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Mid-Year 5th grade review
Ceramic Materials
Ceramic Techniques
Ceramics Tools
Ceramic Potpurri
100

The name for how a surface feels, such as rough, smooth, hairy, bumpy, or sharp. This is an element of art.

What is texture?

100
A mixture of water, ground stone, minerals, "dirt", and glass.
What is clay?
100

Scratching the surfaces of two clay pieces to create textures. This word is also used to keep track if points in sports

What is scoring?

100
This is the "oven" used to "bake" the clay.
What is a kiln?
100

We store unfinished clay pieces in big plastic containers for this specific reason.

What is to keep moisture in

or

to prevent clay from drying.

200

When colors are darkened with black and tinted with white, we are utilizing this element of art

What is value?

200
The "paint" made of colorants and glass used to finish ceramic pieces.
What is glaze?
200

AKA "snakes" or "worms", the proper name for this technique is created by rolling long tubes of clay and is used to make pots or other decorations on ceramics.

What is a coil?

200

This tool is used to make a piece of clay flat.

What is a rolling pin?

200
When you "cook" clay in the kiln, it is called this.
What is firing/to fire?
300

This line separates the background from the foreground

What is the horizon line

300
This is a very watery version of clay that is used for patching, smoothing, and attaching pieces of clay.
What is slip?
300

This is what we call a flattened surface made of clay. You would create this with your hands or a rolling pin for the a flat bottom of a sculpture.

What is a slab?

300

These are flat plates made from ceramics that are placed underneath glazed pieces to avoid melting on the shelves in the kiln. (Hint: they share the name with a baked good you find in jars)

What are cookies?

300

Clay that has not yet gone in the kiln is called ___ware, after this fresh, cool color

What is greenware?

400

This is the name of the slow, meditative painting style originated by Chinese Zen Monks but made popular by Japan

What is Sumi-E?

400

You could use this to color your ceramics after it's been in the kiln once, but you can't use it before it goes in the fire a second time, because it will melt off.

What are regular paints? (Acrylic or tempera)

400

You can use a tool or your hand to smooth over clay surfaces. This is important for making two pieces look like one, or to smooth over coils and slabs.

What is blending?

400

This tool holds water and is used for gently blending two clay pieces together.

What is a sponge?

400
This is the stage of unfired clay where it is the MOST fragile.
What is bone-dry?
500

When objects look bigger and lower on a picture plane, we assume they are closer. When they are smaller and closer to the background, they are farther away. This principle is known as  ________.

What is Diminishing Size

500
Clay gets really dusty if it dries into small pieces and crumble. These three tools can be used every class to prevent too much dust in the room from getting in your lungs

What are:

Broom and dust pan

Wet rags

face masks

500

This is when you remove clay from the middle of a thick section of a sculpture. You have to do this to ensure thick pieces come out of the kiln safely.

What is hollowing?

500

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

What is a wire tool or cutting wire?

500
Fired clay is referred to as this.
What is bisqueware?