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Printmaking & Clay

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Printmaking allows you to make only ONE print of an image.

a)

True

b)

False

2.

Cutting the linoleum and creating a raised image to be printed makes this type of print a(n):

a)

form

b)

relief print

c)

embossed print

d)

installation

3.

The tool you cut the block is called a

a)

carver

b)

cutter

c)

knife

d)

gouge

4.

What are one of the three reasons for wedging clay?

a)

incorporate air

b)

remove air

c)

warm the clay up

d)

to flatten the clay

5.

Process of spinning clay at a high speed while forming and shaping it to create a vessel: _______

a)
Wheel Thrown
b)

Slab

c)

Pinch

d)

Coil

6.

Process of rolling clay FLAT and using it to construct by piecing together: ________

a)

Wheel Thrown

b)

Pinch

c)

Slab

d)

Coil

7.

Process of rolling pieces of clay into long strands and stacking them on top of one another: ________

a)

Wheel Thrown

b)

Pinch

c)

Slab

d)

Coil

8.

Process of using your fingers to pull clay into a form: ________

a)

Wheel Thrown

b)

Pinch

c)

Slab

d)

Coil

9.

Stage when clay is its most WORKABLE; soft, moldable, easy to work with: ________

a)

Slip

b)

Plastic

c)

Leather Hard

d)

Bone Dry

e)

Bisqueware

10.

Stage when clay begins to dry but is still workable; can still attach pieces and carve: ________

a)

Slip

b)

Plastic

c)

Leather Hard

d)

Bone Dry

e)

Bisqueware

11.

Stage when clay is ready for firing: ________

a)

Slip

b)

Plastic

c)

Leather Hard

d)

Bone Dry

e)

Bisqueware

12.

Stage when clay is watered down like mud and used to glue pieces together: ________

a)

Slip

b)

Plastic

c)

Leather Hard

d)

Bone Dry

e)

Bisqueware

13.

Stage when clay is too dry to work with but can still be carved in to: ________

a)

Slip

b)

Plastic

c)

Leather Hard

d)

Bone Dry

e)

Bisqueware

14.

To attach clay pieces together you must ____________________ each piece with lines and use ___________ to glue the pieces together.

(a)  

15.

The tool we ink our block with is called a...

a)

gouge

b)

baren

c)

bench hook

d)

brayer