Chapter 5 Flashcards
Incising
Cutting onto the surface of the clay. You can carve or remove whole parts o the surface.
Impressing
Press with a lol into a clay surface and the texture or mark is left on e clay becomes a low relief of your tool
Applique
Applying on piece of clay onto another. Ex: coils
Piercing
Decorative technique used to create dramatic effects by playing with light and the contrast between inside and outside surface
Burnishing
Ancient method of finishing an unglazed leather -hard pot. Involves rubbing its surface smooth with a stone or the back of a spoon
Colored clay
The color of any ceramic piece depends on the clay it was made from and the temperature it was fired at.
Inlaying
Impressed or incised marks with soft clay of contrasting color or with colored slip.
Oxides and carbonates
Basic metals combined with oxygen or carbon
Colored slips
A slips hat is mixed with extremely fine clay with water
Bisque ware
Been fired once
Underglaze
Painting on the surface of green ware or bisque ware
Green ware
Pottery that’s never been fired
Sponging
Gives different textures and depth of color when daubed onto surface clays
Splattering
Using a toothbrush and flicking it to create a splattered background
Brushes
Fishes details on top of backgrounds