Plaster Flashcards
Do not ___ the plaster into the bucket.
Dump
Fill the bucket ___ full with room-temperature water.
1/3
The plaster cannot ___ the water
Absorb
Let the plaster sink, then ____ add more plaster until it does not sink on its own.
Slowly
Let the plaster ____ for about 2 minutes after you add the water
Soak
Students tend to mix the plaster too ___, resulting in a ____, ___ plaster that can take far too long to cure.
Thin, weak, watery
If plaster can ___ your hand with ____ hint of the skin showing it’s good.
Coat, no
The six stages of plaster are?
Liquid, set, putty, cure, rigid, and dry.
The ___ stage occurs immediately after mixing the plaster
Liquid
The putty stage is a ____ mix appearing like whipped cream.
The ___ stage demonstrates a ___ buildup as the plaster hardens.
In the dry stage the plaster is ___ but ____.
Brittle, strong
Henry Moore was eleven when his teacher told him my about the sculptor ?
Michelangelo
Henry Moore played in ___ ____ owned by a pottery company
Clay pits
Moore loved the medium’s ____: it’s ease to manipulate.
Malleability
He took art lessons at ____ ____ ______ __ _____
England’s lead school arts
He began the process of ____ carving, a path he would explore the rest of his life.
Direct
Henry Moore won the ____ __ ____ in many difderent countries.
International art awards
His work is some of the most recognizable sculptures in the world because he changed the ____ ____, ____ and ____ it’s form.
Human figure, simplifying, stylizing.
Moore would enlarge his vision into another ___ ___ or use ____.
Clay, model, plaster
Before you start carving ___ your work by using ____ and ____.
Plan, models, sketches
Carving tool such as ___, ___ and even ____ are advised
X-acto knives, pocket knives, kitchen knives.
Once the plasterer is in the dry stage, ____, ____, ____ can be used.
Files, raps, sandpaper
____ is one of the oldest forms of sculpture.
Stone works
____, ___, and ___ are stones used to carve into.
Steatite, alabaster, limestone
Steatite, alabaster, limestone larger plaster pieces can be more easily carved if _____ has been stirred in to the premixed plaster before pouring it.
Vermiculite
As plaster dries, if becomes ____ and more ____ to carve
Stronger, difficult
Plaster ___ and vermiculite dust can be ____ to the lungs
Dust, harmful
