Art Final Flashcards
Furnace in which clay is fired
Kiln
Dull, fired, ceramic clay before it is glazed
Bisque
Refers to clay that is partially dry
Leather hard
3D sculpture, seem only from the front
Relief
The process of heating clay to a very high temperature, at which time it changes to a hard durable material
Firing
Clay that is mixed with water to make a soupy consistency, used for sticking parts together
Slip
A subtractive method of sculpture; taking away clay, stone, or wood
Carving
Types of paints or colored slip used to decorate clay sculptures
Glaze
A printmaking process where ink is forced into lines that have been cut or etched
Intaglio
Print made from a surface built up
Collagraph
Marks need to line up plates
Registration marks
Making one print instead of many
Monoprints
A roller used to supply ink
Brayer
A total number of prints made at one time
Edition
A flat material with a cut out design used for printing on the surface below
Stencil
A carved surface is considered to be a
Relief print
Shapes and forms created by the forces of nature
Organic
Shapes that include the circle, triangle and square
Geometric
A unit repeated in visual rhythm
Motif
A indication of movement by the repetition of elements
Rhythm
A type of balance which occurs when the items of equal weight are placed on opposite sides of a central axis
Asymmetrical
A type of balance that occurs when the visual elements move out from a central point
Radial
Relives sameness or monotony in a work of art
Variety
Making one part of a work more dominate over other parts
Emphasis