The process of making ceramics typically involves the following steps: preparing the clay by kneading, wedging, and shaping it into a desired form, allowing it to dry until it is "leather hard," trimming and refining the shape, allowing it to dry further until it is "bone dry," bisque firing it in a kiln to remove any remaining moisture, glazing it with a desired color or texture, and firing it again at a high temperature to vitrify the clay and fuse the glaze to the surface.