| You're Fired A Paint Your Own Pottery and Mosaics Studio Bedford - Salem - Concord |
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SUPPLIES:
Scratching Tool
Pencil
Med Round Brush
Small Round
Brush
Scratching Tool
Pencil
Med Round Brush
Small Round
Brush
PAINT COLORS
Your Choice!
Your Choice!
Scraffito comes from the Italian word “to scratch” This is a very ancient technique used by roman artisans
and is still used to this day. We will be scratching paint to reveal either bare bisque or a layer of
underglaze color.
Just about anything can be used as a scraffito tool:
A pen, back of a paintbrush, a toothpick, a burnishing tool, clay tools, knitting needles and the list goes
on…Experiment and see what works well for you.
1. Use a pencil to draw big flowers. Draw half flowers on the edge to add interest.
2. Paint medium blue in the background using a medium size brush. Create strokes in different directions.
No need to have a solid, simple background here. Apply second coat to background. Try to match
direction of your original stroke. This can be loose and fun.
3. Paint flower petals solid yellow. 2 coats. Allow layers to dry completely.
4. Paint center of flowers purple. 2 coats. Allow layers to dry completely.
5. Now paint the flower petals again using orange. Allow first layer to almost dry, then apply 2nd coat of
orange. Allow to dry half way.
7. Outline flowers in black color using a liner brush, 2 coats. Or use a paint pen with writer tip. 1 coat.
Outline center of flowers whatever method you choose.
and is still used to this day. We will be scratching paint to reveal either bare bisque or a layer of
underglaze color.
Just about anything can be used as a scraffito tool:
A pen, back of a paintbrush, a toothpick, a burnishing tool, clay tools, knitting needles and the list goes
on…Experiment and see what works well for you.
1. Use a pencil to draw big flowers. Draw half flowers on the edge to add interest.
2. Paint medium blue in the background using a medium size brush. Create strokes in different directions.
No need to have a solid, simple background here. Apply second coat to background. Try to match
direction of your original stroke. This can be loose and fun.
- a. Allow background to dry halfway. This layer will not be shiny but not chalky either. If it dries too
much, take a clean brush with clean water and brush over color so it is damp again.
b. Take a scraffito tool and begin scratching designs. I like small straight lines in pairs. Vary the
direction to add interest. You will see the lines are white because you have just scratched down to
the bare bisque.
3. Paint flower petals solid yellow. 2 coats. Allow layers to dry completely.
4. Paint center of flowers purple. 2 coats. Allow layers to dry completely.
5. Now paint the flower petals again using orange. Allow first layer to almost dry, then apply 2nd coat of
orange. Allow to dry half way.
- a. Take your scraffito tool and begin to scratch through the orange color until you see the layer of
yellow. This requires a light touch. Scratch near the edge of petal to create a highlight.
7. Outline flowers in black color using a liner brush, 2 coats. Or use a paint pen with writer tip. 1 coat.
Outline center of flowers whatever method you choose.
- a. Have fun with this outline. It’s okay if the line extends beyond the shape of the petal. Make fun
swirl shapes inside the center of flowers.
(By Kelly Blucher)
