Greenware Pottery Vs. Bisque Pottery

Video Transcript

"Hi. I'm Jen from Clay Cafe and on behalf of Expert Village I'll be showing you how to take your ceramic piece from start to finish. In this clip I'll be showing you and explaining what bisque is. Bisque is an already fired piece that is ready to be painted but has a very porous surface. Some people don't know whether they're working with bisque or green ware. Green ware is the first stage when pieces have been poured and this piece has already been cleaned. So it's cleaned, ready to be fired. The main difference that you can tell between the two of them is the color. The other difference or the other way to tell if a piece is green ware or bisque ware is to give it a little tap. If you tap it and it sounds like a thud it's generally green ware. If you take your piece, your bisque ware and give it a tap. Much different sound. Another way to tell if you're working with bisque or green ware is by taking a little bit of water and dabbing the piece. The color changes quite dramatically and if you rub even harder you'll actually get a milky film on your finger. The milky film is actually the removing of the clay. So you don't want to do that too hard. If you did the same with the bisque it would change color slightly but you won?t have any residue left on your finger."