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WorksheetsArt9 - clay tools & techniques
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
This stage of clay refers to clay after its first firing...it is now ceramic.
Glazeware
Bisqueware
Greenware
What is a kiln?
an oven used to bake clay.
a storage unit to keep pottery moist.
a machine to flatten clay into slabs.
a machine to mix slip smoothly.
______________ clay is very bendable and can be wedged into a ball.
Leather Hard
Plastic
This stage of clay refers to clay that has NOT been baked in kiln.
Glazeware
Bisqueware
Greenware
wedging - After selecting a clay, you must wedge (knead) the clay to remove air bubbles and insure uniform consistency.
True
False
A signature in ceramics is the marking of the ceramicist on the bottom of a clay piece. At OP students incise their name on the bottom of each piece.
True
False
A sharp pointy tool used for drawing, poking holes and cutting clay is called a _________________.
sponge
scoring tool
pin tool
wire tool
modeling tool
Rolling a slab- to take a ball of clay - using slab sticks and a rolling pin, and flatten it out in order to stretch it.
True
False
When cleaning up tools after working with clay, it is important to clean the tools with what?
soap and water
water only
sandpaper
A tool good for smoothing clay, pressing seams together and creating texture is called a _________________.
sponge
scoring tool
pin tool
wire tool
wood modeling tool
What does “slip and score” mean?
A technique is used to attach clay pieces together.
A technique is used to apply wax to the bottom of a pot.
A technique is used to decorate a clay surface using stamps.
A technique is used to carve your signature in the bottom surface.
A tool that is a wire with two wooden ends that you hold to cut off clay from a large block is called a _________________.
sponge
scoring tool
pin tool
wire tool
modeling tool
Slip is a mixture of clay and water- consistency of yogurt.
True
False
This final stage of clay refers to the finished piece of low fire clay pottery, once it has been removed from the second kiln firing.
Glazeware
Bisqueware
Greenware
The walls of a hand built ceramic piece should not be too thin or too thick. They should be the width of a______.
pencil
pinky finger
red rib
sponge
The “paint” you use on clay that "glassifies" it in high heat. This "paint" contains a clear gloss or matte finish. This "paint" is called what?
Glaze
Wax
Underglaze
Slip
A tool used for smoothing clay is called a _________________.
sponge
scoring tool
pin tool
wire tool
modeling tool
To "score" in ceramics, means _____________________.
to sculpt on the clay surface.
to add points to your class grade.
to incise lines into clay.
to stamp a design into clay.
