CERAMICS EXAM

the process of adding layers or pieces of material together to build up to desired form

additive

process of removing peices of material to achieve a desired design

subtractive

type of sculpture where pieces rise out of a background

relief sculpture

hand building technique in whic clay is rolled into thin sheets and manipulated into shapes

slab

ceramic hand building technique in which clay is rolled into long cylinder pieces

coils

practice of combining multiple separate images, objects, or materials into a single peice

composite

creative process of generating, developing, refining ideas to solve a problem or explore new oppurtunities

ideation

a ceramic surface-decoration technique that involves carving or incising a design into leather-hard clay, filling the grooves with a contrasting colored slip, underglaze, or clay, and scraping away the excess after it dries to leave a sharp, inlaid pattern

mishima

a thin, watery mixture of ceramic stain, raw oxide, or a heavily diluted glaze applied directly to pottery to highlight texture, add soft color, or settle into carved crevices and details

glaze wash

cannot see through

opaque

not glossy/shiny

matte

decorative technique which involves scratching through a top layer of slip or underglaze

sgraffito

vessel used as storage jar and principle vessel shapes in greek pottery

amphora

type of greek pottery in which ordimentation is drawn to it

black figure pottery

discussion or evaluation of visual art

art critique

ceramic technique that allows you to create forms with clay

hand building

a ceramic project designed to be useful and purposeful

functional ceramics

written explanation of significance of an artists work

artist statement

one of 5 components to make up glaze

silica

visual tools and composition that artists use to create composition

elements and principles

edge of a structure that is cut at an angle that is not a right angle

beveled edge

having a shape of a cone

conical

decorating technique in which slip is applied with an applicator to create lines and patterns

slip trailing