clays
Moldable natural soils
Clays is the plural of clay, the fine-grained earth that becomes moldable when wet and hardens when fired.
Different clays have different properties—ite clays for pottery,ite clays for sculpture.
In shooting sports, clays are the disc-shaped targets launched into the air: We spent the afternoon shooting clays.
Oven for hardening clay
- wheelRotating circular frame
- glazeThin lustrous coating
- porcelainTranslucent fired clay
- stonewareDense ceramic fired hot
earthenware · throwing · bisque · slip · coiling · pinching · sgraffito · underglaze
Simulating or demonstrating form
- maquettePreliminary sculptural study
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
- sculptingShaping material into forms
bas-relief · bust · form · texture · handbuilding · slab · coil · hollow
Capable of being shaped
- pliableCapable of bending easily
- plasticCapable of being molded
- suppleFlexing without damage
- workableAble to be implemented
moldable · shapable · soft · yielding · formable · manipulable · wet · leather-hard
Fertile soil mixture
- siltWaterborne earth particles
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- alluvialDeposited by moving water
- topsoilNutrient-rich surface earth
subsoil · humus · terroir · fertility · tillage · agriculture · cultivation · texture
Non-drying sculpting compound
- stop-motionAnimation using posed objects
- claymationSculpted-figure animation technique
- framesRigid enclosing structures
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
Gumby · Pingu · set-design · characters · puppets · Coraline · Laika · manipulation
kiln
Oven for hardening clay
stoneware · earthenware · throwing · bisque · slip · coiling · pinching · sgraffito · underglaze · raku
modeling
Simulating or demonstrating form
- maquettePreliminary sculptural study
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- armatureRotating electromagnetic coil
sculpting · bas-relief · bust · form · texture · handbuilding · slab · coil · hollow · solid
malleable
Capable of being shaped
workable · moldable · shapable · soft · yielding · formable · manipulable · wet · leather-hard · bone-dry
loam
Fertile soil mixture
topsoil · subsoil · humus · terroir · fertility · tillage · agriculture · cultivation · texture · structure
plasticine
Non-drying sculpting compound
- stop-motionAnimation using posed objects
- claymationSculpted-figure animation technique
- framesRigid enclosing structures
Gumby · Pingu · armature · set-design · characters · puppets · Coraline · Laika · manipulation · posing
feldspar
Silicate mineral group
diatomite · silica · alumina · plasticity
pigeons
Common urban birds
shotgun · sporting · range · thrower · launcher · pull · station · round · broken · hit
- feet of clayHidden weakness in revered person
- clay potCeramic container from earth
- potter's clayMoldable earth for vessels
- modeling claySoft sculpting material
- clay pigeonThrown target disc
- red clayIron-oxide-rich earth