Definition Of Sgraffito In Ceramics

Something such as pottery.

Definition of sgraffito in ceramics.

Sgraffito then moved from the master renaissance painters and builders to be used in other areas for example on ornate picture frames scratching into gold leaf below and of course ceramics. The pottery surface is first prepared with underlayers of color and these are revealed. Sgraffiti is a technique either of wall decor produced by applying layers of plaster tinted in contrasting colours to a moistened surface or in pottery by applying to an unfired ceramic body two successive layers of contrasting slip or glaze and then in either case scratching so as to reveal parts of the underlying layer. Sgraffito definition is decoration by cutting away parts of a surface layer as of plaster or clay to expose a different colored ground.

Sgraffito pottery is a type of pottery where designs are scratched into the clay with a variety of tools. Some of the earliest sgraffito ceramic ware was produced in the po valley in northern italy and later pisa where it began to be traded across europe.