Ceramics Vocab Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• thermo couple : a kiln part in charge of reading the temperature
• movement : principle that guides the viewer's eye through a composition
• form : a three-dimensional object with length, width, and depth
• kiln : a furnace used to fire clay projects in
• dry foot : to clean off any glaze from the bottom of your project
• coiling : building method in which snake like ropes of clay are used to build
• splash pans : the yellow plastic trays that go around the wheel head to hold spilled water
• pattern : when line, shape, forms, textures, or colors are repeated
• fettling knife : a tool with soft or hard temper blades used to bevel
• green : one of the three secondary colors
• texture : the tactile quality of an object
• yellow : one of the three primary colors
• serrated metal rib : a flat tool made out of metal that has sharp teeth along the edge
• proportion : the size of the parts of an object in relationship to other parts of the same object
• contrast : achieved when opposite elements are arranged together
• balance : the equal distribution of visual weight
• under glaze : type of glaze that can be applied before a bisque fire
• centering : forcing the clay to the center of the wheel head so that it stops wobbling