A PowerPoint presentation about clay - the three types/classification of clay, the stages of clay before and after firing and other key terms used in ceramics
Ceramic Lecture, clay, pottery, handbuilding, stages of clay, teachingMaria Padgett
This slide show include stages of clay, hand building techniques, basic clay vocabulary, several warm ups, types of kilns, etc. It is classroom safe and good by itself or to add to and amend with your own slides. It can be delivered in about 20-40 minutes including time to talk a little, ask questions, converse with students about slides.
Vocabulary: handbuilding, slip, leather hard, dryfoot, electric kiln, gas kiln, woodfire kiln, bone dry, wet clay, slab building, coil building, pinch pot, utilitarian, slip, score, bisque fire, bisque ware, stone ware, fire, throw, toploader, frontloader, walk-in, kiln furniture, glaze, glazeware, matte, gloss, functional,
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Ceramics (classification)
Clay products employed in building industry.
Tiles
Terracotta
Earthenware
Stoneware
Porcelain
Bricks
Manufacturing process of common tiles.
Types of common tiles used in building industries.
Characteristics of good tiles
introduction of ceramic: A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid material comprising metal, nonmetal or metalloid atoms primarily held in ionic and all are made by firing or burning, often including silicates and metal oxides.
classification and types of ceramic, application of ceramic and innovations on it.
Ceramic Lecture, clay, pottery, handbuilding, stages of clay, teachingMaria Padgett
This slide show include stages of clay, hand building techniques, basic clay vocabulary, several warm ups, types of kilns, etc. It is classroom safe and good by itself or to add to and amend with your own slides. It can be delivered in about 20-40 minutes including time to talk a little, ask questions, converse with students about slides.
Vocabulary: handbuilding, slip, leather hard, dryfoot, electric kiln, gas kiln, woodfire kiln, bone dry, wet clay, slab building, coil building, pinch pot, utilitarian, slip, score, bisque fire, bisque ware, stone ware, fire, throw, toploader, frontloader, walk-in, kiln furniture, glaze, glazeware, matte, gloss, functional,
*contents
Ceramics (classification)
Clay products employed in building industry.
Tiles
Terracotta
Earthenware
Stoneware
Porcelain
Bricks
Manufacturing process of common tiles.
Types of common tiles used in building industries.
Characteristics of good tiles
introduction of ceramic: A ceramic is an inorganic, nonmetallic solid material comprising metal, nonmetal or metalloid atoms primarily held in ionic and all are made by firing or burning, often including silicates and metal oxides.
classification and types of ceramic, application of ceramic and innovations on it.
The physical and chemical properties of the clay minerals determine their utilization in the process industries. The three most commonly used clay bodies are earthenware clay bodies, mid-fire stoneware clay bodies, and high-fire stoneware clay bodies. Pottery and ceramics are made by forming and firing raw materials including clay and pottery stones. They are divided into several categories, such as earthenware and porcelain, depending on such factors as raw material composition, firing temperatures and water absorption. Fine Ceramics are primarily composed of unique minerals such as alumina porcelain.
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Hi, I am Madan Singh from India. I am Ceramics Artist as well as Ceramics teacher. I want to share this PPT for young students of Ceramics Art. This will help them. If you have any feedback related to these materials and methods please comments.
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2. • Clay is a product made from earth and water and when heated it
becomes hard.
WHAT IS CLAY?
• It is made up of very thin soil particles which becomes plastic when
wet and very hard when dry.
Plasticity: when the tiny soil particles are wet and stick together so
that the clay can be molded (shaped by hand).
3. WHAT IS CERAMICS?
• Ceramics is the general term for clay objects that have been fired to
change it to a permanent hardened state.
4. TYPES OF CLAY
• There are three (3) classifications of Clay
1. Earthenware
2. Stoneware
3. Porcelain
5. • It is soft and relatively smooth.
• Has large particles, porous and not waterproof.
• It must be glazed in order to be waterproof.
EARTHENWARE CLAY
TEXTURE
FIRING
• It is bisque (biscuit) fired between 1000 and 1150˚C (1830 - 2100˚F).
• It is glazed fired at temperature between 1040 to 1160˚C (1900 - 2120˚F).
• Has a reddish-brown or black colour after firing.
• Traditionally used for domestic items such as pots and vases.
6. • It is hard and rough.
• Has small particles, less porous and is waterproof and airtight.
• It can be glazed to enhance the finish.
STONEWAREWARE CLAY
TEXTURE
FIRING
• It is bisque (biscuit) fired between 1000˚C (1830˚F)
• It is glazed fired at temperature between 1200 to 1300˚C
(2190 - 2370˚F)
• After firing the clay is opaque and colour may be brown or
light to dark grey.
• Traditionally used for industrial ceramics – making of kitchenware such as plates,
bowls and cookware (ceramic pots).
7. • It is very smooth and brittle which means it breaks easily.
• Has very small particles (extremely fine clay), and the clay is
less dense and porous.
• It is waterproof and airtight.
• It must be glazed in order to be waterproof.
PORCELAIN CLAY
TEXTURE
FIRING
• It is bisque (biscuit) fired at 1000˚C (1830˚F)
• It is glazed fired between 1240 to 1300˚C (2260 - 2370˚F)
• After firing it is translucent and is white or pale grey in colour.
Sometimes it is pale blue to green in colour.
• Known as china and has an almost glass-like finish.
• Used for fine ware and decorative ceramic ornaments.
8. STAGES OF CLAY before firing
• Clay is wet and at a workable stage (best for molding, construction
and recycling).
• Can be joined to other pieces.
• Clay is stiff and will hold its shape.
• Still can be joined to other pieces.
• Best stage for carving into,
smoothing and still can be recycled.
• The clay is completely dry but
unfired.
• It is fragile and cannot be
moulded
• Clay is ready to be fired
1. PLASTIC / WET:
2a. LEATHER HARD
2. GREENWARE: • Unfired clay objects.
• There are two (2) types:
2b. BONE DRY
9. STAGES OF CLAY after firing
1. BISQUEWARE: • Clay that has been fired ONCE at a relatively
low temperature in the kiln.
2. GLAZEWARE: • Clay that has been fired TWO times.
• The clay is painted with a glaze and fired a
second time at a very high temperature.
• The glaze forms a coating of glass onto the
surface.
10. Some Basic CERAMIC TERMS
• CERAMICS - Clay objects that have been fired and changed
to a permanent hardened state to retain their shape.
• POTTERY – Functional ceramic objects such as vases, pots, bowls or
plates shaped from moist clay and fired.
• WEDGING – This is the process of removing air bubbles (that
would cause the clay to explode in the kiln) from the clay. The
clay is kneaded like bread dough to twist out or pop the air
bubbles
11. • FIRING – Is the process of heating or ‘baking’ the clay at high
temperatures changing it from soft clay into a permanent
hardened state(ceramics).
• KILN – A structure built for baking the clay at high
temperatures
• SLIP – is also known as the Potter’s glue. It is watered down/
liquified clay which is used to attach one piece of clay to
another.
• SCORING – A method of connecting or joining two pieces of
clay together. Using a pointed tool, scratch into the two
surfaces that are to be joined. Apply some slip to both with
your fingers and then press together to stick them together.
13. • Billington, Dora (revised by Colbeck, John). 1983. The technique of pottery.
London: B T Batsford Limited
• Christy, Geraldine & Pearch, Sarah. 1992. Step by step art school ceramics.
London: Hamlyn.
• Sieupersad, Allan. 2009. Longman visual arts for secondary schools. Essex:
Pearson Education Limited.
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