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CERAMICS REVIEW STUDY SHEET
Mrs. Neenan
Term
Definition
Know it Not sure
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
Balance
Arranging the elements so that no one part of the work overpowers any
other
Variety
Combining one or more elements of art to create interest
Harmony
Combining the elements of art to accent their similarities
Emphasis
Making an element of an object in a work stand out
Proportion
How parts of a work relate to each other and to the whole
Movement
Sense action in a work or the path of the viewer’s eye through the work
Rhythm
Indicates movement through the repetition of elements and objects
Pattern
A two-dimensional decorative visual representation
PINCH POTS
Clay Body A mixture of various types of clay with minerals and other non plastic
materials.
Wedging To knead clay as a means of improving its consistency and eliminating
trapped air.
Air Bubbles -. Masses of air trapped in clay that will cause cracking or breakage during
firing
Pinch Pot A hand-building method of squeezing clay between the fingers to shape
it.
Plasticity Property of clay that allows it to hold the shape given it when modeling.
Leather hard The stage reached by clay when it is firm enough to be lifted and
maintain its’ shape, and is still workable enough to carve and join to other
clay (It is cool to the touch).
Sgraffito This comes the Italian word meaning "scratched through" and is done by
incising or cutting a design through a colored slip coating to reveal the
STUDY
Bone Dry COIL
Ceramics
Hand building
Coil
Slip –
Score –
Organic –
GLAZE
Kiln
Firing
Bisque ware –
Bisque Firing
Glaze
Gloss
Matt –
Opaque
Translucent
Opalescent
Crystal
SLAB
clay body.
The condition of unfired clay when it is as dry as possible prior to firing
(It looks and feels chalky).
The art of turning moist clay into pottery
Molding clay with your hands
A ropelike piece of clay used in hand building.
the mixture of clay and water (with a consistency
similar to yogurt) used to join pieces of clay.
Scratching the surface of the clay where another
piece will be joined to it.
A shape consisting of curved lines resembling
Objects found in nature.
A special oven in which clay objects are fired
The process of heating pottery inside a kiln
A clay piece that has been fired at a high temperature to prepare it for
glazing (still porous).
Removes all moisture from the raw clay
A glassy coating that has been melted onto a ceramic surface
surface shine
dull surface
not clear
see through
shimmering with milky colors
A piece of sparkling glass
Slab
Template
Rolling Pin
Tile
Thickness Strips
Texture
A flat, even piece of clay used in hand building
A pattern used to cut clay pieces
A cylindrical tool used to flatten clay
A slab of clay cut into a geometric shape
Pieces of wood used to assure even thickness of slabs
How things feel, or look as though they might feel if touched
(Element of Art)
Scaling
Smoothing a join (very small coils of soft clay can be used)
ELEMENTS OF ART
Line
A mark made by a pointed tool, brush, pencil and is often defined as a
moving dot.
Shape
An area that is contained within an implied line or is seen and identified
because of color and value changes.
Color
Depends on light because it is made of light. There must be light for us
to see color.
Value
Refers to dark and light.
Texture
Refers to the surface quality, both simulated and actual of artwork.
Form
Describes volume and mass, or the three dimensional aspects of objects
that take up space.
Space
Actual space is a three dimensional volume that can be emptied or filled
with objects.
ORB
Filigree
A delicate openwork pattern
Orb
Two pinch pots joined together trapping air inside
Organic shape A shape which uses curved lines
Rim
The edge or lip of a piece of pottery
Sphere
A shape which encloses air or space