Sgraffito definition a technique of ornamentation in which a surface layer of paint plaster slip etc is incised to reveal a ground of contrasting color.
Sgraffito tool ceramics definition.
So the first place to start with sgraffito is choosing which clay to make your piece from.
Something such as pottery.
Decoration produced by scratching through a surface layer to reveal a different color underneath.
Thomas born getty images creating sgraffito.
Sgraffito synonyms sgraffito pronunciation sgraffito translation english dictionary definition of sgraffito.
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.