CERAMIC TERMS

Question 1

-a glaze utilizing wood or vegetable ashes

Answer 1

Ash Glaze

Question 2

• refers to the process of allowing newly mixed casting slip to set, undisturbed, for several days
• this process allows the ingredients to homogenize for best casting qualities

Answer 2

Ageing

Question 3

• is the process of applying color with the use of a small air-pressure gun
• used for shading and general decorating

Answer 3

Airbrushing

Question 4

-is a decorating process in which you remove applied color to accentuate detail

Answer 4

Antiquing

Question 5

-a fine-grained, highly plastic secondary clay that fires to white or near white

Answer 5

Ball Clay

Question 6

• refers to the appearance of broken bubbles found on the glazed surfaces of fired ceramic
• crawling refers to a glaze defect in which the glaze pull away or crawls away from the bisque, leaving bare bisque areas

Answer 6

Blistering

Question 7

-finishing technique rubbing leather-hard vessel with hard tool, such as a stone or posts herd, to produce glossy surface, with irregular luster and polishing marks visible

Answer 7

Burnishing