noun
definition
A technique in ceramics, art and wall design, where the top layer of pigment or slip is scratched through to reveal an underlying layer.
definition
An instance or sample of sgraffito.
verb
definition
To produce a design using this technique.
Examples of sgraffito in a Sentence
Dangers to remaining sgraffito decorations exist and should be assessed when a scheme is going to be repaired.
Decorating a plate using a needle placed in a cork to scratch through the color to create a sgraffito pattern.
Sgraffito designs have been combined with other graphic techniques such as fresco, and with other materials, such as mosaics.
I use oxides, pigments and colored slips on unfired clay, employing various techniques, which include brushwork, sponging and sgraffito.