Art Vocabulary Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
Q
sgraffito
A
decoration made by scratching through a surface and revealing a lower layer of contrasting color in ceramics
2
Q
wedging
A
kneading the clay to circulate its moisture and remove air bubbles
3
Q
scoring
A
creating shallow grooves into
surface of wet or leather hard clay
4
Q
insulating firebrick, IFB, softbrick
A
porous brick with insulating values much higher than hard-brick. Goes up in temperature faster and goes back down
faster.
5
Q
hard-brick
A
hard, dense, and is generally used in high-stress areas of the kiln.
6
Q
slip
A
clay mixed with water that is used to attach two pieces of clay together
