is a mark with greater length than width. Can be horizontal, vertical, or diagonal; straight or curved; thick or thin.
What is line
100
is the feeling of harmony between all parts of the work of art, which creates a sense of completeness.
What is unity
100
Red, yellow and blue
What are primary colors
100
In this stage clay can be easily manipulated
and formed.
What is wet/plastic
100
The lightness or darkness of tones or colors.
What is value
200
is the area between and around objects.
What is space
200
the path the viewer’s eye takes through the work of art, often to focal areas.
What is movement
200
Colors that are located directly across from each other on the
color wheel.
What are complementary colors
200
Clay that has not been fired. In this stage clay can always be melted down and reworked for usable clay.
What is greenware
200
Red, orange and yellow
What are warm colors
300
is the surface quality that can be seen and felt. Can be implied or actual.
What is texture
300
is the part of the design that catches the viewer’s attention.
What is emphasis
300
Green, orange and purple
What secondary colors
300
In this stage the clay begins to dry out, leaving the body flexible and tough.
What is leatherhard
300
3 types of balance
What are symmetrical, asymmetrical and radial
400
is light reflected off of objects.
What is color
400
is the distribution of the visual weight of objects, colors, texture, and space.
What is balance
400
Colors that are made by mixing a primary and secondary color together.
What are tertiary colors
400
A technique used to attach leatherhard clay together
What is score and slip
400
is the repeating of an object or symbol all over the work of art.
What is pattern
500
are three-dimensional shapes expressing length, width, and depth. Balls, cylinders, boxes, and pyramids are forms.
What is form
500
the difference in quality between two instances of an art element, or using opposing qualities next to each other.
What is contrast
500
Color schemes that use colors that are next to each other on the color wheel.
What are analogous color schemes
500
The first fire your piece will go through, roughly about 1900 degrees at the hottest point it will mature and harden the clay body. This fire takes roughly 24 hours from start to finish as it slowly heats and cools your piece.
What is Bisque fire
500
“In this stage, clay is much more fragile as the moisture is drawn out of the clay body. Piece can easily break, especially if not properly attached. You will not be able to attach pieces back together once the piece is completely
dried out. When the clay piece feels room temperature it is ready for the first fire”.