Maricopa Community Colleges  ART261   19956-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 04/25/95
ART261 19956-99999 L+L 3 Credit(s) 6 Period(s)
Ceramics III
Emphasis on wheel throwing skill and individual style development. Prerequisites: ART162.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ART261   19956-99999 Ceramics III
1. Continued wheel manipulation closed forms and works in series. (I)
2. Demonstrate application of wheel and/or hand building methods to develop individual style. (I, II)
3. Demonstrate wheel and/or hand building decoration techniques and manipulation of clay forms. (I, II)
4. Prepare a glaze and test glaze runs. (III)
5. Demonstration the ability to throw off the hump (I)
6. Demonstrate how kiln firings affect the final ceramic piece (III)
7. Demonstration competency in throwing and/or hand building a matching set of functional pieces (I)
8. Develop personal skill in throwing and/or hand building large forms (I, II)
9. Describe the relationship of glaze chemistry to the final outcome (III)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
ART261   19956-99999 Ceramics III
    I. Wheel Manipulation
        A. Closed forms
        B. Individual style development
        C. Decoration techniques
        D. Throwing off the hump
        E. Matching sets
        F. Large forms
      II. Hand Building
          A. Individual style development
          B. Decoration techniques
          C. Matching sets
          D. Large forms
        III. Glaze Applications
            A. Formalization
            B. Experimentation
            C. Chemistry IV Kiln Outcomes
            A. Firing procedures
            B. Affect of glaze and clay bodies
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