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Art review clay and color

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Handmade pottery technique where the artist molds and forms a vessel by punching and manipulating a ball of clay to make a ______________.

a)

Pinch Pot

b)

Slip Casting

c)

Wheel Throwing

d)

Slab Building

2.

Rolling out thin walls of clay by throwing back and forth (or by using a mechanical device designed for this) and using the walls to create a vessel is best described as:

a)

Slab method

b)

Pinch Method

c)

Coil Method

d)

None of these choices are correct

3.

Rolling out long thin clay strands (like “clay worms”) and stacking and smoothing them on top of each other helps to form a:

a)

Slab Pot

b)

Pinch Pot

c)

Coil Pot

d)

Correlated Pot

4.

Attaching two pieces of clay by making the edges rough and applying watery clay is best described as:

a)

Score and scoop

b)

Scoop and Slip

c)

Score and Slip

d)

Slurry and slip

5.

The watery clay that is the consistency of a milk shake used to stick two pieces of clay together is called:

a)

Slip

b)

Slime

c)

Glue

d)

Water

6.

When clay is completely dry and ready to be fired it is in the __________ stage.

a)

Greenware

b)

Bisqueware

c)

Glazeware

d)

Leatherhard

7.

Clay that has been fired once and is now a ceramic piece is called:

a)

Leather hard

b)

Bisque

c)

Greenware

d)

Boneware

8.

Clay that is semi-dry but still malleable is called:

a)

Leather hard

b)

Bisque

c)

Greenware

d)

Boneware

9.

The oven used to fire or bake the clay is called a:

a)

Kiln

b)

Kone

c)

Klein

d)

None of the above

10.

Primary colors are

a)

Red, yellow, green

b)

Blue, green, red

c)

Yellow, red, blue

d)

Green, orange, violet

11.

Secondary colors are:

a)

Red, yellow, green

b)

Blue, green, red

c)

Yellow, red, blue

d)

Green, orange, violet

12.

The watercolor technique of putting wet paint on wet paper is called:

a)

Wet on wet

b)

Wet on Dry

c)

Dry on dry

d)

None of the above

13.

The watercolor technique of putting wet paint on dry paper is called:

a)

Wet on wet

b)

Wet on Dry

c)

Dry on dry

d)

None of the above

14.

The watercolor technique of drying out the brush with semi-wet paint to create scratches and skips in the paint is called:

a)

Wet on wet

b)

Wet on dry

c)

Dry on dry

d)

None of the above

15.

The watercolor technique of scoring the wet paper with the back of the brush to create a dark crisp line is called:

a)

Glaze

b)

Scar

c)

Wash

d)

Graded Wash

16.

The watercolor technique of adding more water than watercolor paint is called:

a)

Wash with Resist

b)

Salt Wash

c)

Wash

d)

Graded Wash

17.

A point in space, usually located on the horizon, where parallel edges of an object appear to cross is called:

a)

The top of the page

b)

A random area in the drawing

c)

The vanishing point

d)

In the bottom left corner of the page

18.

What is the tool used in creating straight lines in the one point perspective drawing?

a)

Pencil

b)

Paintbrush

c)

Ruler

d)

Compass

19.

Slip is best described as:

a)

Watered down clay used in connecting two pieces of clay together

b)

Watered down paint used in washes

c)

Watered down glue

d)

Watered down color on wet paper

20.

Greenware is best described as:

a)

Clay that has been formed and hardened but not fired

b)

Clay pieces that turn green when fired two times

c)

Clay that is unfired and still damp enough to be carved

d)

Clay that has been formed, hardened, and fired once without glaze

21.

A kiln is a:

a)

Oven used to cook bread

b)

A furnace surrounded by brick and electric coils of gas flames used for firing clay

c)

A device used to roll clay into walls

d)

Process used to remove air bubbles from clay

22.

Score is best described as:

a)

To cut into the clay before joining it to another piece of clay

b)

A method used to apply color to the clay piece

c)

Digging out the clay from a piece of sculpture

d)

A process used to knead clay

23.

Texture is best described as:

a)

A Watercolor wash

b)

Digging out clay from a sculpture piece

c)

Clay that is still damp enough to be carved

d)

Roughness or smoothness of a surface

24.

Slab is best described as:

a)

A device used to roll clay into a flat, even surface

b)

Watered down clay used connecting two pieces of clay together

c)

Clay that is rolled out flat

d)

Clay that is mostly dry but still pliable

25.

Wedging is best described as:

a)

Roughness or smoothness of a surface

b)

A process used to knead clay in order to remove air and prepare it for working

c)

Covering the clay piece with a colored substance

d)

Digging out a clay piece

26.

Which color belongs in the space labeled #2?

a)

Orange

b)

Yellow-orange

c)

Red-orange

d)

Orange yellow

27.

The spaces labeled #12, 4, 8 are examples of:

a)

Intermediate colors

b)

Triadic colors

c)

Analogous colors

d)

Both Triadic and Intermediate colors

28.

The spaces labeled #5, 6, 7 are examples of:

a)

Intermediate colors

b)

Triadic colors

c)

Analogous colors

d)

Both Intermediate and Triadic Colors

29.

Which color belongs in the space labeled #7?

a)

Grape

b)

Violet

c)

Lilac

d)

Plum

30.

The spaces labeled #11 and 5 are examples of:

a)

Monochromatic colors

b)

Complementary colors

c)

Analogous colors

d)

Tertiary colors

31.

The spaces labeled #10 and 6 are examples of:

a)

Monochromatic colors

b)

Complementary colors

c)

Analogous colors

d)

Tertiary colors

32.

The spaces labeled #1, 5 and 9 are best described as:

a)

Primary colors

b)

Analogous colors

c)

Color scheme

d)

Tertiary colors

33.

The spaces labeled #2 and 8 are considered:

a)

Complementary colors

b)

Analogous colors

c)

Colored scheme

d)

Intensity

34.

The chart above is considered:

a)

Imperfect design

b)

Chart design

c)

Radial design

d)

Color scheme

35.

Blue + yellow =

a)

Orange

b)

Green

c)

Violet

d)

Brown

36.

Red + yellow =

a)

Violet

b)

Orange

c)

Brown

d)

Green

37.

Red + Blue =

a)

Violet

b)

Green

c)

Yellow

d)

Orange

38.

A color mixed with black can best be described as:

a)

Tint

b)

Tone

c)

Shade

d)

None of the above

39.

Violet + Yellow =

a)

Green

b)

Brown

c)

Gold

d)

Orange

40.

A color mixed with white can best be described as:

a)

Tint

b)

Tone

c)

Shade

d)

None of the above

41.

Red, Yellow, Orange are:

a)

Cool Colors

b)

Warm Colors

c)

Monochromatic Colors

d)

Intensity

42.

Green, Blue-Green, Blue, Blue-Violet and Violet are examples of:

a)

Warm Colors

b)

Analogous Colors

c)

Cool Colors

d)

Both Cool colors and Analogous colors

43.

 Light Blue, Blue, and Navy, are

a)
  1. Complementary Colors

b)
  1. Warm Colors

c)
  1. Monochromatic colors

d)
  1. Intensity

44.

A method of forming pottery with ropes of clay

a)

coil

b)

slip

c)

bisque

d)

pinch

45.

This is the first firing to harden the clay.

a)

glazeware

b)

slip

c)

bisque

d)

bonedry

46.

What is glaze?

a)

A donut topping

b)

A liquid we use to attach pieces of clay together

c)

A liquid we apply to our work that when fired, melts and becomes glasslike

d)

a liquid we put on unfired clay

47.

Which color is complementary to blue?

a)

Red

b)

Green

c)

Orange

d)

Purple

48.

Which of the following does this image portray?

a)

Rhythm

b)

Balance

c)

Unity

d)

Color

49.

What type of colours are used in the scream?

a)

Warm

b)

Cool

50.

YELLOW + RED =

what color do they make?

a)
b)
c)
d)