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Sgraffito Sgraffito in Italian is “to scratch with a stylus” Sgraffito is a pottery decorating technique produced by applying layers of color or colors in the form of 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. The layer(s) of color can be underglazes or colored slips. 1. Apply underglaze or slip to leather hard clay. It best to have you clay in a finished shape with all of the sides smooth and clean. Paint three layers of underglaze or slip allow drying between each layer. 2. When the last layer is dry use a wire stylus or loop tools or mini ribbon sculpturing tools to scratch through the colored layer to expose the clay underneath. 3. Keep the surface clean by brushing off any clay burs with a soft dry brush. You can use rubber shapers or wooden tools to clean fine lines from debris. 4. Bisque fire when bone dry. 5. Finish with clear glaze and glaze fire.

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Sgraffito  in  Italian  is  “to  scratch  with  a  stylus”  Sgraffito  is  a  pottery  decorating  technique  produced  by  applying  layers  of  color  or  colors  in  the  form  of  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.  The  layer(s)  of  color  can  be  underglazes  or  colored  slips.    

1. Apply  underglaze  or  slip  to  leather  hard  clay.  It  best  to  have  you  clay  in  a  finished  shape  with  all  of  the  sides  smooth  and  clean.  Paint  three  layers  of  underglaze  or  slip  allow  drying  between  each  layer.  

2. When  the  last  layer  is  dry  use  a  wire  stylus  or  loop  tools  or  mini  ribbon  sculpturing  tools  to  scratch  through  the  colored  layer  to  expose  the  clay  underneath.    

3. Keep  the  surface  clean  by  brushing  off  any  clay  burs  with  a  soft  dry  brush.  You  can  use  rubber  shapers  or  wooden  tools  to  clean  fine  lines  from  debris.    

4. Bisque  fire  when  bone  dry.  5. Finish  with  clear  glaze  and  glaze  fire.