While there are many decorating techniques in pottery sgraffito is one of the most popular ones.
Easy sgraffito ceramics.
Pottery is an art that leaves everyone in awe.
It s such a pleasure to activate the surface with drawings and pattern.
But what is more amazing is giving this molded clay the end look which is simply breathtaking.
A freshly made form ready to decorate etch and carve is an invitation to play.
The whole process of molding the clay into a beautiful shape is pretty cool.
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Sgraffito is defined as decoration by cutting away parts of a surface layer to expose a different colored ground it has been seeing a bit of a welcome renaissance recently and is a currently popular and relatively easy technique to use in your work.
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One of my favorite techniques is sgraffito etching through underglaze to the clay body beneath.
Sgraffito pottery is really quite simple to make.
However it can be extremely satisfying and lovely to look at.
Clay is rough on tools especially trimming and sgraffito tools.
Whether you want to play with colors or want to do some carving these.