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Intro to 3D Art

Total questions: 67

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Glaze is made of powdered clay.
a)
True
b)
False
2.

How many layers of Stroke and Coat glaze do you need for full opacity?

a)
1
b)
2
c)
3
d)
You can never get full opacity from stroke and coat
e)
It depends upon the color selected
3.
If you glaze the bottom of your piece the following is true:
a)
All of the above
b)
Your piece will stick to the kiln
c)
The melted glaze will ruin the kiln shelf
d)
Ms. K will freak
e)
Ms. K might clean off the bottom of your piece with a wet sponge
4.
If you don't clean off the glaze from your brush it will ruin the brush.
a)
True
b)
False
5.
If your brush has glaze on it and you stick it into a different glaze container it will contaminate the second glaze.
a)
Yes
b)
No
c)
Maybe
6.
What are the two basic types of glazes kept in this classroom?
a)
Dark and light
b)

Potters Choice and Celadon

c)
powder and liquid
d)
high fire and low fire
e)
clear and colored
7.

What glaze type was used on the lanterns?

a)
High fire
b)
Celadon
c)
Underglaze
d)
Stroke and coat
e)
Amaco stoneware
8.

What glaze did you use on your pinch pots?

a)
High fire
b)
Celadon
c)
Underglaze
d)
Stroke and coat
e)
Amaco stoneware
9.
Which glazes mix together in the kiln and make complex colors that you might not expect?
a)
underglaze
b)
stroke and coat
c)
low fire
d)
high fire
e)
all of the above
10.
What are the primary colors
a)
Blue yellow and red
b)
Red blue and green
c)
Red white and blue
d)
Orange green and purple
e)
Blue yellow and green
11.
What is the best brush for glazing large areas?
a)
Round
b)
Fan
c)
Liner
d)
Angled
e)
Glaze
12.

Which is a clay building technique?

a)
Cutting
b)
Carving
c)
Coil
d)
Smoothing
13.
Which clay tools can be used for cutting?
a)
Needle tool
b)
Fettling Knife
c)
Metal rib
d)
All of the above
14.
What hardness of clay is best for your slabs of clay when building?
a)
Wet
b)
Dry
c)
Leather hard
d)
Bone dry
e)
Soft
15.
At what approximate temperature is clay fired in the kiln to turn it into ceramic?
a)
2000 degrees
b)
200 degrees
c)
1500 degrees
d)
800 degrees
e)
20,000 degrees
16.
What is bisqueware?
a)
Clay used for bisquits
b)
Leather hard clay
c)
Clay that has been fired to 8000 degrees
d)
Clay that is vitruvian
e)
Clay that has vitrified
17.
What is glazeware?
a)
Shiny ceramics
b)
Polished ceramics
c)
Ceramic with powdered glass on it
d)
Ceramic that has been glazed and fired
18.
Which of the following are major clay hand building techniques?
a)
Sheet
b)
Coil
c)
Slab
d)
Pinch
19.

This form of clay acts as a "glue" to connect pieces of pottery together while handbuilding. 

a)

Slip

b)

Scoring

c)

Greenware

d)

Bisque

20.

Glaze is applied before you fire your greenware.

a)
True
b)
False
21.

In most glazes, the color you see in the bottle is the actual color the glaze will be.

a)
True
b)
False
22.
What must you do to the glaze bottle before you use it?
a)
Nothing
b)
Shake it
c)
Clean it
d)
Open it
23.
When glazing, apply the next coat when dry to the touch
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Clay that is stiff, but is still damp.
a)
Leather-hard
b)
Greenware
c)
Bisque
d)
Grog
25.
Clay that has dried and is ready to be fired in a kiln. 
a)

Leather-hard

b)

Bone dry (also known as Greenware)

c)

Bisque

d)

Grog

26.
 Method of kneading a mass of clay to get rid of air and lumps.
a)
Scoring
b)
Slipping
c)
Wedging
d)
Glazing
27.

Clay that has been fired in the kiln the first time is known as what?

a)

Wet clay

b)

Dry clay

c)

Greenware

d)

Bisqueware

28.

The coil building method is when you

a)

pinch and pull the clay to create something

b)

make long, snake-like pieces of clay to build up a vessel or object

c)

make slabs and piece them together

29.

If your clay piece is fired before completely drying out, what will happen?

a)

It will melt.

b)

It will dry out in the kiln.

c)

Nothing will happen.

d)

It will explode.

30.

If your sculpture has enclosed air pockets, what will happen?

a)

It will melt.

b)

It will dry out in the kiln.

c)

Nothing will happen.

d)

It will explode.

31.

The kiln reaches temperature up to how many degrees Fahrenheit?

a)

100 - 200 degrees

b)

500 - 1,000 degrees

c)

1,800 - 2,400 degrees

d)

5,000 - 6,000 degrees

32.

At this stage, all of the physical water is gone from the clay...

a)

Leather Hard

b)

Bone Dry

c)

Glazeware

d)

Bisqueware

33.

What Stage is this?

a)

Glazeware

b)

Bisqueware

c)

Leather Hard

d)

Slip

34.

Glaze in the bottle always looks like the color listed on the label.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

 ​In which stage of clay can you NOT recycle leftover clay? 

  

a)

leatherhard 

b)

greenware 

c)

slip 

d)

bisqueware 

36.

 ​At which stage is the clay most fragile?

a)

Bisqueware

b)

Greenware

c)

Fired

d)

glazeware

37.

What does it mean to “fire” clay?  

a)

to recycle the clay 

b)

to heat the clay in the kiln until it is hard 

c)

to paint the clay red

d)

to throw the clay away 

38.

Name ​two causes​ that can make your clay piece break or “explode” in the kiln.  

a)

Not scoring and sliping

b)

air bubbles or pockets

c)

both air bubbles or air pockets

d)

bone dry clay

39.

What size shim was recommended for construction of your final project?

a)

1/4 inch

b)

1/2 inch

c)

3/4 inch

d)

5/8 inch

40.

What life size design aid was used for the building of your final project?

a)

Slab

b)

Thumbnail Sketch

c)

Silhouette drawing

d)

Engineered design

41.

How did you ensure that your large slab built sculpture would be strong?

a)

Use 1/2" slab

b)

Deeply score and slip

c)

Put coils in joints

d)

All of the above

42.

What is the easiest way to make a hollow round sphere?

a)

Coil build

b)

Slab build

c)

Two pinch pots

d)

All of the above

43.

What's the tool you use to scoop out clay from small parts that are greater than 1" thick?

a)

Rib

b)

Score

c)

Loop

d)

Wooden sculpting tool

44.

What two things do you need to make clay tubing?

a)

Coil and slip

b)

Slab and coil

c)

Slab and Newspaper

d)

Coil and newspaper

45.

What hardness of clay is best for carving small details?

a)

Fresh

b)

Soft

c)

Leather Hard

d)

Bone Dry

46.

What is it called when you decide what construction method to use to make the different parts of your sculpture?

a)

Decision Making

b)

Part Analysis

c)

Engineering Your Design

d)

Pieces Parts

47.

What is the best type of clay to build up areas of your sculpture?

a)

Soft "patching" clay

b)

Slip

c)

Leather hard clay

d)

Scrap clay

48.

What are the two uses of a good slip pot?

a)

Scoring and Carving

b)

Patching Clay and Slip

c)

Slip and Score

d)

Hollow sphere and pinch pot

49.

What is "Blocking?"

a)

Creating a cube out of leather hard slabs

b)

Building and assembling all the large elements of your sculpture

c)

Carving from a block of fresh clay

d)

None of the above

50.

What is the most important purpose of reference material?

a)

To get points in google classroom when homework is assigned

b)

To see what certain things really look like while sculpting and designing

c)

To research your ideas for your sculpture

d)

To be able to annotate your essay

51.

What two views are critical to designing a sculpture?

a)

Top and Bottom

b)

Left and Right

c)

Front and Back

d)

Front and Side

52.

What tool makes it easy to spin your sculpture so you can sculpt from all angles?

a)

Ware Board

b)

Banding Wheel

c)

Lazy Susan

d)

Throwing Wheel

53.

What do you use to transport your sculpture that has fragile or soft and newly assembled parts?

a)

Ware Board

b)

Banding Wheel

c)

Cutting Board

d)

Slab Board

54.

What tool should you use to smooth large bumpy areas of your sculpture? Check all that apply.

a)

Wet Sponge

b)

Wooden Rib

c)

Serrated Rib

d)

Metal Rib

55.

When is it appropriate to leave your plastic bag slightly open

a)

Every day after working with your piece

b)

Only the last few days

c)

If you are finished and only have slight smoothing to do

d)

Never

56.

How do you make eyeballs and eyelids?

a)

Carving soft clay

b)

Slab and Coil

c)

Ball and Coil

d)

Sculpt and Scoop

57.

How do you make hair and fur?

a)

Slab

b)

Coil

c)

Carve

d)

All of the above

58.

Do sculptures of people or animals look more lifelike when they are symmetrical or assymetrical?

a)

Symmetrical

b)

Assymetrical

c)

Neither

d)

Both

59.

What is the design process that you used for your final project?

a)

Brainstorm, thumbnails, design front and side, life-size silhouette

b)

Brainstorm and engineer

c)

Build and Sculpt

d)

Additive and Subtractive

60.

What does anthropomorphic mean?

a)

Human traits attributed to animals or objects

b)

Human emotions attributed to animals or objects

c)

Human behaviors attributed to animals or objects

d)

All of the above

61.

How many coats of glaze do the tile samples in the classroom have?

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

All of the above

62.

What shelf do you put your project on when it is ready to fire for the first time?

a)

Greenware Shelf

b)

High Fire Shelf

c)

Low Fire Shelf

d)

Pickup Shelf

63.

What are the factors that determine how many days it will take for you to get your sculpture back after you put it on the greenware shelf?

a)

How dry it is, how tall it is, and when the next firing is planned.

b)

How dry it is and how many projects there are.

c)

How dry it is and when the next firing is planned

d)

How dry it is, when the next firing is planned, and how many projects there are to fire.

64.

What is the method that Ms. K demonstrated to achieve aesthetically pleasing hair, fur and skin color?

a)

Blending stroke and coat in layers

b)

Carving with a loop tool

c)

Adding grey to acrylic browns and using a wash

d)

Layering high fire glazes to get a drippy look

65.

What was the percentage of water to paint that Ms. K recommended to start out your acrylic wash?

a)

50% each

b)

10% water added to the paint

c)

90% water and 10% paint

d)

25% water and 75% paint

66.

Is there a recommended step after painting your sculpture with acrylic?

a)

Firing in the kiln

b)

Glazing

c)

Spray with matte, satin or gloss clear coat

d)

None of the above

67.

What happens if you fire a piece with acrylic paint on it?

a)

It turns glossy

b)

It lights on fire

c)

The paint incinerates

d)

The paint turns black