General Art Questions
A mixture of natural materials like water, ground stone, minerals, and "dirt".
What is clay?
This is when we apply slip and carve away the top layer.
What is sgraffito?
Used in art to convey emotion and in ceramic to pick the glaze of your choice.
What is color?
This is when you use a piece of clay and roll it into a long strand.
What is coil building?
This is used to add details and to help us score things together.
What is a needle tool?
This is the stage of unfired clay where it is the MOST fragile.
What is bone dry?
This is a type of pattern you can paint on or carve out.
What is line?
A process of rolling clay to make it flat.
What is slab building?
This tool is smooth our clay's surface .
What is a rib tool?
Fired clay is referred to as this.
What is bisqueware?
This is the main element of art we will use to change our clay into 3D sculptures.
What is form?
This is only used for emergencies and can come in handy for any broken pieces.
What is super glue?
A process of forming a ball to create a base.
What is a pinch pot?
This tool is used to slice big pieces of clay off from a larger chunk .
What is a wire tool?
This is the ideal time to carve and add details to your clay.
What is leather hard?
This is what happens when you remove clay in your project to make it look more interesting.
What is space?
This can be used on bisqued objects and is referred to as a cold finish.
What is acrylic paint?
If you want to create a unique base to make your piece stand tall and still, to make sure to have this to lift it off the ground.
What is a foot?
These two tools are used to make a piece of clay flat.
What are the rolling pins and painters sticks?
When you have to save your project but need to make sure it stays wet.
What is misting?