Surface Designing Techniques Encyclopedia

* Sprigging- Surface decorating technique in which separate small shapes of clay are applied to the main body before firing.

* Slip Trailing- A technique of adding a pattern to the clay surface by using slip to create lines and patterns. This technique will create a raised surface texture.

* Impressed Texture- Indenting a design or texture into soft clay by pressing something into the surface of the clay.

* Mishima- A way of drawing by inlaying a slip of contrasting colors into lines engraved in hard-leather clay.

* Sgraffito- A technique where the surface of the clay is scratched exposing another layer of colored clay.