Art 1 Vocabulary
Clay
Hand Building Methods
Coil: long, thin rope of clay
Pinch: pressing with fingers to form clay. A pinch pot is a common use of this technique.
Slab: thin, flat area of clay made by pressing or rolling. Slabs can be used for decoration or to build forms.
Clay Tools
Hand Building Methods
Coil: long, thin rope of clay
Pinch: pressing with fingers to form clay. A pinch pot is a common use of this technique.
Slab: thin, flat area of clay made by pressing or rolling. Slabs can be used for decoration or to build forms.
Clay Tools
Kiln: a heating chamber used to transform clay from on stage to another at high temperatures.
Processes Score and Slip: Joining sections of clay together by roughening the surfaces and applying water or slip, then pressing to join. Wedge: Processing clay to the plastic stage by kneading to create a smooth, even texture and remove air bubbles. |
Stages of Workable Clay
Slip: wet, liquid clay used for attaching.
Plastic: movable, pliable clay that is easy to shape. Plastic clay will not hold some shapes.
Leather Hard: clay with less moisture than the plastic stage. Leather hard clay holds it's shape.
Bone Dry: all moisture is evaporated - ready to be fired in the kiln.
Slip: wet, liquid clay used for attaching.
Plastic: movable, pliable clay that is easy to shape. Plastic clay will not hold some shapes.
Leather Hard: clay with less moisture than the plastic stage. Leather hard clay holds it's shape.
Bone Dry: all moisture is evaporated - ready to be fired in the kiln.
Drawing
Elements and Principles