Process This!
This subtractive process removes material to reveal a form.
What is carving?
The Great Sphinx of Giza was made by this ancient civilization.
What is Egypt?
Clay that is soft and easy to mold is called this.
What is plastic?
This pointed tool is used for carving fine details or scoring.
What is a needle tool?
This color is made by mixing red and blue.
What is purple?
In this additive technique, materials like clay or wax are built up to create form.
What is modeling?
Michelangelo's David was sculpted during this artistic period.
What is the Renaissance?
This technique involves scratching the surface before joining clay pieces.
What is scoring?
This cylinder on a metal bed helps create slabs.
A sculpture that can be viewed from all sides is called this.
What is sculpture in the round?
This process uses heat to melt and shape materials like metal or glass.
What is casting?
his 20th-century artist created mobiles—sculptures that move with air currents.
Who is Alexander Calder?
The oven used to fire ceramic pieces.
What is a kiln?
This metal loop tool helps remove clay when sculpting.
What is a loop tool or ribbon tool?
This principle of design refers to how elements work together harmoniously.
What is unity?
These are the three techniques used to model, or build, clay.
What are slab building, coil building, and pinch pots?
One of the most famous and oldest sculptures from European history, this artefact is known as the ______ of Willendorf.
Who is Venus?
The term for clay that has not yet been fired.
What is greenware?
This tool helps us remove accidentally applied underglaze on bisqueware.
What is a sponge?
This material, often used in wire sculpture, can conduct electricity.
What is metal or copper wire?
This technique involves shaping metal or plastic into a sculpture using tools like hammers, anvils, or heat—often associated with blacksmithing or fabrication.
What is forging?
This minimalist sculptor is known for creating massive geometric works from industrial materials, often installed directly on the floor or in outdoor environments.
Who is Donald Judd?
The term for pottery that has been fired once but not yet glazed
What is bisqueware?
This tool may be used to help burnish, score, and smooth our clay.
What is a serrated metal rib?
This type of texture looks real but can’t be felt.
What is implied texture?