3D Design Vocab Terms by Noah Renken

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3. Many motifs together

5. No glaze on the bottom of the pot

1. Decorative process to scratch a line through a layer of

slip to expose the contrasting clay below

8. Three dimensional art

2. The roughness or smoothness of a surface

9. A raised design on a slab

4. To view an artwork from all sides

10. One unit of a pattern

6. Working clay on the potter's wheel

13. Lip= opening, Walls= the sides. Foot= the base or

bottom

7. The concentration of clay when it dries. If shrinkage

occurs too quickly, the clay will crack

17. Type of paint that washes with water

11. Forming clay objects by pouring slip into a hollow

plaster mold

19. Glass like coat that can be painted, dipped, or pored

on. It fuses to the pot when fired
20. To mix up clay with your hands to get air out of the
clay

12. Rough up clay surface for joining two pieces of clay

14. Using a paddle to smooth or shape the surface of a
pot

21. To apply a finish, then wipe off most of the material

applied leaving the finish in the cracks and pores

15. Smooth until shiny using a tool

16. Wax coat that can be put on stained or painted
ceramics
18. Substance which causes another to melt. Used in
glaze