The main difference is in the material itself and the height of the temperature at which the clay is fired.
Ceramics is a general name used to denote clay-based objects, in fact the name comes from the Greek word kéramos which means “clay”.
Ceramic products differ from each other depending on whether they are made with a porous paste or with a compact paste: terracotta belongs to the first group, and white clay to the second. Terracotta is a specially shaped clay mixture that is baked in a clay / ceramic kiln and is considered to be the oldest and most basic expression of ceramics.

Here, I hope 😊 think of an object of some medium size. Depending on how much effort and dedication you put into yourself, the material and the idea to develop. This development usually happens when you completely relax, follow the instructions and allow yourself to be completely overwhelmed by creativity.
Many times people said: “This is another dimension”.
Assuming that you are a beginner and that you are not “confused” and that you want to make a replica of a Chinese vase from the Ming Dynasty in the first hour.

I have heard this several hundred times in my working life 😊
Yes, of course… .Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore gave an acting performance to remember in the 1990 romantic action fantasy “Ghost”. One of the greatest films of the early 90s is a love story that is so strong that even death fails to break it, and the scene in which Moore and Swayze together form a clay jug is considered one of the most sensual film scenes of all time. Patrick Swayze admitted that the wet clay scene is one of the sexiest things he has ever done in a film.
All that wet clay on my hands – it was very sexy. It really sped up my pulse, Swayze said.
I´ll let the reader of this question conclude for themself 😊

Dear reader, let’s start from the beginning: “THIS OF CLAY” is not baked in the oven. There are special kilns for burning ceramics and these are professional machines. Ceramics are not baked, but burned, but baking is a colloquial name that people have identified with, hence the wrong expression. Much of this has been contributed to by the hobbyist approach of various schools, associations, courses where clay paste is used, which is also called clay, but it is not. Professional pottery and hobby “killing” of free time is a very, very big difference.

A popular saying goes: “Faculties do not end up smart, but persistent”. It is similar to working on a potter’s wheel. This skill is not learned by the smart, but by the persistent.
Some quickly master and tame the centrifugal force that acts like a madman and throws a lump of clay in all directions😊 Some quickly realize how to place the hands and how much force they press on the clay to bring it to the center of rotation. For some, it goes slower, but if they practice, they learn too.
Sometimes miracles happen in a ceramic studio, so new members appear who sit behind a potter’s wheel for the first time and twist a beautiful pot. Yes, miracles are possible.

These on the objects are professional paints called underglaze paints for painting ceramics or engobes. And there can be glazes. Depending on what stage and how you want to decorate the object that you previously burned in the so-called. biscuit firing at a temperature of 980 ° C
ps our home oven cannot reach a temperature of 980 ° C 😊

In short, from glaze or glaze. Glazing is a process in which the entire object is closed by porosity or water permeability because the glaze is basically a glass that connects to the body of the clay using the temperature from the kiln. The glaze enhances the color, texture and design of the work in clay. Many potters prefer to mix their glazes rather than use ready-made ones bought in specialty stores. Since each glaze melts at a certain temperature, it is important to check that the glaze you want to apply is suitable for the firing temperature of the clay from which the object is made.