There’s a terrific technique that I’ve been thinking about a lot lately–sgraffito. It literally means to scratch away. In the case of ceramics, to scratch away a layer of color, usually underglaze, to reveal the contrasting color of the clay underneath. I love texture so much it’s hard to build a smooth object but this technique requires a ‘smooth’ surface. Once you have your form built and dried to a leather hard stage, you start painting over it with underglazes. Since you are going to need at least three coats of the underglaze, I’ve found that[…]
