Monday, March 16, 2015

Ceramics 2: Final exam essay outline and vocabulary review


Ceramics 2 Exam:  Inspired Piece Essay Outline

 

Your essay must include answers to all of the questions listed below in sentence form and offer additional important information. Make it interesting to read! It must be typed. 

You must also pass in pictures of the original pieces.  Please staple pictures to your essay.

 

I.              Introduction:  Briefly introduce your project. 

Name the 2 pieces that you were inspired by and include artist’s name, materials used and the year it was made.

What made you choose these pieces?

 

II.            Explain your project

What did you make? How does it relate to the original artwork you found? Explain in detail. Is it very similar or did you do a lot to make it different? (Be specific. Write about specific points)

Explain the form of the object?  Use vocabulary (geometric/organic, symmetrical/asymmetrical, etc…)

What size is it?  What color/s is it?  Does it have texture?   Does it have a pattern or decoration? Explain.

 

III.            The process

Explain how you made the piece. Use the correct vocabulary and describe in detail the building, finishing and decorating processes you used.

 

IV.           Conclusion: critique

How did it turn out? 

What are you most proud of?

What could be improved?

What would you have done differently? 

If you had anything break/crack explain what you think happened and what you could’ve had done to avoid that problem.

Overall, how do you think you improved over the trimester?


Vocabulary to use

  • Line
  • Shape
  • Form
  • Space
  • Rhythm
  • Balance
  • Value
  • Contrast
  • Texture
  • Color
  • Pattern/Repetition
  • Emphasis
  • Movement
  • Proportion









 
 
 
 
§Proportion
 
 

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