11 responses to creating subtle layers with sgraffito slip and multi toned glazes.
Ceramic slip sgraffito.
So the first place to start with sgraffito is choosing which clay to make your piece from.
Breaking up the space symmetrically on a circular form is a quick and easy way to understand the space.
The decorative layer can be underglaze slip or engobe.
Scratch through the slip so that the tool just barely digs into the underlying clay.
Clay incising leather hard resist sgraffito slip underglaze engobe wax resist.
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My sgraffito tool tips are made from the main spring of a pocket watch.
Sgraffito carving an.
Often the underglaze slip or engobe is applied to leather hard clay before being incised.
The spring metal is thin and strong doesn t have to be sharpened and keeps the same feel as it wears away.
Once all stencils are removed add final sgraffito details or any other cutouts to the surface figure 15.
I remade this video because of a camera issue.
Sgraffito in italian to scratch is a decorating pottery technique produced by applying layers of color or colors underglazes or colored slips to leather hard pottery and then scratching off parts of the layer s to create contrasting images patterns and texture and reveal the clay color underneath.
However the sgraffito technique can be used on bisqueware too.
If you find spots where slip has bled under your cutouts use a sgraffito tool to scrape the clay body clean.
Comments 4 responses to using slips sgraffito and inlay techniques to create a new twist on oribe.
I slip my pots when they look dry but have a small bit of moisture in them.
Making sgraffito pottery involves scratching through a top decorative layer to expose the underlying clay body.
To make the tip cut a piece of spring heat it with a small torch and bend it to the shape you want.
Thomas born getty images creating sgraffito.
Lightly draw a grid on the piece using a soft pencil like a 2b.
This allows for a relatively even coating of slip yet it dries a bit slower giving me time to complete my sgrafitto before the slip starts to chip when scratched.
Decorating with slip and sgraffito.