1. Ceramics and Printmaking

2. Warming This is when the clay ‘fires’ at a very low temperature to speed up the drying process.

3. Bisque Unglazed clay that has been fired once is called ____.

4. Glaze _____ is a glass-like coating melted on the surface of the clay.

5. Slip and Score This is a technique used to connect pieces of clay together.

6. Bone Dry The stage of clay where it is completely dry and ready to fire. This is its most fragile state.

7. Plastic Stage of clay that is moldable without breaking. Usually this is right out of the package.

8. Bisque Firing Firing clay the 1 st time, which makes the clay permanent and waterproof.

9. Kiln This ‘oven’ or machine heats at a very high temperature and is used to fire clay.

10. Coiling Common hand building technique that involves stacking ‘coils’ to form walls.

11. Leather Hard The stage that resembles leather. It is hard to bend, but soft enough to carve and attach pieces to.

12. Add More Ink If patches of white ‘specks’ appear on your print, a solution would be:

13. Carve the Grooves Deeper Printing ink is getting into the carved portions of your block. How can you fix this?

14. Your Image will be Backwards A key aspect to remember when using letters/words in your design is:

15. Put the paper on the block (the block will be face up) When printing, you should always ___ to get a better print.

16. Never Cut Towards Yourself! The number one rule from printmaking is: