what is the difference between ceramics,sculpture and pottery?

Question

where can i get a pottery machine?how much is it?

what paint can i use on glass or clay or plates so that the colour stays if its washed?

what is unfired ceramics?doesnt it need to be fired?

Answer 1

Ceramics would include anything made from porcelain (which fires at a very high temperature) or clay (can range from low fire, to mid fire, to high fire). Ceramics are usually classified as either "sculptural" or "functional." Keep in mind, though, that functional works can also be highly sculptural!

Sculpture would include art that has three dimensions (height, width, and depth). Sculpture can be made from, quite literally, anything, as long as the end product is 3-D.

Pottery generally means functional wares that have been made from clay--either stoneware or earthenware, and then fired.

I've never heard of a "pottery machine," per se. Are you talking about a potter's wheel? If so, these can be purchased through ceramics suppliers--the same place where you'll purchase your clay. Another option is to purchase "greenware," (unfired ceramics), or "bisqued" ceramics--wares that have been fired, but have no type of finish on them.

Glaze is applied to bisqued ceramics, and then fired, to create the finished look (usually glassy, but sometimes a matte finish). The "painted" look often comes from either different colors of slips (liquid clay), from glazes, or from underglazes. Underglazes are used in much the same way a painter paints onto a canvas. The ceramic artist paints underglaze onto bisqueware, then fires the piece. Once the piece is fired, a final glaze (usually clear) is applied over the entire piece. This generally makes the colors "pop," while sealing the porous clay with a solid surface--making the item more functional, or usable--for instance a coffee cup or a dinner plate.

Glass is a whole different animal, and perhaps there's a glass artist out there who can answer your questions about glass.

A very low-tech option, though, for someone who has purchased glassware, or bisqued (and clear glazed) ceramics, and would like to decorate--or paint--the surface, is to use a product called "glossies." There may be other brands available, so check with your local craft store. With "glossies," just paint directly onto the surface of your glass or ceramic piece, let it dry, and then bake it in the oven at the specified time and temperature.

Good luck!

Answer 2

ceramics is anything that is made in clay and fired.
clay may range from high quality porcerlain to low fired adobe clay.pottery has it's origin in the word pots, it used to mean the craft of making pots and other useful stuff , but now has grown to be almost the same meaning as ceramics.
sculpture is any piece of 3 d art - that is any piece of art that has lenght, breath and thickness, it may be made of any material- ceramics, mud, plastic bags,metal,wood, butter and even balloons.
there is no" pottery machinery" you probadly mean a throwing wheel or a potter's wheel. you could mean a hand turned wheel,
any or all of these may be purchased from any pottery supply store.
the colours on pottery is the result of applying glazes, slips(coloured clay , not an article of clothing!!)underglazes,underpaint oxides and other applications of minerals and oxides and then fired.
for glass colour is added by the introduction of various oxides to the glass during the manufacturing process.
but you can apply glass paints to bottles or other glass items and as long as you wash them gentlly , it should stay .you should not use it for any items that is used in eating.
pottery or ceramics are fired- that is heated to a high temperature, to partially melt the material , to sterngthen it before further decoration(bisquite or biscuit firing)or to fully 'melt'
the clay to make it fully water proof and very strong(but some what brittle) some pottery may only be sun dried and these may only be used for storing dried items.
air dried craft clays are not considered as ceramics.
God bless,
gabe

Answer 3

Ceramics is art made in the medium of clay. Pottery is mostly a reference to producing of utilitarian work with more emphasis on design and less emphasis on the on an artistic statement. Sculpture is art produced with in 3-D. This can be made with a variety of materials such as clay, but also wood, metal, plaster, found objects, or mixed media. I am a sculptor and I don't work in clay because I prefer other mediums.