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The actual color of a part of the color wheel
Ex. Red, Green, Blue
These are all hues
Hue
How much white is added to the hue; the lightness of the hue.
Tint
Shade
How much black you add to the hue; how dark the hue is.
Shade
Deep color
Saturation
Monochromatic
use varying tints and shades of a single hue
Monochromatic
a color that lacks hue and saturation
Achromatic
uses three colors evenly spaced at
Triadic
any two hues situated directly opposite each other on the color wheel
Complementary
uses one base color and the two colors directly adjacent to its direct opposite (complement) on the color wheel
Split Complementary
groups of three to five hues situated adjacent to each other on the color wheel
Analogous
Primary Colors
basic sets of hues that cannot be created by mixing other colors together
hues created by mixing two primary colors in even proportions
Secondary Colors
created by mixing a primary color with an adjacent secondary color in equal parts
Tertiary Colors
the process of kneading clay to remove trapped air bubbles and ensure the material has a uniform consistency throughout
Wedging
unfired pottery (often called "greenware") that has had all of its physical moisture evaporate, leaving it feeling room temperature to the touch, highly fragile, and chalky
Bone Dry
the process of kneading clay to remove trapped air bubbles and ensure the material has a uniform consistency throughout
Hand building Construction
roll clay into long ropes and stack them to create vessels and sculptures
Coil Construction
a hand-building ceramic technique where clay is rolled into flat, even sheets and cut into shapes
Slab Construction
he process of shaping wet clay into symmetrical, hollow vessels (like mugs, bowls, and vases) on a spinning potter's
Wheel Throwing
a foundational ceramics technique used to securely join two separate pieces of clay together
Score and Slip
water-based or oil-based media used for sculpting, molding, or pottery
Wet/Moldable
rolling clay into a ball, pressing your thumb into the center, and squeezing the clay outward while rotating
Pinch Pot
a specific stage in the drying process of ceramic clay, sitting between the wet, malleable state and the completely dry, rigid (bone-dry) phase
Leather Hard
clay pottery that has been fired in a kiln exactly once, but has not yet been glazed
Bisque/Bisqueware
Glaze is a glass-like coating applied to pottery to seal the surface, make it functional/food-safe, and add decorative color
Glaze/Glazeware