General Art Questions
Ceramic Materials
Ceramic Techniques
Ceramics Tools
Misc Ceramic Info
100
The surface quality of an object, such as rough or smooth.
What is texture?
100
A mixture of water, ground stone, minerals, "dirt", and glass.
What is clay?
100
The process used to attach two pieces of clay.
What is slipping and scoring?
100
This is the "oven" used to "bake" the clay.
What is a kiln?
100
This is a flat piece of clay used for decoration or for sealing in a wall, floor, or roof.
What is a tile?
200
Red, Yellow, and Blue are known as this.
What are the primary colors?
200
The "paint" made of colorants and glass used to finish ceramic pieces.
What is glaze?
200
A technique where you use small rolls of clay layered on top of one another.

What is coil building?

200

These two tools are used to make a piece of clay flat.

What are a rolling pin or slab roller

200

This is the most fragile stage of clay, before it is fired.

What is bone dry?

300
Green, Orange, and Purple are known as these.
What are secondary colors?
300
This is a very watery version of clay that is used for patching, smoothing, and attaching pieces of clay.
What is slip?
300

A technique where you cut out flat shapes and attach them

What is slab building?

300

This tool is used to slice big pieces of clay off from a larger chunk

What is a wire tool or cutting wire?

300
When you "cook" clay in the kiln, it is called this.
What is firing/to fire?
400

Name at least 2 of the 7 elements of art

What are line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space? (must get at least 2)

400

This is a type of "paint" that does not contain any glass particles. To get a shiny surface, you must use it along with clear.

What is underglaze?

400

The technique of making something on the wheel (hint: it's a verb.)

What is throwing?

400

This tool can be metal or wood and can be used to shape or shave down clay.

What is a rib?

400

The stage of clay after it has been fired once

What is bisque or bisqueware

500

Name at least one 20th century art movement

What are Symbolism, Cubism, Fauvism, Surrealism, Bauhaus, Dadaism, Social Realism, Abstract Expressionism, Art Deco, Pop Art, Minimalism, Conceptual Art, Modernism


Name at least 1 (or other, as approved by Ms. Burns)

500

This is a type of clay that is used inside the kiln to measure the temperature and time of the firing

What is a cone/an Orton cone?

500

The technique of finishing something on the wheel, using metal tools to shave away excess clay. 

What is trimming?

500

This is the tool used to create perfectly even cylinders, bowls and plates.

What is the wheel?

500

The temperature our kiln goes up to.

What is 1880f ?


credit for anything within 200 degrees of 2000

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