More Art Vocab!

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What was Papyrus used for?

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It is a material that was used to make the first paper.

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How does one make paper?

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1) Fibers- torn up paper 2) Screen (sifter) to use as a mold for the paper 3) Fill basin with water/ add liquid starch (if you plan to write on paper) 4) Add paper and mix 5) Stretch out on screen 6) Lift out of water 7) Press down with sponge 8) Hang to dry

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What is Sculpture?

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The art of making two- or three-dimensional representative or abstract forms. Created by carving stone or wood or by casting metal or plaster.

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Bronze Casting

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Is a multi step process produces bronze version of a sculpture in another material.

A sculpture is made from clay of wax. A mold of the sculpture is made and molten bronze is poured inside the mold. The cooled sculpture is removed from the mold, cleaned, and finished.

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Plaster Casting

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Process is used to create a plaster version of the original sculpture which the artist may further modify.

Plaster powder is mixed with water to form a liquid paste. The liquid plaster is poured into a mold and allowed to dry. And the solid sculpture is removed form the mold and then finished.

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Steal Casting

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Steel is a strong and resilient material that can bemused for making large sculptures.

Slabs or ingots of steal are worked into sheets, bars, and other forms. Pieces of tea, are joined together by wields. The surface of the Steel can be polished or left untreated to form a patina.

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Patina

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A coating/color that forms on the surface of bronze due to handling, oxidation and exposure to the environment. Chemicals can also be applied to bronze to speed the process.

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Abrade

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to wear off or down by scraping and rubbing.

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Alloy

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A mixture of two or more metals. It's made by melting the metals together.

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Bronze

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An alloy of copper and tin that may also contain small amounts of zinc.

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Cast

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A sculpture made from a mold.

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Foundry

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A factory that produces metal castings.

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Gypsum

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A very soft mineral composed of calcium sulfate dehydrate.

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Mold

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A structure that will capture the exact likeness and details of reproduction of the original.

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Welding

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Process of joining pieces of metal that involves heatings that metal to form a pool of molten material which colds to become a strong joint.

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Rasp

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Used to remove material such as when sculpting wood. May need to smooth with a file.

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Gouge

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Tool with a curved cutting edge used in a variety of forms and sizes for carving hollows, rounds and sweeping curves.

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Extruder

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The extruder is perfect for making different shapes quickly and easily by using with clay, dough, sugarpaste or fondant.

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Lathe

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A lathe is a machine tool that rotates the workpiece on its axis to perform various operations such as cutting, sanding, knurling, drilling, or deformation, facing, turning, with tools that are applied to the workpiece to create an object with symmetry.

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Greenware

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Wet or dry clay based object before the first (bisque) firing. Often created via the wheel or hand built.

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Raku

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Low firing temperatures; lead glazes; and the removal of pieces from the kiln while still glowing hot. In the traditional Japanese process, the fired raku piece isremoved from the hot kiln and is allowed to cool in the open air. ( It can be fired with soda glaze to create different textures)

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Terracotta

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is a clay-based unglazed or glazed ceramic, where the fired body is porous. (Think of flower pots) Refer to the natural, brownish orange color.

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Stoneware

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Fired at high temperature to make glassy. Stoneware is heavier. It has been produced in China since ancient times and is the forerunner of Chinese porcelain.