"The texture of a soil is its proportion of sand, silt and clay," said James Cassidy, a soils instructor at Oregon State University. "Texture determines all kinds of things like drainage ...

ensuring it has the right texture for shaping. The potter then uses time-tested methods to mold the clay, whether by hand or with a wheel. After the pot is formed, it is smoothed and dried ...

His work, which has the signature layered lines common among 3D-printed art, is an exploration of texture ... designed to print clay, will place a bead of clay on a slab he smoothed with a ...

A thin coil of clay can be added to the inside and smoothed into both slabs to give additional support. Texture and glaze can highlight reliefs to create a bold and impressive piece Relief puts ...

thick clay that’s a little stiff to the touch. Rub it in your hands and work it through your hair and it creates texture, definition, and, yes, even volume, in your hair. It also usually has ...

While clay is widely used to build basic structures ... their exterior surfaces can be smoothed down with a rotary tool on a robotic arm. And importantly, the building material contains no cement ...