WorksheetsCeramics 1 Mid-term Final Vocab
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 12mins
Slip
Muddy, wet clay - used to glue moist clay
A closed line. A shape can ge geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes. They are flat and have length and width.
A surface quality that can be seen or felt; examples are rough, smooth, soft, hard.
It is important to make sure anything thicker than your thumb is hollowed out so it will dry completely. Moisture in the clay will turn to steam and blow the project up.
Plastic
"Oven" in which clay is "baked"
Dry, but still slightly flexible
As dry as unfired clay can get - it turns a light color
Soft, squishable clay
Leather Hard
Loading the brush with enough glaze that it goes on smoothly
Dry, but still slightly flexible
A long, thin "snake" of clay
Kneading the clay to get a uniform consistency and remove air To wedge means to cut clay into manageable pieces and push and press on clay to expel all air bubbles trapped in the clay. If not done thoroughly, air bubbles will cause the clay piece to burst in the kiln, damaging the kiln and other pieces of work.
Bone Dry
A surface quality that can be seen or felt; examples are rough, smooth, soft, hard.
After scoring together two Pinch-pots to form a hollow balloon shape, the shape can be paddled with a flat wooden stick to change the shape of the balloon form.
As dry as unfired clay can get - it turns a light color
"Oven" in which clay is "baked"
Greenware
Dry, unfired clay
"Kneeding the clay to get a uniform consistency and remove air To wedge means to cut clay into manageable pieces and push and press on clay to expel all air bubbles trapped in the clay. If not done thoroughly, air bubbles will cause the clay piece to burst in the kiln, damaging the kiln and other pieces of work.
First firing of clay that removes all of the chemical water (H2O)
A pinch pot is a simple form of hand-made pottery produced from ancient times to the present. ...simple bowl shapes are formed and shaped by hand using a methodical pinching process in which the clay walls are thinned by pinching them with thumb and forefinger.
Bisque
"Kneeding the clay to get a uniform consistency and remove air To wedge means to cut clay into manageable pieces and push and press on clay to expel all air bubbles trapped in the clay. If not done thoroughly, air bubbles will cause the clay piece to burst in the kiln, damaging the kiln and other pieces of work.
Heating clay until all H20 is removed
First firing of clay that removes all of the chemical water (H2O)
A closed line. A shape can ge geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes. They are flat and have length and width.
Score
An interior base or "skeleton" of a sculpture. The armature is used to hold up the form of the sculpture while it is being built
Scratching clay to make pieces stick together
Manipulating materials to create a specific form.
After scoring together two Pinch-pots to form a hollow balloon shape, the shape can be paddled with a flat wooden stick to change the shape of the balloon form.
Fire
Heating clay until all H20 is removed
A surface quality that can be seen or felt; examples are rough, smooth, soft, hard.
It is important to make sure there is no trapped air in the clay as when air is heated it expands and blow up the project.
Manipulating materials to create a specific form.
Kiln
"Oven" in which clay is "baked"
A closed line. A shape can ge geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes. They are flat and have length and width.
Dry, unfired clay
Muddy, wet clay - used to glue moist clay
Wedge
A ceramic material (often with color) that turns glossy when fired A mixture of ground minerals and fluxes, that is applied to fired clay. It results in a glassy coating and forms a water-tight surface.
It is important to make sure anything thicker than your thumb is hollowed out so it will dry completely. Moisture in the clay will turn to steam and blow the project up.
"Kneeding the clay to get a uniform consistency and remove air To wedge means to cut clay into manageable pieces and push and press on clay to expel all air bubbles trapped in the clay. If not done thoroughly, air bubbles will cause the clay piece to burst in the kiln, damaging the kiln and other pieces of work.
After scoring together two Pinch-pots to form a hollow balloon shape, the shape can be paddled with a flat wooden stick to change the shape of the balloon form.
Coil
Muddy, wet clay - used to glue moist clay
"Oven" in which clay is "baked"
Dry, but still slightly flexible
A long, thin "snake" of clay
Glaze
A pinch pot is a simple form of hand-made pottery produced from ancient times to the present. ...simple bowl shapes are formed and shaped by hand using a methodical pinching process in which the clay walls are thinned by pinching them with thumb and forefinger.
A ceramic material (often with color) that turns glossy when fired A mixture of ground minerals and fluxes, that is applied to fired clay. It results in a glassy coating and forms a water-tight surface.
It is important to make sure anything thicker than your thumb is hollowed out so it will dry completely. Moisture in the clay will turn to steam and blow the project up.
Loading the brush with enough glaze that it goes on smoothly
Flowing Coat
It is important to make sure anything thicker than your thumb is hollowed out so it will dry completely. Moisture in the clay will turn to steam and blow the project up.
Loading the brush with enough glaze that it goes on smoothly
A mark with greater length than width. Can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
After scoring together two Pinch-pots to form a hollow balloon shape, the shape can be paddled with a flat wooden stick to change the shape of the balloon form.
Line
A mark with greater length than width. Can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
A closed line. A shape can ge geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes. They are flat and have length and width.
It is important to make sure there is no trapped air in the clay as when air is heated it expands and blow up the project.
It is important to make sure anything thicker than your thumb is hollowed out so it will dry completely. Moisture in the clay will turn to steam and blow the project up.
Shape
It is important to make sure there is no trapped air in the clay as when air is heated it expands and blow up the project.
Three dimensional shapes which have length, width, and depth. Balls, boxes, and pyramids are forms.
A closed line. A shape can ge geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes. They are flat and have length and width.
A mark with greater length than width. Can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
Form
Muddy, wet clay - used to glue moist clay
A surface quality that can be seen or felt; examples are rough, smooth, soft, hard.
Three dimensional shapes which have length, width, and depth. Balls, boxes, and pyramids are forms.
Scratching clay to make pieces stick together
Texture
As dry as unfired clay can get - it turns a light color
A surface quality that can be seen or felt; examples are rough, smooth, soft, hard.
First firing of clay that removes all of the chemical water (H2O)
Three dimensional shapes which have length, width, and depth. Balls, boxes, and pyramids are forms.
No Trapped Air
Manipulating materials to create a specific form.
It is important to make sure anything thicker than your thumb is hollowed out so it will dry completely. Moisture in the clay will turn to steam and blow the project up.
It is important to make sure there is no trapped air in the clay as when air is heated it expands and blow up the project.
Three dimensional shapes which have length, width, and depth. Balls, boxes, and pyramids are forms.
Hollow out
An interior base or "skeleton" of a sculpture. The armature is used to hold up the form of the sculpture while it is being built
It is important to make sure anything thicker than your thumb is hollowed out so it will dry completely. Moisture in the clay will turn to steam and blow the project up.
After scoring together two Pinch-pots to form a hollow balloon shape, the shape can be paddled with a flat wooden stick to change the shape of the balloon form.
A closed line. A shape can ge geometric, like squares and circles; or organic, like free-form or natural shapes. They are flat and have length and width.
Pinch-Pots
As dry as unfired clay can get - it turns a light color
Scratching clay to make pieces stick together
"Kneeding the clay to get a uniform consistency and remove air To wedge means to cut clay into manageable pieces and push and press on clay to expel all air bubbles trapped in the clay. If not done thoroughly, air bubbles will cause the clay piece to burst in the kiln, damaging the kiln and other pieces of work.
A pinch pot is a simple form of hand-made pottery produced from ancient times to the present. ...simple bowl shapes are formed and shaped by hand using a methodical pinching process in which the clay walls are thinned by pinching them with thumb and forefinger.
Paddling
After scoring together two Pinch-pots to form a hollow balloon shape, the shape can be paddled with a flat wooden stick to change the shape of the balloon form.
It is important to make sure there is no trapped air in the clay as when air is heated it expands and blow up the project.
Three dimensional shapes which have length, width, and depth. Balls, boxes, and pyramids are forms.
A mark with greater length than width. Can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; streight or curved; thick or thin.
Sculpture, Sculpt, Sculpting
"Oven" in which clay is "baked"
A long, thin "snake" of clay
Dry, unfired clay
Manipulating materials to create a specific form.
Armature
Soft, squishable clay
A ceramic material (often with color) that turns glossy when fired A mixture of ground minerals and fluxes, that is applied to fired clay. It results in a glassy coating and forms a water-tight surface.
An interior base or "skeleton" of a sculpture. The armature is used to hold up the form of the sculpture while it is being built
As dry as unfired clay can get - it turns a light color
