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.

The whole process of molding the clay into a beautiful shape is pretty cool. While there are many decorating techniques in pottery sgraffito is one of the most popular ones. Both registration and sign in support using google and facebook. 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.

Pottery is an art that leaves everyone in awe. Clay is rough on tools especially trimming and sgraffito tools. Fortunately some of the most used tools in the box are quick and easy to assemble right in your own studio. 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. Sgraffito pottery is really quite simple to make. 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.

However it can be extremely satisfying and lovely to look at.