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Basic Clay Knowledge
Attributes of Clay and Glaze
Ceramic Art Vocabulary
Creating with Clay!
Glazing and Building Techniques
100
This is used for firing clay
What is a kiln?
100
Low Fire Glazes can be a different color in the jar than they look after they are _________
What is fired?
100
This is made of igneous rock.
What is Clay?
100
This is the most fragile stage of clay
What is bone dry clay (greenware)?
100
At least this many coats of glaze must be applied for full coverage...
What is three?
200
This tool is used to assure the tops of pots are level.
What is a rasp?
200
This happens if the bottom of a clay project is glazed and fired directly on the shelf of the kiln...
What is... it will meld to the surface or stick?
200
A mixture of clay and water used for joining pieces.
What is slip?
200
This hand-building technique involves forming a ball of clay, and then pressing clay between the fingers and thumb to thin the ball into a form..
What is a pinchpot?
200
A glass coating that bonds to a fired ceramic surface...
What is glaze?
300
You can use this tool to flatten clay...
What is a rolling pin?
300
This will happen to clay if it is not dry when it is fired....
What is explode?
300
This element of art is the look or tactile feel of the surface of an object.
What is texture?
300
This is the stage of clay where it is half dry and firm....
What is leatherhard?
300
This tool is used in building to peel bumps off the surface of clay pots...
What is a ribbon tool (or wire tool)?
400
These are two important steps to joining clay pieces together...
What is scoring and slipping?
400
This is what clay is called after has been fired for the first time...
What is bisqueware?
400
This is the stage of clay which is soft and pliable...
What is wet clay (plasticity)?
400
This is what clay naturally does as it dries...
What is shrink or harden?
400
This what clay is called when it has been glaze fired...
What is glazeware?
500
This is used to spin clay into a plate, vase, or bowl...
What is a pottery wheel?
500
This is colored slip applied to the surface of clay for decorative purposes...
What is underglaze?
500
Two-Dimensional is to Shape, as Three-Dimensional is to ___
What is Form?
500
This is the direction paintbrushes should be dried...
What is bristles up?
500
This must be done to clay to remove air pockets before using it....
What is wedging or kneading?