Easy Sgraffito Ceramics

In this quick tip an excerpt from the ceramics monthly archives nancy gallagher explains how you can make your own sgraffito tools with cheap and easy to find materials.

Easy sgraffito ceramics.

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. Like most techniques in pottery there are several ways of approaching sgraffito. Fortunately some of the most used tools in the box are quick and easy to assemble right in your own studio. A freshly made form ready to decorate etch and carve is an invitation to play.

One of my favorite techniques is sgraffito etching through underglaze to the clay body beneath. Whether you want to play with colors or want to do some carving these. Both registration and sign in support using google and facebook. Clay is rough on tools especially trimming and sgraffito tools.

Beginning of a dialog window including tabbed navigation to register an account or sign in to an existing account. It s such a pleasure to activate the surface with drawings and pattern. While there are many decorating techniques in pottery sgraffito is one of the most popular ones. But what is more amazing is giving this molded clay the end look which is simply breathtaking.

The whole process of molding the clay into a beautiful shape is pretty cool.