Scraffito is like using a glaze but scratching away the stuff that is pointless to you. Doing that makes the picture on the plate show up. First you flatten a big slab of clay out then turning that into whatever piece you want to make. A tray in this case. Then you use the scraffito, in this case it's black, then paint the whole entire thing, several layers of it. After you let it dry and all you start to carve away the design that you wish to have on your piece. Once that is all done you but it in the bisque kiln to harden the tray and set it all in place. After that is all done you take it out letting it cool then going back and repainting all the nicks in the tray(then fire it again in the bisque). Then you dump it in clear glaze, accept the bottom of course. Then it goes back into the kiln but this time you put it in the...GLAZE KILN!!! So cool right (just say right).
What came out the best is the tray, it didn't crack or break or anything. Even the picture that I did turned out pretty amazing. I would do differently is to try and make the edges smooth and not so wavy and bumpy. Maybe even try a simpler pattern on the plate to make it much smoother and elegant looking.
I already have done Scraffito but each time I still learn something different. Smooth out the tray next time, or pick a simpler picture to transfer onto the plate. Be more careful when trimming the extra clay off. In the end it is still my favorite part of the whole class, I don't know why but it just is.
What came out the best is the tray, it didn't crack or break or anything. Even the picture that I did turned out pretty amazing. I would do differently is to try and make the edges smooth and not so wavy and bumpy. Maybe even try a simpler pattern on the plate to make it much smoother and elegant looking.
I already have done Scraffito but each time I still learn something different. Smooth out the tray next time, or pick a simpler picture to transfer onto the plate. Be more careful when trimming the extra clay off. In the end it is still my favorite part of the whole class, I don't know why but it just is.