slab roller
Smoothing
Incising
The needle tool is good for.... choose all that apply
Popping air pockets
Cutting something round
Writing your name in your piece
Sewing
What is the name of this tool?
Knife
Fettling knife
Scoring tool
Saw blade
What is the most successful stage to join clay?
(example: ___________ to ___________)
(a)
Glaze firing is
The first time clay is fired
When bisque clay is fired a second time with glaze
Using glaze to paint the surface of ceramics
Using the iron in red clay to color ceramics
What should you use for the base of a coil vase?
A coil
A slab
A pinch pot
Bone dry clay
How can coils be made?
by hand and with a coil extruder
with a rolling pin and a slab roller
with a slab roller and a glaze
Which is a slab?
